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Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses

Posted by samzenpus on from the learn-in-person dept.

itwbennett writes "Facing budget problems, University of California officials and state analysts say that expanding online courses could help them 'innovate out of the current crisis.' But the lecturers whose jobs are at stake see it differently. Now the UC chapter of the American Federation of Teachers is fighting to block online courses."

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  1. Re:NEW tried this and failed by Hatta · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yes. I taught myself calculus from a textbook one summer in high school. Organic chemistry too. Textbooks are my favorite pleasure reading actually. Everything you really need to know is in the textbook.

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