As a high school student, that's actually doing quantum information physics research, I thought that I could add a unique perspective on this!
Personally, I love the sentiment behind this. It's great that there are people who are trying to make such an exciting field accessible. That being said, the importance of learning high level math cannot be understated. If students want to pursue anything impactful in physics, they require an extensive background in mathematics. If they try to learn about the current research of the field, the math in the papers will be extremely intimidating (I say this from experience!).
I think a more valuable thing to do would to make it easier to learn high level math (topology, abstract algebra) as math serves as the basis for physics. On that note, that seems like it would be an exciting project for me to embark on, with my perspective!
What do we need topology for? Is it for GR? And same for abstract algebra? is this about the symmetries in high-energy physics?
I agree with you in general that one needs to learn serious math to advance in physics, but it's always exciting to see university-level physics simplified for the high school audience. Matrix QM is uniquely good candidate since it only requires knowledge of linear algebra (see for example Figure 6, at the bottom of page 4 here https://minireference.com/static/tutorials/conceptmap.pdf#pa... ).
Topology has some uses in physics, topological quantum computation is one of its potential uses. More concrete applications are found in condensed matter physics, such as topologically ordered materials and topological insulators.
Personally, I love the sentiment behind this. It's great that there are people who are trying to make such an exciting field accessible. That being said, the importance of learning high level math cannot be understated. If students want to pursue anything impactful in physics, they require an extensive background in mathematics. If they try to learn about the current research of the field, the math in the papers will be extremely intimidating (I say this from experience!).
I think a more valuable thing to do would to make it easier to learn high level math (topology, abstract algebra) as math serves as the basis for physics. On that note, that seems like it would be an exciting project for me to embark on, with my perspective!