Shanna-like-Banana
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 21, 2009
How in the world do under privileged kids get by when books alone are around $500 and they can't recover any of that cost???? WTH, its unconscionable
I am not underprivileged by any means, but I never buy new. never. Nor do we for our daughter.
There have been several classes that I have made it through the entire course without the book.
For example for one of my English classes, we have required a certain book. I worked with the professor and found out we were only going to be reading two of the essays within the book and found there were other free sources online with the essays. One essay was published in a newspaper with free views and the other was found through asking the school library to help find.
In a History class, the professor required an online code for quiz administration. Many sites have a free 14 day trial before purchase required. I did the entire course load of all quizzes required within the 14 day free trial.
Many of my schools' departments keep a text reference book in the library.
Many schools dictate that the professor uses an additional source of materials and there are many ways to go without or work around it. Several of my professors don't even touch the additional source at all.