Re: FW: High-school curriculum changes

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:40:35 -0700 "Daniel S. Price"
<dprice@JEFFCO.K12.CO.US> writes:
> Matt Harding wrote:

> I do maintain high expectations, but rather than compelling students
> to try harder, said demands cause them to quit, and their parents and
> counselors accede to their wishes.  Because my position has been
> literally  threatened if enrollment in physics does not increase, I
must find a
> way to maintain a high standard without scaring the clientele.

To fill the advanced placement physics classes in my school, we
guaranteed that the lowest passing mark given would be 85% for all
students who completed the course.  It worked!

We also made a special note on college applications that the student was
successful in taking the advanced placement physics course despite
certain limitations in his or her mathematics preparation.

Herb Gottlieb