I agree with much that you wrote before you "tired" and step down from your
perch. Perhaps what has changed is not the quality of high school physics
teaching, but the nature of today's student compared with 30 or more years
ago.
Roger
Roger A. Pruitt
Physics Department--Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street e-mail: phrp@fhsuvm.fhsu.edu
Hays, KS 67601 v-mail: 913-628-5357