Students can graduate from most US colleges, even “elite” colleges, without the ability to solve quadratic equations or graph simple functions.
Students can graduate from most US colleges, even “elite” colleges, without the ability to solve quadratic equations or graph simple functions.
There is no possible way that we can compete in technology vs PRC with our degraded higher education system.
I was a senior administrator at a Big Ten university – I know exactly what has gone on in our system for the past few decades.
“Data science” teams analyzed enrollments and found courses which were difficult (i.e., had high failure rates) for students admitted based on affirmative action. Algebra 2 was one of them. It was eliminated in favor of easier “math for real life” courses with higher pass rates.
This has been going on for decades.
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