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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of John Clement
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:28 AM
To: 'Forum for Physics Educators'
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Student engagement
We are at the same point medicine was when it changed from physicians
in
stained tweed coats to sanitized gowns with antiseptic. Medicine
including
psychology is a science which most resembles education. So the analogy
is
quite apt. We have both cognitive science research and education
research
in abundance to draw on. And the education practitioners need to be
trained
in the scientific knowledge applicable to their specialty. We have
people
resisting the new ideas because they do not fit into their paradigms,
just
as they did in medicine. Actually all scientific revolutions have
this.