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[–] grue@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not to knock college undergrad core curriculum, but that strong base ought to be acquired before graduating high school.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 20 points 4 days ago

No can do, gotta teach students how to pass the tests that gives the school federal funding

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That’s what I’ve been saying since I was in high school. Going into college, the first year felt like High School 2.0. My English professor outright asked, “Why are you in this class? I have nothing I can teach you.” Funny how we can take a test after admission to show us which subjects we need remedial classes for, but no test for us to opt-out of subjects that we’ve already mastered. Still gotta take our money and waste our time because, you know, “requirements.”

Edit: I’ve heard some people say there are opt-out tests some places, but that clearly isn’t the default. Not at the community college I went to.