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Places where things are right

SEP 01, 1983
Analysis of the reasons for the success of a number of outstanding high‐school programs in physics suggests a set of conditions for creating successful programs at other schools.
Jack M. Wilson
Tim C. Ingoldsby

While the general state of high‐school physics teaching in the United States is cause for concern, there are many areas with outstanding programs. These exemplary programs stand out as hopeful symbols of what might and should be done. Excellence in physics teaching is not confined by region or type of community and can be found in large cities, small towns, or rural farming communities.

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References

  1. 1. Charles Lang, Bob Klein, Tim C. Ingoldsby, Phys. Teach. 13, 409 (1975).https://doi.org/PHTEAH

More about the authors

Jack M. Wilson, American Association of Physics Teachers.

Tim C. Ingoldsby, Wang Laboratories, New York.

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Volume 36, Number 9

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