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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Imagine paying $85,000 a year for this:

The faculty letter says:

“Students entering calculus courses increasingly lack mastery of prerequisite algebraic and trigonometric concepts.”

“Many students who completed high school calculus are unable to perform symbolic manipulations expected for success in university-level calculus.”

“Faculty across departments report a significant deterioration in quantitative preparedness among incoming students.”

“Calculus has become a major barrier to persistence in STEM majors because students are arriving without the mathematical foundations these courses assume.”[/quote]
How are state exams not catching this? How are students taking calculus but not able to do 2x=8? I know in Texas you only need a 30% to be proficient on the state exams. Is something similar happening in California?[/quote]
+1, sounds like this is is a deeper issue than just standardized scores. It sounds like teachers aren’t teaching anything but giving out good grades, and previous standardized exams are being ignored for student promotion. One could think of 20+ answers to this problem without the SAT even being in the conversation.[/quote]

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