I agree that AP Physics B is a mile-wide, inch-deep,
rigorous=more homework disaster.
I'm very dubious about "student led inquiry," though. It's always struck me as being a fuzzy approach to science. Students can't "lead" when they don't really know anything about the subject material, which is pretty much how we define those enrolled in introductory-level courses. Oh, the poorly controlled studies I have reviewed in this area.
I swear, this stuff gets dreamed up by people who have some kind of romantic idea that you can take magical shortcuts to knowledge or innovation by just turning high school students or college freshmen loose in a lab.
