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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not an easy question to answer. Admissions standards at the large private university at which I teach have definitely changed in the past couple of decades. Thus, my sample of students today is drawn from a different distribution than the sample I had twenty years ago. I suspect the same is true for at least some of the other academics posting here.

This said, I think the top end of the distribution of incoming students hasn't changed for me in the past 20 years.

I think the top students are better prepared for college today, but I don't think the average student is.

As for writing ability, top students come in with better writing abilities but not the average student. In general, students know less grammar than they did two decades ago.

An[b]d yes, students expect to be spoonfed much more so than before. For example, I got an email from a student yesterday (Saturday), asking if I could meet with her over the weekend. My Monday office hours weren't soon enough apparently! (The Monday office hours do work for her and there is no test or assignment looming.) Part of the transition to viewing universities as service providers and students as consumers who are to be kept happy.[/b]

It is sad the degree to which AP courses are being taught to the test. [/quote]

I am a PP who talked about teaching soft skills. THIS is partially why! I frequently get emails from students that say things like "Hi. I need to meet with you. I can meet Tuesday at 2pm." That's it. No greeting, no signature, no clue about how to be flexible. I am not asking for rigidity, but at least something like "Hi Prof, I have some questions about the assignment. Are you able to meet with me this week to talk about it? I am free Tuesday afternoon but I can also be free other times. Thanks, Student."[/quote]

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