New editions of costly text books show few changes [Independent.ie]
- Published: 10 May 2011
PARENTS forced to fork out for new versions of school books have to work hard to spot the difference from the old ones.
There is a growing clamour of protest from teacher unions and the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) over what they claim are unnecessary textbook revisions.
Now, comparisons done by the Irish Independent have confirmed that many of the changes are cosmetic.
New editions appear regularly, even though the only subjects where there have been any syllabus changes for years are Leaving Certificate Irish and maths.
Teachers feel they have no choice but to put a new edition on the book list, because the former edition has usually been withdrawn from sale.
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