I have always been pretty open about the fact that I felt my “creativity” couldn’t be confined by me being tied down with a text book.  I have written numerous posts about it, tweeted it more times than I can count and told just about anyone who would listen that I didn’t need a textbook.  Turns out I just was right and wrong.  While a traditional textbook may not have been right for me; I have fallen in love with the Illustrative Math curriculum materials this year. The EdReport on Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math Curriculum was released this week, making it the highest...…I have always been pretty open about the fact that I felt my “creativity” couldn’t be confined by me being tied down with a text book.  I have written numerous posts about it, tweeted it more times than I can count and told just about anyone who would listen that I didn’t need a textbook.  Turns out I just was right and wrong.  While a traditional textbook may not have been right for me; I have fallen in love with the Illustrative Math curriculum materials this year. The EdReport on Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math Curriculum was released this week, making it the highest...WW…