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> 1. There is no way that a department could get through the same amount of material if they had to accommodate the less motivated and less capable in all of th
by jdmichal 6y ago
> 1. There is no way that a department could get through the same amount of material if they had to accommodate the less motivated and less capable in all of the courses.
This is the high-school-ification of university, and it's part of the problem. This is not mandatory learning / babysitting. Just stop accommodating them. Every class just moves at the pace it needs to move at, and if they can't keep up, so be it.
- jdmichal 6y agoFor my own notes into posterity, on further reflection, maybe the schools aren't accommodating. Maybe weed-out classes are hard because they're just moving at the pace they need to move at. But since they tend to be foundational classes, they have a lot of area to cover and so move relatively fast.
- csa 6y agoThis summary captures the intent of my comment accurately. I will add that the follow up classes can also move more aggressively since the weaker students have been culled by the required weeder course.