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Originally Posted by skysidhe
Isn't it the responsibility of the high schools to get kids ready for college?
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You would think so, wouldn't you?
Things have really changed, imho. Of course, I could just be seeing it from my perspective: in HS we were college bound or we were not. These days, working at the CC level, I see a whole different side of things. You would not believe the number of people who take DEV (remedial or developmental) classes just to be able to take a regular old college course. Some students cannot get past that. There is a limit, too, to what FA will pay for with developmentals.
I won't get into my opinions about "not everyone is college material" because that would be like shooting myself in the foot. Oh, I have very strong opinions, but they are not conducive to where we have and are headed: higher education accessible to everyone! But, I've also seen people who had no direction or support and did poorly in HS surprise the heck out of themselves and excel in college.