Re: [Phys-l] laptops banned from class.

[Herb Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@juno.com>]

*** Anthony's idea of giving physics students in high schools good notes
instead of relying on textbooks certainly has merit.

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:38:56 -0500 "Anthony Lapinski"
<Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org> writes:
> Actually, I may just do that. Give them a binder with everything in
> advance. 

*** As far as I know, this has never been done before in high schools.
If it actually works, it should certainly be written up in the
educational 
journals.

*** Also want to make the textbook optional, but that's tough 
> to do in a high school. Still, there is no substitute -- notes, text, 
> computers, etc. -- for good teaching. Most students simply can't learn
physics
> effectively on their own. They need to see it in action, and be able 
> to interact (ask questions) with it.

*** However physics is usually taught in the senior year of high school
and your students will probably be enrolled in colleges next year. In
many
colleges the "lectures" are insignificant and much actual learning is
done 
by reading books, using the internet, and student-to-student
conversations.

 
> Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu> 
> writes:
> > -- "Anthony Lapinski" <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org> wrote:
> > In my high school, I do many demos and activities. Students are 
> also busy writing that they miss half the things I say/do. 
> So a few years ago I began to give out my "lecture" notes to them. 
> So they can just listen, follow the lesson, and jot down a few 
> things when necessary. They find the handouts informative and 
> very useful for test studying. It also helps a
> > kid who misses a day as I don't have to "reteach" what they 
> missed. 

***As usual, Anthony's suggestions above are EXCELLENT. But why not go 
> one stepfurther. Give students the entire year's lecture notes in 
> advance so they do not need to come to any of your classes for 
> the rest of the year??
> > Herb Gottlieb   :-- )