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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Math M isn't a new course, and isn't remedial.  It's functions and introductory calculus, which are college level calculus.  This is a section of the same course that meets 5 days instead of 3 so that kids can get more support while taking this college level class.[/quote]

"“What we thought was the best thing to do — instead of adding another course before MA — was to add more time and support into MA for students who would need it.”"

Previous commenters might be great at math but lack reading skills - or the willingness to actually read the article before blathering.[/quote]

The best that can be argued is that the old introductory course was too advanced for a significant subset of students, so they added a new section that provides significantly more support and tutoring (i.e., remedial)  FYI, Harvard describes it as “a new introductory course.”

Quote from The Crimson:

He said the Covid-19 pandemic led to gaps in students’ math skills and learning abilities, [b]prompting the need for a new introductory course[/b].

“The last two years, we saw students who were in Math MA and faced a challenge that was unreasonable given the supports we had in the course. So we wanted to think about, ‘How can we create a course that really helps students step up to their aspirations?’” he said.

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This is definitely not due to covid learning loss. It is entirely due to woke admissions policies that are disconnected from reality. People do not have equal capacity to learn and there is a wide range in intellectual abilities. Admitting people because they are low income or first gen status, without providing an SAT score is a recipe for disaster. [/quote]

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