Dumbing down education

[Hometeacher628]

Yesterday I went to the bookstore of a prestigious private 4 year University to pick up a book and lab packet for DD#1 Physiology class. I saw the Calculus book her homeschool high school uses for their Calc class, which gave me pause to look further. There were four developmental math classes with math packets on paper 3hole drilled and cellophane wrapped. Yes, I said 4 developmental math classes! Starting with PreAlgebra, MAT035!!! What in the world are kids being taught in high school?

I am not the math brainiac in my family. In fact, when I was in college, I took Math for Teachers as my math coursework because it was the easiest math class possible. Oooooh, I just realized I may have answered my own question!

When my Daughter needed a tutor ( our high school provides at no cost for all district kids) I dropped her off at the local high school. She stayed there all 7 class periods in the same math resource room as a different math teacher came every period. Each one asked her what book she was using. Each one told her to ask Mr. 13letter name from India who tutors during period 7 and teaches AP math. She was a Sophmore taking high school Pre-Calc. Could an average math teacher not do Pre-Calc tutoring at the high school level without the answer key???

Maybe we should have teachers first get a degree in the field in which they desire to teach, then acquire a teaching certificate. Some states require this, but most do not. It seems many teachers get a degree in classroom management. How else could you explain a college student needing a PreAlgebra developmental course? Someone is NOT doing their job.