The average sixth grader carries more than eighteen textbook books. Some students carry up to thirty books of textbooks. This immense weight has led to more than 14,000 students being treated each year for backpack-related injuries alone. Each year, the United States spends more than $7 billion on textbooks for students in grades K-12. If all schools switched from textbooks to tablets, the government would save more than $3 billion a year. Each year, the average school uses 5,955,000 sheets of paper, which is the equivalent of 74 trees. There are 98,817 public schools in America. This means that American schools destroy 7,312,458 trees per year. The U.S. Department of Education has proven that students learn 30-80% faster when using tablets (Federal Communications Commission). Many problems could be avoided if schools no longer used textbooks. Tablets would be more beneficial to schools than textbooks because tablets are cheaper, tablets are better for the environment, and tablets help students learn more material faster. Every year the government spends $7 billion because schools don't have tablets, but what is that? is it expensive for schools? The average school spends $50,000 per year on paper and ink (Paper and Pencil Curriculum). If all students used tablets, schools would have virtually no need for paper. Homework can be assigned on computers, tests can be taken online, and students can study from their tablets. One of the main arguments in favor of tablets is the high price of textbooks. The average cost of a textbook in the 2011-2012 school year was $68. The average price of a digital textbook that same year was just $8 (Textbook FAQ). Not only would this save schools a lot of money, but it would also save students money. Studen...... middle of paper......extra day. Another advantage of tablets is the unknown. New technologies are constantly being created and improved; on the other hand, textbooks were used by the Greeks. Overall, the choice is obvious. It is easy to see that the positive side of tablets far outweighs the positive side of textbooks. Textbooks are bulky and can hurt students. As mentioned above, textbooks destroy 7,312,458 trees per year. Additionally, textbooks are outdated, ineffective and expensive. Tablets are cheaper, more efficient and increase students' interest in what they are learning. Additionally, students will be prepared for a world in which they are surrounded by technology. Tablets would be more beneficial to schools than textbooks because tablets are cheaper than textbooks, tablets are better for the environment than textbooks, and tablets help students learn more material. faster.