You are both free to extrapolate any conclusion you wish - but you're not paying attention.
I am not blaming students - at all. Merely pointing out that the number of students who require remedial education at the college level is increasing - not decreasing, as the original article would have one believe. The fact - FACT - that there are more students entering college who are not prepared for college level course work strongly suggests that there are issues with the education they are receiving prior to enrolling in college level courses.
I teach at a community college. I am very well aware of the variety of issues students face - whether it is because they dropped out; are returning to school years after high school; are from another country; or simply graduating from high school without the fundamental skills they need to succeed in college.
I frankly don't give a tinker's damn what your think of my attitude, since you invented it to further your own agenda. At no point in any post I have made did I EVER suggest that students' who are not prepared should not have a chance - I work with them every single day, so your assertion is not only wrong, it is offensive.
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