I wasn't aware that the textbook was paid to teach the class.

Books are good. They help us gain a lot of information. However, we do need to learn from teachers' experience! Sometimes, experience is even more useful than knowledge.

Textbooks should be where the teacher guides the students to gather the information and knowledge they need to study. Students need more than textbooks to learn. They also need the teacher to reinforece that learning. if all we needed was the textbook, students would be teaching themselves.

I guess it differentiates from grade levels. My thinking is that while in college they do expect the students to independently learn. However, when I was in college we did have offers for online teacher assistance and or questions during class. I feel that one definitely should not sole depend on the teacher but if one has questions they should be clarified in class. Otherwise then why have a teacher at all. The teacher in my opinion is there to guide and help, so asking questions is beneficial, especially if one does not understand the lessons. Teachers in my opinion also should be able to point out in the books the subjects at hand as it would also show they too understand what they are teacher. Students should not depend on the teacher alone but I feel teachers should also be an addition to helping.

Yeah, either we shouldn't have to pay for classes or the teacher should show some real expertise and communicate about the subjects rather than just going over the book. I had a teacher on study abroad who lectured for the whole class period- we didn't even need to read a book because he was so good at explaining everything. It did require quick note-taking skills and listening skills, which was hard because I was so accustomed to reading and taking notes on my own time. Both ways of teaching have their benefits and difficulties.