Re: What to "cover"

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 15:12:22 -0500 Hugh Haskell <hhaskell@MINDSPRING.COM>
wrote:
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> Once physics becomes an entrenched part of the curriculum
> for all students, it will be possible for teachers at each level to
> know what to expect of their students and (this may be more
> important than knowing what to expect) know what will be expected of
their
> students at the next level, as well as what now stuff will be
> introduced then. This way, every teacher won't feel constrained to
> start at the beginning and to "cover" everything.
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Before expanding the teaching of physics to all high school, middle
school and elementary school classes let us first make plans for training
a sufficient number of qualified teachers to cover these additional
classes.   At the present time more high school physics teachers are
retiring than new ones who can take their places.
it has already been established that most elementary school teachers are
terrified of the subject.

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
(where there are no replacements available now for
physics teachers who have retired.... and even
less than no replacements for those who will be
retiring in the next five years)