Re: HS math preparation correlation to college
- From: Old Pif <OldPif@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:51:22 -0000
On Jul 29, 11:48 am, Russell <Russell.Mar...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I guess I've heard of the physics first movement but hadn't
paid any attention. Despite my background in physics, I think
that's a silly idea for high school curriculum. One can't
understand cellular level processes with the level of physics
one learns in high school. One doesn't master quantum mechanics
in high school physics and even if one did, high school chemistry
doesn't use it (much beyond the idea of electron shells defining
the relationships in the periodic table). I don't know why
anyone who has been through these subjects in high school and
college would even come up with the idea of taking high school
physics before biology or chemistry in order to help learn those
subjects.
So, it is more matter of practicality than anything else. If one like
to use physics as a ground for chemistry and biology, the level must
be very high. Historically those disciplines emerged independently and
it took a long time for physicists to explain in their terms chemical
and biological phenomena. They are also taught differently - more
deduction on the physics side and more descriptive on biology side
with chemistry in between. It is not only question what should be
taught first but also how the rest should be explained.
.
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