[Physltest] [Phys-L] Re: "Effective" teaching methods

[Karim Diff <karim.diff@SFCC.EDU>]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:24:13 -0500, John Denker <jsd@AV8N.COM> wrote:

[...]
> And having looked at my share (thousands and thousands) of
> transcripts, I can say that when looking at a transcript from
> East Podunk Community College, I would have *more* respect for
> a line item that said "Mechanical Universe" than one that said
> simply "physics".  It's not the solution to all the world's
> problems, but it's a respectable serious thing.
>
> Will this ever catch on in a big way?  I don't know.

I am not quite sure what this is supposed to say. Is the implication here
that if the East Podunk Community College transcript says "Physics" it was
taught by a CARP? I have yet to meet anyone teaching physics in a community
college who was not trained in physics ( at the Ms or PhD level.)

Karim Diff
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