Re: [MATHEDCC] student preparation

Abraham S. Mantell (mantell@polar.sunynassau.edu)
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 15:12:46 -0500 (EST)

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!

It is PATHETIC!!!! What the hell are high schools doing??? It is obvious
what they are NOT doing!!!

Abe Mantell
Mathematics Department
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY 11530-6793

mantell@sunynassau.edu

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> I'm interested in hearing if you are finding that students right out of high
> school and coming to the community college are unprepared to tackle college
> level math courses. Many of these students report that they have taken 3 or
> 4 years of high school math, receiving B's or C's in these classes. Yet they
> take the COMPASS placement test and receive scores that place them in the
> lowest developmental class that we offer. Are you finding the same thing?
> I'm interested in your responses.
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