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Education and outreach

Education and outreach

Why breadth beats depth when it comes to teaching

21 Jan 2021 Niki Bell
Taken from the January 2021 issue of Physics World.

Niki Bell says that subject-matter experts do not necessarily make the best teachers

Physics teacher and students
Deep question Do physicists who are too specialized find it harder to communicate science to school students than those with a broader background? (Courtesy: iStock/kali9)
Several years ago Channel 4 in the UK broadcast an educational experiment called Jamie’s Dream Sch

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Niki Bell is a contributing columnist for Physics World and is a teacher and manager at an international school in Manchester, UK
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