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I always missed the historical context in high school, especially with chemistry and to a lesser degree physics. You always knew that the current model you wer
by kitsune_ 16y ago
I always missed the historical context in high school, especially with chemistry and to a lesser degree physics.
You always knew that the current model you were being taught was "kinda wrong" or not the current state of knowledge (Rutherford's atomic model, Bohr's atomic model, and so on), but you never heard anything about the motivations of the people developing it.
- neutronicus 16y agoAt St. John's College in Annapolis, science is taught by reading Darwin, Maxwell, Newton, and so on. It's a mixed bag.
- crasshopper 16y agoMy high school physics teacher went to St. John's. We discussed one short part of an original source in physics every Friday. Notable downside: he didn't know whether purple or red has longer wavelength.