From: Paul Doherty (pauld@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 13:28:52 PST
Message-Id: <l0311070eba6732431c9b@[192.168.111.161]> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 13:28:52 -0800 From: Paul Doherty <pauld@exploratorium.edu> Subject: RE:Physics teaching in England
Hi Pinholers.
The home of Newton features more physics in the curriculum.
Paul D
>From: "Dick Heckathorn" <gnper090@wviz.org>
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When I was an exchange teacher in England, each of the sciences, Biology,
Chemistry and Physics were taught by teachers specializing in their area.
The school I taught in started with students in second form, (5th grade).
They had two periods of physics per week. This took physics each year
through grade 10. I don t remember how many periods week between but I
remember they had 5 periods in the 9th grade. As to the number of periods
of either Biology or Chemistry, I do not remember but they had each, each
year.
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>The O-Level were given in the 10th grade. Those doing well enough could
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>Physics, chemistry was one such track. I think they had 7 periods per week
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>Now if I could spend that much time teaching physics, I know they would
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>"Science is nothing more than learning how to communicate with nature in
>such a manner that it will talk back."
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>Helping teachers who facilitate, motivating students who learn.
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>Dick Heckathorn 14665 Pawnee Trail Middleburg Hts, OH 44130 440-826-0834
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:owner-tap-l@listproc.appstate.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Nord
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:36 PM
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> Subject: Re: Physics First
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>On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 11:02 AM, George Collison wrote:
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>> They do physics, chemistry, life and earth science threads all
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>Which actually just prompted me to think: How many of our high school
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>science teachers are _qualified_ to teach all three sciences?
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>Perhaps the place to start is making sure that the teachers have a well
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>rounded science education. How many biology teachers "fear" physics?
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