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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Attended Choate Rosemary Hall in the late 90's and they followed the same model of Physics, Chemistry, Biology. They still do, per their course catalogue, and I remember other top NE boarding schools following the same pattern. The concepts were taught with formulas provided for each topic and lab experiment without diving into the higher math - derivatives, etc. It was impactful in fostering a deeper interest in science through experimentation and introducing math in sciences when most students pre-high school haven't been exposed to higher level math in science class. Studying Calc after the fact Jr. year brought some Ahhah moments related to freshman physics studies, but I can't say, in my experience, there were meaningful negative impacts resulting from this sequence of coursework.

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I am a teacher but not at Holton. I think the physics first sequence is fine. But so is the Biology first sequence. They both have advantages and disadvantages.
Math in 9th grade physics has to be pretty basic if students have not done algebra 2 or calculus.
Ideally students would take another advanced physics course later but I’m assuming not many Holton students do that.
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