A U.S. scientist says the traditional way of teaching introductory science is turning off students. (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/06/scienceed). What do you think of SFU's introductory science?
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I give it an A. We do get into pretty interesting stuff in Year One.
I give it a B. Some of the rote and routine is dull but necessary.
I grade it C. Far too much boring theory, not enough practice.
Make it a D. Why can't we dive right into real experiments?