Re: 2 million teachers in 2007!

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

What did you find frustrating?  From my perspective, assuming you know
nothing is just where most of our teachers and prospective teachers are.
 For example, this past week, several of the teachers who taught using
kits on bulbs and batteries last year in the fourth and fifth grades
discovered that they did not understand how a simple circuit works.
There ideas were not well formed before they spend about 12 working on
just the beginning of the McDermott material.  They were elated at what
they learned and want more.

joe

On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Sampere wrote:

> The work being referred to here is "Physics by Inquiry" by Lillian McDermott.
> It's a 2 vol. set published by Wiley.  The work assumes you know nothing - you
> build all physical models from scratch.  I did a workshop at AAPT last summer.
> It was both fun and frustrating at the same time.
>
> Sam
>
> > more info please...  is Lillian a first or last name for the author?  who's
> > the publisher?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> >
> > Dr. Lois Breur Krause
> > Department of Geological Sciences
> > 442 Brackett Hall
> > Clemson University
> > Clemson SC  29634
> >
> > teaching chemistry, physics, astronomy and geology to elementary education
> > majors.
> >
> > How We Learn and Why We Don't: Student Survival Guide,
> > available from International Thompson Publishing, ISBN 0324-011970
> >
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~breurkrause
> >
> > krause@clemson.edu
>
> --
> Samuel M. Sampere
> Laboratory Manager
> Syracuse University
> Department of Physics
> Syracuse, NY 13244
> 315-443-5999 or 315-443-9705
> fax 315-443-9103