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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is strange to go through high school and not take a basic course of bio, Chem, and physics. But people seem to be forgoing physics more and more. My kids’ school requires physics. And I’m happy about it. It’s the most fundamental of all sciences. An educated citizen should know a little bit about it. [/quote]

My honors high school physics course was badly done and boring.  I retained nothing from it.  I was exposed to physics but a lot more content stuck from Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry.  In college, for my science distribution requirements, I chose a Genetics elective for science majors and Chemistry and Public Policy (easy class but great teacher and fascinating course material....sort of like studying global warming wouid be today).

I have 2 male PhD physicists in my immediate family, btw.  We have a gender split on this interest.

My senior only had the minimum Physics required (1 out of 4 semesters of 9th grade "expose to all sciences" survey course).  He took AP Environmental Science.  Was going to take AP Bio but due to schedule changes could not get that and is taking AP Stats and AP Calc AB.

I would recommend Physics for pre-med, science, Comp Sci, and Engineering majors.  I doubt it matters for many others. At the high school level, it seems mainly to be a check-the-box class for the quantitatively adept to continue demonstrating their A-getting capabilities.  (Mini-weed-out class for straight-A students).[/quote]

Wow. Way to insult kids who take a single year of what is the most fundamental of all sciences. Maybe they just want a well rounded education in all the basic sciences. Jeez. [/quote]

Exactly. What a weird, passive-aggressive post. Physics is fun and important![/quote]

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