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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look - there are a lot of low SES people and low performers at community colleges. I'm taking a class at one right now.  There might be a couple of higher performers in every class, but particularly for the classes that fulfill distribution requirements, think of an easy high school class, definitely not AP level.[/quote]

What an obnoxious attitude.  Students are there for ALL kinds of reasons, so stop judging!  I hope that my kid never runs into you, because most of the kids are there to get an education and move on to a 4-year college, so that is THEIR business.  NOVA has been an excellent alternative for my kid and many others.  I'm grateful for this short-term option, not to mention the money saved in tuition and board the first 1-2 years.  No one will know or care once these students graduate from 4-year universities in the future that part of their education began at NOVA.[/quote]

I'm not trying to be obnoxious.  I'm just observing students and also noticing comments made by professors (encouraging comments, not disparaging ones).  There are many fantastic teachers at CC, but the exams mainly focus on retention of facts and NOT higher order thinking skills.  This is why it reminds me of my early high school.  I've also noticed the writing skills of other students when the professor has students post their assignments online.[/quote]

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