Re: [MATHEDCC] College opportunity for everyone?

John M. Flanigan (johnf@HAWAII.EDU)
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:08:27 -1000

Well, it might just put pressure on the high schools to forgo social
promotion and give degrees only to those who don't need the remediation.

John M. Flanigan <johnf@hawaii.edu> The equation is the final arbiter.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics --Werner Heisenberg
Kapi'olani Community College The scoreboard is the final arbiter.
Honolulu, Hawaii --Bill Walton

On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, John Chamberlain wrote:

> I heard Pres Clinton say last night (State of the Union address) that
> he was proud to have made a college education available to all.
> Specifically, he said:
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> ...With tax credits and more affordable student loans,
> with more work-study grants and more Pell grants,
> with education IRAs and the new HOPE scholarship tax
> cut that more than 5 million Americans will receive
> this year, we have opened the doors of college to
> all Americans.
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> In light of the recent discussions about the poorly prepared students
> struggling in our remedial math classes, is this really a good thing?
> Just because one can afford something, does that mean he/she should
> jump up and go for it?
>
> I wonder what would happen if a big portion of those "all Americans"
> were turned away because they couldn't pass the admission standards?
> Not a pretty picture.
>
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