I understand that in an academic environment the powers that be demand you have a textbook, but why not teach them yourself and have a textbook for reference?
I once had a class where the instructor said there wasn't any decent textbook but the administration demanded that he have one. He told us to get some really cheap ass book that had all the information that he taught. BUT....it DID NOT have the information in the style this brilliant teacher could give. In other words, we listened, took notes, asked questions, and ignored the damn requirement to get the textbook.
This was at Georgia State U. for those of you who want to know. The instructor went on to much, much better things.
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For Your Eyes Only I think.
I once had a class where the instructor said there wasn't any decent textbook but the administration demanded that he have one. He told us to get some really cheap ass book that had all the information that he taught. BUT....it DID NOT have the information in the style this brilliant teacher could give. In other words, we listened, took notes, asked questions, and ignored the damn requirement to get the textbook.
This was at Georgia State U. for those of you who want to know. The instructor went on to much, much better things.