Instead you learn the latest 'correct' answers, which you can then write on a test and receive a grade for. I'm not disputing that modern physics is our best u

Instead you learn the latest 'correct' answers, which you can then write on a test and receive a grade for. I'm not disputing that modern physics is our best understanding of how the physical world works, but you do lose an important aspect of education by this style of pedagogy. When do you learn what made the best scientific minds what they were? Why should you have to reinvent their learning yourself if you want to be as great as them? The way 'they' teach physics is just one way to learn it, not necessarily the best. Especially if your goals are not simply to get a degree.