For an interesting view on how physics could be promoted differently,
take a look at this article from June's Physics World:
http://www.alphagalileo.org/nontextfiles/PWJun07forum.pdf
I'd be interested to hear what people think.
Andy
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-----Original Message-----
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:PSCI-
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nicola Hannam
> Sent: 17 July 2007 13:10
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Whatever happened to school physics?
>
> If you want to see both sides of the argument (and variations in
> between) try the TES forum "Staffroom" under the science section
"Downing
> St e-petition" thread:
>
<http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2395465&
;path=/science/&threadPage=2>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Reeve
> Subject: [PSCI-COM] Whatever happened to school physics?
>
> Science communicators may be interested in an open letter from a young
> physics teacher called Wellington Grey to the DoE and AQA - 'A physics
> teacher begs for his subject back'.
>
> He says: "Over the past year the UK Department for Education and the
AQA
> board changed the subject. They took the physics out of physics and
> replaced it with... something else, something nebulous and ill
defined."
>
> Looks like the 'science communication' tail is now well and truly
wagging
> the education dog:
>
<http://www.wellingtongrey.net/articles/archive/2007-06-07--open-letter-
aqa.html>
>
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