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[PonyGirl93]

Makes more sense than you probably know. Between 40 and 70% of high school graduates (our local CC reported 60% last year) have to take remedial courses in basic maths and language arts in college. Obviously, if a student is behind in maths and language arts, they are going to have serious difficulty in all other subjects. This is a fact that college instructors/professors have to take into consideration when developing courses.

The way they split remedial courses is absurd also. I got a 63 on the algebra portion of my CC's placement test (not a score to be proud of, I know, but I couldn't care less about the placement test since it didn't apply to my courses anyway), and was placed in the same class level (remedial, but not DEV) as a friend who got a 35. There is a vast difference in a 35 & a 63!!

I also just have to put in that the professors should not adjust course material to help out the remedial students. What is the point of a remedial course if not to put you at the other students' level? It should be the remedial instructor's responsibility to make sure that you really have gained those basic skills.