A teacher from the last millennium at a technical university. How to explain to him that information can be not only on a piece of paper?

Question

IT education

The English teacher decided not to ask me, because I had an electronic one, not a paper one. This happened at a university in Moscow. There were no extra textbooks in the library. She said so: either buy or print. When I asked what is the difference between an electronic and a paper textbook. She thought, thought. And she asked me to think. Tell me what to do in such situations. Of course, I can buy a textbook, but, firstly, I don’t see much point in this. Maybe the teacher is afraid of exposure?? No, I don't know, it's bad. In general, what would you do in my place? I don't know which is better. But I would like to teach the teacher a lesson, maybe file a complaint with the dean's office or scare him with a voice recorder?
PS Maybe he wants to earn 100K? There are many students, half of them will buy books at the university, a percentage will go to the teacher...??

Answer 1

I can only sympathize. If you roll up a complaint, then you can rake in an exam or test, so you can complain to the dean's office only if the student has authority (a prominent excellent student, a participant in olympiads, etc.). Our guys drove to international programming olympiads and put on all the subjects that did not interest them. It is clear that no one was going to expel them. If you are not like that, then I advise you not to rock the boat, and print this tutorial)

Answer 2

not you[censored], this is not the occasion and situation to show how progressive and smart you are.
it is important for the teacher to control what is happening in the classroom and understand that the whole group works in unison, no one knows what you are doing on your tablet, an extra source of voltage is not needed.

Answer 3

Of course, I can also buy a textbook,

Well, buy it and don't whine.

Answer 4

I would decide it personally with the teacher, face to face. Maximum program: achieve a humane response; at least: make sure that something is wrong here.
Immediately a complaint - not a varicose. Again, for her, you need to test the ground, whether there were precedents, how other teachers relate, etc.

Answer 5

>I don't want to spend $1000 on something I can download online.
>do everything in fairness and according to the law
Or steal, or fight for justice-one of the two.

Answer 6

I can be wrong, but probably about "think", she meant the following:
All students should be in equal conditions and in a way that is convenient for her to work.
Because interpreting on a tablet can be done automatically.
And she wants to teach in such a way that it is deposited in her head.
About the book and co-authorship - perhaps, but hardly ("either print") ... In any case, it's easy to check.

Answer 7

Electronics is good, especially if you write lectures on humanitarian subjects, but not everything is so simple with textbooks. If you use it only in the format "opened, read the page, closed", then everything is fine, but as a rule it does not work with textbooks, you have to constantly dig for any information, keep a dozen bookmarks on the necessary pages, etc. and no program, either on a PC or on a tablet, will allow you to work with a textbook as simply as with its paper copy (not printed). This is what the teacher most likely tried to convey, that is, in her eyes, a person with an electronic device is a lazy person who studies "if only to lag behind."

Answer 8

Perhaps she is a co-author and thus wants to see her textbook for each of her students. It's nice for you to get 5/5, she's nice to see the tutorial and still give you a good mark. Don't hesitate to make concessions. If the question is the price, then tell her directly - there is no money for a textbook.