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Saying college students should be able to pass remedial math and english tests isn't elitism. If you can't pass a basic remedial test in basic math and basic e
by davidreiss 9y ago
Saying college students should be able to pass remedial math and english tests isn't elitism.
If you can't pass a basic remedial test in basic math and basic english how are you going to take college level courses?
Where are you getting elitism from? Having some basic minimum standards isn't elitism. It's having standards.
- jonbarker 9y agoIt's elitism when you realize being born into the wrong school district and/or with the wrong parents may increase your chances of not being able to acquire those basic skills.
- tyywebb 9y agoWhat we should really do is drop all grading systems and test scores entirely. They are flat out bad for people's self esteem. So long as people show up to class sometimes they should get a special badge they can put on that says "I went to college!"
- jonbarker 9y agoI honestly cannot tell if this comment is sarcastic. There are legitimate arguments for this approach as kids identify early with "bad at math" for example, and that sticks with them.
- jonbarker 9y agoMy comment above had two points for a while, then for some reason was voted down and now has zero points. So here's an appeal to authority: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rich-kids-stay-rich-poor-kids-stay-poor/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rich-kids-stay-rich-poo...