Sorry for being harsh, but the changes to the High School Biology curriculum are AWFUL!
The very first thing it jumps into is "cell specialization"
Where is the discussion of "what is a cell?" Where is the discussion on "what is life?"
There are probably 25 topics before jumping into cell specialization.
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I'm sorry to hear that you're not pleased with the new High School Biology course. If you have a moment, can you please submit feedback to the form linked here? Your feedback will go directly to the US content team for review.
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Sara
I agree. The New High School Biology is not good. Is there a way that I can add the old high school biology into my courses on my account? The one located at https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology
This course seems much more comprehensive and I want to be able to track my progress but I can't add it into my account b/c only the "new" high school biology is listed.
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I did leave feed back with the feedback form. The "new" high school biology course (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/hs-biology) is stripped down to the bare bones. There is no real substance to each of the units of study within the course. Sometimes only having one video with no development of any kind. Where as the "old" high school biology (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology) is much more comprehensive and seems to go more in depth to each subject. I also like how it starts the course with an intro to biology and the scientific method. It seems like the most natural way to start a course for a new student in that subject. The other course just jumps right in without any lead in or context.
I can get to the old version by following the link but it does not show any of my progress in my account at all. Even if I'm logged in and do the work it does not appear in my learner progress.
Is there a way that I can add the "old" high school biology to my courses in my account?
Sara, yes I filled out that form (at least i think it's the same form).
Kaylie, I agree 1000%. As of right now there is no way to add it to the "edit courses" in the teacher side. That's setup by Khan Academy. However you can still assign the videos/articles/exercises that are in other curriculums not listed for teachers. Drill into each of the videos/articles you want and click the "assign" button in the upper right corner. Then you can assign it to a class. It's a clunky interface for teachers, but it does work.
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