Completely agree. Apart from anything else there is too much fieldwork that seems intent on proving Bradshaw to be true. Finds out (unsurprisingly) that it isn't true for that short stretch of river and then students are invited to conclude their methods and measurements must be wrong. It teaches bad fieldwork habits and techniques.
Plus, rivers are so interesting there is so much more interesting fieldwork to be done.
Yes, I can see that, but to me it is like doing a survey on whether people like chocolate. You know the outcome. There is so much more interesting fieldwork out there...
Completely agree. Apart from anything else there is too much fieldwork that seems intent on proving Bradshaw to be true. Finds out (unsurprisingly) that it isn't true for that short stretch of river and then students are invited to conclude their methods and measurements must be wrong. It teaches bad fieldwork habits and techniques.
Plus, rivers are so interesting there is so much more interesting fieldwork to be done.
Totally agree the BM is flawed - but it is great for GCSE students as the brightest will pick up on it in their evaluation.......
Yes, I can see that, but to me it is like doing a survey on whether people like chocolate. You know the outcome. There is so much more interesting fieldwork out there...
Thanks for your support.