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Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson by KallDrexx on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @01:50PM (#26081147)
Can't you (as a teacher) just, not assign homework that's static problems from a textbook and instead make your own problems?

The problems in the text book aren't meant for homework, they are meant for practice. This is just the teacher not wanting to make their own problem set and instead use the ones they got for free in the textbook imo.

Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson by karpierz on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @01:57PM (#26081228)
Would you rather your teacher spent time writing problems or spent time coaching students through problems in person?
Re:Algorithms by Jeff Erickson by mcguire on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @02:53PM (#26081740)
I'd like my teacher to spend some time trying to understand and address the problems that students have with exercises. In practice, that seems to mean spending time writing problems.