Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for January 26, 2010
January 25, 2010
January 27, 2010
Transcript:
Baldo: This standard model accounts for the 12 known particles of matter that interact via the strong, weak and electromagnetic fundamental forces. Baldo: Ok, smart girl, do you understand that? Gracie: Of course. Baldo: Good. Baldo: Can you explain it to me?
In High School physics, my teacher didn’t really know how to grade me. We had multiple choice tests, but we were expected to show our work. I’d work the formulas as far as I could (which would only be about a third of the way) and then I’d leap to the right answer. He ended up giving me a “B” for a final grade because I clearly understood the general principles of what was being taught, even though I couldn’t do the math. Since it was clear that I wasn’t going to pursue a scientific or technical career path, he figured I knew what I needed to know.
On the basis of my own situation and proclivities, I nearly got the whole curriculum for the whole school changed; the curricdulum director (who also taught rhetoric and literature at the local university) wanted to institute a “Physics for Poets” class for the benefit of people like me…