Monthly Archives: April 2024

During the last few years, I’ve watched professors and policymakers debate about the purpose of a college education. Some argue that students should learn virtue during college. Others argue that professors should teach students to be social activists. I will … Continue reading →

The SCALE-UP instructional model adopted for FSU’s Studio Physics Program is built on a foundation of years of research on teaching and learning at universities around the nation and the culture of respect that exists in my physics department. But … Continue reading →

It’s Monday evening, and your middle or high school student has just decided she or he wants to be an astronomer because of the student’s experience with the solar eclipse. What advice do you give this student? Part of your … Continue reading →

Course enrollment data released by the Florida Department of Education every year show that students who are classified by the state as economically disadvantaged are much less likely to take Advanced Placement courses in chemistry, physics and calculus (and this … Continue reading →

With very few exceptions, I like the students in my class. I have colleagues who would do just about anything to avoid teaching the introductory calculus-based physics classes that I teach. These classes are taken by students majoring in engineering, … Continue reading →