This story begins with the book that inspired me to write economics books. When I taught economics during the 1990s, I did not use textbooks very much as the ones I came across did not seem very interesting or student-friendly. However, when I started teaching in Montreal in the fall of 2000, this changed as the economics book I was expected to use was Economic Education by Brian Maddock (published by the Cooperative for the Development of Instructional Materials). It was a slim, simple student workbook, printed in black ink on white paper that nonetheless covered the Quebec economics curriculum wonderfully. What I really liked about the book was that it was complete, yet also clear and accessible. As a teacher, I could rely on the book to cover the basics which could then be supplemented with current articles and documentaries. It was a strong frame capable of supporting a potentially rich and diverse course.When I started teaching International Baccalaureate economics in Oman in 2005, I was expected to use a textbook that was unfortunately like the books I had used earlier in my career. While I would ask students to read it I did not use it in my teaching. I missed having a clear and simple book able to both support my teaching and my students’ learning.
As it is better to light a lamp than to curse the darkness, in the spring of 2010 in anticipation of a revised International Baccalaureate economics syllabus I decided to write a book that would meet my (and hopefully other teachers’) needs. The result was Workbook for the New I.B. Economics. The book is a clear, concise and affordable student workbook written to help students gain familiarity with the definitions, diagrams and concepts of economics in order to prepare them for higher-order learning tasks such as writing economic commentaries and evaluating economic policy decisions. Like Economic Education it is a slim and simple volume printed in black ink on white paper. It was published in April of 2011 and has been used by over 3000 I.B. economics students in countries around the globe.
One big advantage of producing consumable workbooks is that they give one the opportunity to engage in frequent revisions. The second edition of the book was published in the summer of 2013. For the second edition, only the exercises and the solutions key/teachers’ guide were printed as physical books while the supporting lessons were made available electronically. Other improvements were improved graphic design, additional exercises (including 4 lengthy sections of Paper 3-style quantitative questions) and some improvements to the text. In the years since its publication, it has been used by almost 2500 students worldwide.
Hi,
I’d like to order an inspection copy; happy to use VISA, but not by email. Possible to use internet banking if you know your Canadian Bank’s international code.
cheers,
Glen Muir
37 Shetland St.
Glen Eden
Auckland, New Zealand
0602
Hi Glen,
Thank you for your comment. I expect my distributor in Oman will be sending out a batch of orders around mid-June, so expect to receive your book in about a month or so. After the book has been shipped I will send you an invoice.
In the meantime, feel free to have a look at the PDF files for the book on this website if you want to have a look at its contents.
Have a great day,
Bryce
Our school would like to order an inspection copy of the second edition Workbook for the new IB Economics Story. Could you please send to:
Ms. Andrea Savage,
Management Assistant
Rotterdam International Secondary School,
Bentincklaan 294,
3039KK Rotterdam.
The Netherlands.
Tel: +31 (0) 10 8907749
Fax: + 31 (0) 10 8907755
http://www.wolfert/riss.nl
We can pay with the school credit card if we have your details.
Please advise
Thank you and best regards
Dear Ms Savage,
Thank you for your email. I will be sure to do so as soon as they are ready to ship.
Bryce
Hello,
I teach at the Toronto French School ib SL Economics. I would like to order your new book and solutions. I really need the solutions as it is taking me an enormous amount of time to work them. How do I get these items? Please email me the answer at
paulashubin@yahoo.com
Hi Paula,
Thank you for your note. I am curious – did you get your copy of the exercises at the IBSO conference in the fall? Anyway, yes, the teachers’ guide has the complete set of solutions to the questions in the exercise book. I have already written you an email with more details regarding ordering.
All the best,
Bryce
Hello I would like to order a copy for inspection use as well. As it seems you have been emailing others directly with further information kindly contact me to arrange the details. Thank you very much.
Nicole
IB Econ Teacher
International School of Panama
Dear Nicole,
Thank you for your post. I have already sent an email your way.
All the best,
Bryce
Dear Bryce,
I would like to order an inspection copy of the book, along with the printed exercise book and teacher’s guide. The address is:
Judith Ugelow Blak
Langkaer Gymnasium
Kileparken 25
8381 Tilst
Denmark
Thank you very much.
Best, Judith
Hi Judith,
Thank you for your comment. Regarding the lessons, you can download them for free from this website (see the page entitled ‘The Second Edition’). For the exercise book and teachers’ guide, as you are in Europe I would recommend you order through Richard Heath’s IB Bookshop, as he can deliver within Europe very rapidly: http://www.heathbooks.co.uk/TBP.Commercial/CustomerAccessControl/Home.aspx?d=heathbooks&s=C&r=10001066&ui=0&bc=0&collection=11809504.
Thanks again,
Bryce
I would like to order a class set of workbooks along with the teachers solution manual. So far however I have hit a great deal of difficulty in ordering. My school will only allow me to order from a company that will accept a p.o. So I may not use amazon as I can’t create a P.O. without their W-9. I.S.S (which is listed on your website) has never heard of this workbook nor do they sell it. Any advice on how to acquire? Thanks!
Dear Gordon,
Thank you for your email. I have an IRS EIN so it should be possible for me to ship books to you directly. I have written to you directly via email so hopefully we can get this sorted out in the next little while.
All the best,
Bryce
I have recently ordered a class set of workbooks and would like to acquire the teachers manual. Is this possible?
Thanks!
Hi Bryce,
I would really appreciate obtaining a copy of your new workbook please with the teacher solutions. It may be a very useful tool for our students to purchase too.
Thank you
Dianne
Hi Dianne,
Thank you for your message. I would love to send you a copy of the new student exercise book but the teachers’ guides are only being sold along with class sets of the student book.
That said, though, the student exercise book comes with answers to selected questions, and the worked solutions to the Paper 3 questions in the book can be found online at gumroad.com/bryce.
So, pop me an email to bryce@brycemcbride.com with your full postal address so that I can send the book and an invoice payable by credit card out to you as soon as possible.
Thanks again,
Bryce