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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Bring back mathematical rigor into secondary physics education. More details
Submitted by Wellington Grey – Deadline to sign up by: 22 June 2008 – Signatures: 2,105
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We petition the government to return the teaching of secondary physics to the rigorous subject that it should be. Students should learn methods to mathematically describe the physical world rather than answer word questions that rely on opinion and non-scientific ideas.
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