Education

Riftaxe

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13. In the last 15 years

Thu May 8, 2014, 03:54 AM

May 2014

The big money in universities is remedial education. At no level do i think that is a good thing.

I was fortunate enough to be too old before the bullshit of education degrees, my first degree out of the dugout, the prof who could teach the rest of them both knowledge and experience that the rest of the department envied, only had a 2 year degree and 23 years experience of working with electricity and electronics. That man would not be employable in an education setting these days.

Hell my worst experience in secondary education was screwing up and taking a course with the guy who wrote the text book (poorly). However that first guy with just 2 years of education taught me more then the rest of them combined in an engineering discipline.

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Should a High School Graduate [View all] Riftaxe May 2014 OP

I'll just say that when I went to City College... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #1

What brought this OP to mind Riftaxe May 2014 #2

I taught high school math in CA for three years. longship May 2014 #4

All incoming freshmen had to take algebra? My HS... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #5

One huge problem is the semester system itself. SheilaT May 2014 #6

That's a good idea, Sheila. . . Journeyman May 2014 #10

I'd vote for you... daleanime May 2014 #16

Where were you when I actually ran for office? SheilaT May 2014 #17

That is just hell on the students Riftaxe May 2014 #11

It's a good question but the reality is more nuanced. Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #3

Good answer. Well said. mbperrin May 2014 #8

Special ED is a different thing entirely Riftaxe May 2014 #12

It depends. Actually, I'm not going to answer your question directly... Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #15

Don't know what state you're in. In Texas, multiplication begins in 3rd grade. mbperrin May 2014 #18

There should be a minimal proficiency before graduation. SheilaT May 2014 #7

Well, of course, there should be some assurance that college instructors know anything about mbperrin May 2014 #9

In the last 15 years Riftaxe May 2014 #13

There have been complaints about the level of learning since Plato... Sancho May 2014 #14

Well said. mbperrin May 2014 #19