I read about some schools that offer hybrid physics+calculus classes for exactly that reason. Why even bother to separate the subjects. Other schools have exper

I read about some schools that offer hybrid physics+calculus classes for exactly that reason. Why even bother to separate the subjects. Other schools have experimented with this like project based learning - build a robot or whatever - and then add in tutoring to help close the knowledge gaps that aren't getting picked up. There are plenty of ways to structure learning beyond the Prussian model.