given that the ministry of education sets in law learning objectives and competencies to be attained by students and that this is externally assessed there is no need also to regulate the input of textbooks in the learning process this should go alongside procedures for the ministry to accredit textbooks as valid options for schools to choose from where the market in the slovak republic for a potential textbook is too small to be financially viable teachers and students could be provided with downloadable online materials teachers should be encouraged to share selfcreated teaching materials especially if there are insufficient funds for the ministry of education to commission such materials from experts