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Education

TreasonousBastard

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1. I'll just say that when I went to City College...

Reply to Riftaxe (Original post)

Wed May 7, 2014, 11:03 PM

May 2014

we were required to take remedial math if we had not taken advanced algebra in high school.

Twenty years later I ran into a woman from the old neighborhood at a party and she told me she taught remedial math at City College.

"Wow! Interesting coincidence. So you teach advanced algebra?"

"No. Multiplication and division."

That night is when I decided we are doomed.

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Should a High School Graduate [View all] Riftaxe May 2014 OP

I'll just say that when I went to City College... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #1

What brought this OP to mind Riftaxe May 2014 #2

I taught high school math in CA for three years. longship May 2014 #4

All incoming freshmen had to take algebra? My HS... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #5

One huge problem is the semester system itself. SheilaT May 2014 #6

That's a good idea, Sheila. . . Journeyman May 2014 #10

I'd vote for you... daleanime May 2014 #16

Where were you when I actually ran for office? SheilaT May 2014 #17

That is just hell on the students Riftaxe May 2014 #11

It's a good question but the reality is more nuanced. Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #3

Good answer. Well said. mbperrin May 2014 #8

Special ED is a different thing entirely Riftaxe May 2014 #12

It depends. Actually, I'm not going to answer your question directly... Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #15

Don't know what state you're in. In Texas, multiplication begins in 3rd grade. mbperrin May 2014 #18

There should be a minimal proficiency before graduation. SheilaT May 2014 #7

Well, of course, there should be some assurance that college instructors know anything about mbperrin May 2014 #9

In the last 15 years Riftaxe May 2014 #13

There have been complaints about the level of learning since Plato... Sancho May 2014 #14

Well said. mbperrin May 2014 #19