tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post113790101928316004..comments2023-06-12T10:08:26.187-05:00Comments on Lake Winneblogo: College students lack literacy for complex tasksLake Winneblogohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063703316063246957noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-1138286041862168762006-01-26T08:34:00.000-06:002006-01-26T08:34:00.000-06:00One of the biggest problems is that universities a...One of the biggest problems is that universities are now judged by both access and retention. Thus, administrators and politicians want as many students admitted as possible and then want to keep them there.<BR/><BR/>It is important to realize that if the failure rate started to climb, there would be hell to pay. We watched the PBS video entitled "Declining by Degrees" as a group last Fall, which makes that point very clearly. (It is in Polk library--I recommend it highly)<BR/><BR/>I don't really have any good solutions.Lake Winneblogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063703316063246957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-1138226971959050442006-01-25T16:09:00.000-06:002006-01-25T16:09:00.000-06:00The requirements have become watered down over the...The requirements have become watered down over the years. We now allow kids in High School to earn College credits. Why not tighten up the cirriculum so this is not allowed. College courses ar for college students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-1138030203986456082006-01-23T09:30:00.000-06:002006-01-23T09:30:00.000-06:00I'm curious to know what you think could be done a...I'm curious to know what you think could be done about the problem? If all else was equal (high schools didn't change their teaching methods) do you think that prof. should expect more out of their students and therefore have better students? Do you have a different idea on how to correct the problem?<BR/><BR/>JanineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com