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If education is about learning things (and not exams), then it follows the grade doesn’t matter. If a student feels confident they will have learned enough Calc
by jdavis703 7y ago
If education is about learning things (and not exams), then it follows the grade doesn’t matter. If a student feels confident they will have learned enough Calc I to take Calc II for the fall semester, then why not let them?
- JumpCrisscross 7y ago> If a student feels confident they will have learned enough Calc I to take Calc II for the fall semester, then why not let them? Limited seats and the Dunning-Krueger effect [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
- gbronner 7y agoAt many Ivy league schools, prereqs serve mostly to tell the students what they should know before taking the class, not as deterrents to actually trying. Often the professors will waive the requirements after a brief interview. I've seen plenty of 18 year olds in graduate classes, and I've seen highly talented students simply read the books for the prerequisite math classes and do quite well.