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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone commented on the teaching process at VT?  Particularly in math?

A few years ago there were articles about how kids go to gigantic rooms where they aren't really taught math????  They have to figure it out?

Is this still the case?[/quote]

The math situation IMO is still a challenge for a lot of students. Yes, if you aren't an engineering or other math-heavy major, you will take your initial math classes (e.g. Calc 1) at the "Math Emporium", that is they are online self-paced math classes that students do on their own and go to the emporium for tests and to get help from tutors. VT says their data shows pass rates improved with the emporium model so it seems to be fine for a lot of kids but it definitely doesn't work for all students. In the VT Parent Facebook group, some parents report that their kids who had a hard time with the emporium were advised to take Calculus at the community college and transfer the credit (at added cost, of course).

My son is in a math-heavy major (not engineering) and has teachers for his math classes so, fortunately, didn't have to deal with the emporium.[/quote]

My daughter is in a major that has almost no math related classes, but the few she's had have been in a traditional class with a teacher.  [/quote]

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