Monday, January 28, 2013

The Good, the Bad, and the Physics



Hello all,

 

The primary reason that I am pursuing a degree in physics is so that I can teach it at the secondary level. In high school, physics is considered by an overwhelming amount of students to be the most difficult subject to understand. This is usually because it not only involves its own conceptual difficulties but also relies very heavily on mathematics, and we all know how notorious math is for being despised by most every student in school.

Given my hopes of being a teacher it should be of no surprise that I’m also pursuing a degree in education (Clark University has an outstanding 5th year M.A. program for education students!) One of the classes I’m taking this semester is an education class called ‘Complexities of Urban Schools’. So far it’s an awesome class. The professor does an amazing job (Prof. John Ameer), and the subject content is just beyond fascinating. In a nutshell, the course examines the more or less failing