That’s a different argument. If most college students are lacking a skill, teaching it is by definition not remedial. A class on Ancient Greek isn’t remedial j

That’s a different argument. If most college students are lacking a skill, teaching it is by definition not remedial. A class on Ancient Greek isn’t remedial just because the top 1% of society that went to college in the 19th century learned it in secondary school. I’ve never had experience with English teachers who teach art and politics instead of English, but then again American school systems are very diverse. You might want to consider that before you make generalizations. You also might want to consider whether you have enough real evidence to hold such strong opinions on the state of English education.