Put the Science back into Physics GCSE
I am a physics teacher. Or, at least I used to be. My subject is still called physics. My pupils will sit an exam and earn a GCSE in physics, but that exam doesnt cover anything I recognize as physics... continue reading »
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"Head of Physics at a girls grammar school"
"Put the Science BACK into Physics"
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"This guy has said a lot that is accurate and needed saying. I also love teaching physics to enquiring young minds but I am losing interest as quickly as the syllabus is losing real physics content."
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"I am a student doing this course and i totally agree with what this teacher is saying. You may think i have signed this petition to have a scapegoat for my not so tremendous performance in the physics test. Well, this is not true. I can accept my short-cu"
"The lack of maths & physics doesn't add up - just like my pupils"
"I am also a Physics teacher with 30 years of teaching left"
"this course will suit lower ability students, but it certainly is not a one size fits all"
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"As a Physics AST I wholeheartedly agree"
"Given Gordon Brown's recent emphasis on Science and Technology as the key to Britain's success in the global marketplace I would hope that science education (particularly Physics with its multi-disciplinary influence) would be recognised as a skill just a"
"Present syllabus is not fit for purpose.Will not provide grounding for A level and hence for engineers,astronomers,doctors etc .........30+ years teaching phys now teaching a very poor WJEC syllabus,with very poor,apparently badly prepared assessments and"
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"I have just graduated with a physics degree and it is well known by all on my course that it would drive anyone to insanity to have to teach the current physics syllabus, it's been going round as a standing joke"
"As Head of Physics in a large college, I am really worried about the poor preparation these GCSE syllabuses provide for those wishing to continue to AS-level physics."
"There is no point in teaching physics (or any other science subject) in schools unless it involves hard science and genuine theory. If what is being proposed is really the case, then I fear for the future of science education in this country."
"AQA is jumping on the environMENTAL bandwagon, and the standard of their exam is slipping. I tried one of their exam papers earlier, and I am appalled. Bring Physics back."
"This is terrible! I did both the GCSE and A-Level physics courses, and thoroughly enjoyed them. If this kind of idiocy continues, then the already short supply of science teachers will diminish further! Stop the madness"
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