I saw a sign in front of a national drug chain announcing that they had, "Back to school MEDS"
Talk about getting ready. Del > > From the NYTimes: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/education/17scores.html?hp&ex=1124337600&en=85 > 8619efb7b39590&ei=5094&partner=homepage > > Many Going to College Are Not Ready, Report Says > > By TAMAR LEWIN > Published: August 17, 2005 > > Only about half of this year's high school graduates have the reading > skills they need to succeed in college, and even fewer are prepared for > college-level science and math courses, according to a yearly report from > ACT, which produces one of the nation's leading college admissions tests. > > The report, based on scores of the 2005 high school graduates who took the > he report, based on scores of the 2005 high school graduates who took the > exam, some 1.2 million students in all, also found that fewer than one in > four met the college-readiness benchmarks in all four subjects tested: > reading comprehension, English, math and science. > .................... > > This is nothing new for us, right? This is why, especially in lower > division but, at all levels, teachers must use techniques more appropriate > in elementary school to entice students to learn. Sigh..... > > I argued in a paper published in Teaching Sociology in 1989 that in this > country, real university education starts at the graduate level and since > then I haven't had reasons to change my view. > > > Martha > >
