What In Tarnation?!?!? In the Classroom

I remember as a young lad, that I was always excited when we got the Scholastic Book Orders. I would carefully go through and circle items that I wanted to get. Then when I got home the bargaining began.

Today, I send home Scholastic book orders most months. Things have changed quite a bit since then. Today, most of the orders that I get are online, which I prefer.

Scholastic has expanded their business model. It seem every week I get an announcement from Scholastic announcing some new service or product that they want to sell me.

Recently they have introduced:

• Printables: A bunch of worksheets that teachers can download and use. Requires subscription.
• SMARTBoard Lessons. Free.
• BookFlix: Pair books with animated videos. Free for 30 days and then subscription required.
• Read 180: Reading intervention program.

That is just a small sampling.

It is only a matter if time before they are writing text books…

Class dismissed!