Sunday, July 14, 2013

One man's take on the current state of physics education

Scientific American guest blogger, Tony Rothman (author of a book called Firebird), has some strong feelings on the trends in university physics instruction. Some sparks fly into the realm of high school instruction as well.

Look East, Young Man

I'm here at AAPT SM 2013, so the topic is of immediate interest.

I'm trying to process the message he's aiming to convey. It comes across as "Kids these days—you all better shape up, or else!"

Hat tip: Right on the Left Coast.

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