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Do provide kids with a working knowledge of the political geography and local gov't organization; or, in other words, a working knowledge of local civics.
Do not indoctrinate in the secular-liberal-progressive ideology.
I'll need your help with the first one!! I'm going to read your links. That will be a goal. I have them do a vector map assignment where they use a map of the USA but it would be interesting to do this for Long Island!!
Well, I'm hard right here so there won't be any liberal/progressive stuff coming from me!!! But, I don't go near politics anyway in class and don't have to anyway based on the subject matter. (I thought McCain was too liberal!!)
i loved math & physics! My favorite teacher of all time was my physics teacher. My love of physics ended after a few weeks of college as a physics major. First semester of college: Physics, chemistry, calculus & literature.
I changed to bio - couldn't handle the heavy math needed in physics.
A in lit - other classes , well, i managed to pass. :-)
I too would like to see more problem solving skills from kids and less memorize and spit out.
Another thing to keep kids interested in sciences is to apply real world applications. I'll assume high school physics so to keep the boys occupied and thinking all you really need to do is work in cars to everything. Females, no clue from me. Theres lots of stuff that can be interfaced between airflow in engines, friction coefficients with tires, body roll vs. spring rates, etc. My HS physics teacher always had a great little 5 minute experiment for the equations he was teaching.
I am an adult who returned to school last year. From what I see in the classroom ; Please teach respect. Oh my gosh, I dont know how many kids just walk out of the classroom, dont do the homework, couldnt care less only that they pass the class ; they come in late, 3/4 of the way thru the class.
From a parent perspective, repsect is an old fashioned word but one we need to get back to. Please teach the kids that there are consequences for their actions. And listen. Listen but say nothing in class.
Thanks for caring
I just happen to teach physics. Since I'm a lawyer, I should be an English or a social studies teacher theoretically. But, one of the main reasons I got into this was to do something useful. I think the character part is more important than any physics I could ever teach the kids. Realistically, who cares if they can calculate the centripetal force of a 1900 kg car moving around a turn with a radius of curvature of 10 m...LOL??!?!? Now, they do need to know that in order to turn your car needs a certain amount of friction and if the road is wet, there is less friction, and based on inertia, your car will continue forward and not turn! That's nice useful knowledge!!
But, anyway, I think if we can teach them values that will help them in life and reinforce what goes on at home, that this is even more important than the subject matter. I'm just wondering from parents or even from employers, what kids today should be able to do and what they are lacking. :O)
Your scaring me. From your obvious disdain for the subject why are you teaching Physics? I don't think you can impart a love for the subject or inspire your charges given your comments above.
More importantly, it is not your job to teach values to 11th and 12th graders just stick to the subject matter.
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His best friend and his second-grade teacher said they were going to shave their heads in solidarity with Jake, 8, who has been battling leukemia for four years
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When teaching Physics, be sure to begin the semester talking about the Frictionless Puck! That phrase seems to get the attention of a class full of teenagers! :-)
Your scaring me. From your obvious disdain for the subject why are you teaching Physics? I don't think you can impart a love for the subject or inspire your charges given your comments above.
More importantly, it is not your job to teach values to 11th and 12th graders just stick to the subject matter.
People always get scared when someone mentions teaching "values" to their children! It's not a liberal thing, it's a human thing. We teach core values to our preschoolers, responsibility, respect, caring and honesty. All those values can be connected to the classroom and beyond. Unfortunately, some kids aren't getting those values at home, and they are so important for future success!
I agree that attaching some "real life" connections to physics can make the course more meaningful and interesting. And kids always love experiments. Do the Rube Goldberg thing - have your students come up with some projects along that vein - it would be fun as well as educational.
Math is usually the stickler. Perhaps your extra help time, if you have it, can be used for brush-ups in the math they need for physics.
Good luck and have fun!
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