The Importance of Bringing Your Textbook ~By Nick Parnes~

It is crucial to be prepared for an English class with your textbook. Not having your text book could result in several undesirable outcomes such as a deceleration of the learning process, personal disadvantage, and in extreme circumstances, punitive action.

When a single student does not have the book required for an assignment, the rest of the class suffers. Because that student has not brought hi book, the class slows down. The teacher must take the time out of the class schedule to admonish the student, and deal with his lack. Meanwhile, the rest of the class is distracted. Also, the teacher must focus too much attention on the student that has no book.

When you do not have your book in class, you are not learning what the rest of the class is and will be behind when you finally do retrieve your book. When an assignment must be completed from the book, you are unable to participate and receive a grade for it, unless you are sharing a book, slowing down another student and drastically shortening the amount of time you have to complete the assignment.

When you do not have your textbook, you are breaking a fundamental class rule. When you continuously break the rules, you must be punished, else you would learn nothing, despite being singled out in class, receiving a declining grade, and having having the entire class’ frustration aimed at you. Such punishments may include, but are not limited to the following: lunch detentions, shortening what little time the average student has to burn some of his extra energy and eat his meal; after school detention, which I am currently serving, which pins you down during out of school hours, where teachers should not be able to influence you; and, in some cases, In School Suspension, where you are isolated from the rest of the student body, with more undesirable students of the school that cause real trouble.

Not having your book during class is inexcusable. It is the most fundamental part of any English class, and the consequences are not worth not stopping by your locker in order to have this important material, as proved above.