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Radical ways of teaching should first be tried as
simulations; for example, by writing a physics
textbook based on new ideas. Then in very small
experimental classes. Throwing away the concept
of force is dangerous; we might replace it by a new
concept and be very sorry later. I would strongly resist
if somebody tried to force me to implement a radical
change, such as replacing F by dp/dt in dealing with
static situations. I would have to see some simulations
(textbooks), I would have to hear from teachers who
experimented with new ideas on a small scale.
Ludwik Kowalski