[Phys-l] Academic Familiarity Breeds Discomfort? (was Physics job...)

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

At 09:13 AM 7/23/2008, rtaylor, you wrote:

> >It is research which shows that student attitudes towards science become
> >poorer with each science course taken.
>
> I just can't figure out what the surprise is here.
>  After every history class I took I disliked history more.
> The interesting question would be to compare the effect in science
> with other disciplines.
>
> Do kids like math more and more as they take more math courses? I 
> don't think so.
>  Art? I notice that all kids like to color, but when they find out that they
> have to stay within the lines, some start to find other interests.

/and so on.../

This felt uncomfortably like the cold hard slap across the face
of reality.   I comfort myself with the personal insight that
 there ARE topics, for which enthusiasm increases, as one
 gets into them....


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!