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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Skipping physics is missing out on an exposure that can change how a kid feels about science.  Plenty dislike bio and chem but love physics (and vice versa).  That chance will not likely come back, as college physics is not a good first exposure.[/quote]

Tangential to this, to me physics seems part of a well rounded high school education, part of the purpose of which is to give students the basics/a first taste to discover what they want to study in college. We encourage our kids to take all 4 years in the 5 core subjects (english, math, science, social studies, world language), and within science bio, chem and physics seem fundamental. And we are a humanties oriented family - spouse and I are lawyers and kids davorite subjects are history and languages, respectively. [/quote]

Sure - but there are other sciences beyond physics.  A student can take four years of science without taking physics.  Geosystems, AP Bio, AP Environmental Science, AP Chem, Anatomy, Oceanography, etc.  Plenty of science to learn about.  Physics isn’t required in FCPS, nor should it be.  [/quote]

They could, but it would be an incomplete education. Even back in the old days (the 80s), high school physics was a baseline requirement.[/quote]

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