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[quote=Anonymous]Totally agree with the OP. I teach a gen ed HS class for upperclassmen that requires basic communication skills and very basic math--no higher than rudiments of Algebra 1.

I'm often stunned by the disconnect between the performance of many of my students and their expectations. They have trouble with very basic consumer math such as fractions and percentages and struggle with writing a coherent paragraph. And yet some of these students state that they expect to get "at least a B" in the class and fancy themselves bound for UVA, WM, VT... They don't do the work that is expected and then come haggle with me towards the end of the quarter to see "what else they can do to raise their grade."

College is a business and I worry that there will always be some college somewhere that will take their money, sell them a worthless degree commensurate with their academic performance and leave them saddled with debt they can't repay. There are plenty of stories of college grads with no prospects going back to CC or trade schools to get a vocational degree.[/quote]

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