Convincing US states to require physics

[MannyIsGod]

Fuzzy - I think if you'll read my previous points you'll see you're making many of the same ones I did above. I am pretty appalled at the reading and math levels of graduating students and I definitely those need to be first in line to be improved. I also think that there is obviously more to it than simply adding on harder classes as a mandate to a diploma but I do think that is part of the long term solution.

I think there are serious fundamental issues with the way these kids are graduating and I definitely understand some of your concerns about turning them off but at some point the bar will need to be raised if we plan on being compe ive as a country. The rest of the first world is busy pushing out qualified candidates and if we fail to do the same we will fall behind. In fact, I believe all of our current struggles can be ultimately chased to the fall of our education level relative to the rest of the world.

[LnGrrrR]

i loved physics and chemistry. The math was not a problem for me, and learning about what made the universe tick, and the fact that you could describe the universe with math was, and is, fascinating.

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