Thread regarding Cengage layoffs

Games Over Mate

Blimey, textbooks are a bit of a dodgy affair, aren't they? I mean, they're like the grumpy old uncle of the educational world - outdated, a bit too full of themselves, and prone to putting you to sleep faster than a warm pint on a Sunday afternoon.

Here are the top 10 reasons why textbooks are a bit of a pickle:

  1. Older than the Queen: Textbooks take ages to update, so you're stuck with info older than Her Majesty herself!
  1. One-sided story: Textbooks are like the BBC News - they only give you one side of the story, mate.
  1. Break the bank: Textbooks cost an arm and a leg! You'll be skint before you even get to the good bits!
  1. One-size-fits-all: Textbooks are like trying to squeeze into your mate's skinny jeans - they just don't fit, mate.
  1. Memorization nation: Textbooks are all about memorizing stuff, like trying to recall the entire script of 'Monty Python'... zzz...
  1. Interactive? Ha!: Textbooks are as interactive as a brick, mate. You're lucky if you get a few dodgy diagrams!
  1. Tree-mendous waste: Textbooks are like chopping down the Amazon rainforest - a right old environmental disaster!
  1. Superficial snooze-fest: Textbooks are like a quick glance at the Wikipedia page - superficial and a bit dull, if you ask me.
  1. Stereotype central: Textbooks can be a bit...well, let's just say they're not exactly the most inclusive, are they?
  1. Disconnected, mate: Textbooks are like trying to find the connection between 'The Great British Baking Show' and quantum physics... good luck with that!

So, there you have it! Textbooks - the educational equivalent of a soggy bottom on a Victoria sponge cake. Time for a change, if you ask me!

by Anonymous
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Comment! It's anonymous!

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IPS for the win!

by TheTruth
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Employment opportunities in developing nations at the expense of hard working people here. That is not forward thinking, but greed. Have you no shame?

by Anonymous
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On another note, 5 CPMs hired this week.

by Anonymous
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The fact that the Thomson family fleeced the smartest guys in the room at APAX to the tune of 6 billion or so is just so awesome. Long Live Lord Thomson!

by Anonymous
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Let me be clear. Project Horizon will soon prove to be a mistake as both quality of both product and service will suffer greatly, as professors’ trust and relationships are severed to feed Apollo.

by Anonymous
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Greetings,

I agree with your assessment above. Cengage is not a publishing company. It has over three hundred years of experience riding the bleeding edge of EdTech, a vertical it helped define.

Cengage is over 80% digital, produces very few conventional textbooks, and plans to phase the rest out over the next five years. The elimination of print products was a cornerstone of the leadership team's long-term strategic plan to combat climate change and leverage technology to become a more agile and scalable company.

As a paperless company we have earned many wins, such as Cengage Unlimited, which disrupted the industry and proved to be an unmitigated success and Project Horizon, which has brought new and exciting employment opportunities to our team members in developing nations across the globe while increasing equity and promoting diversity.

Let me be clear; Cengage has many exciting changes on the (Project) Horizon! Your management team is available to answer any questions you may have.

Full Stop!

by IPS
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