I'm taking upper level classes, and had an issue where the professor asked me to recall some information from an old math class. I had to be honest with him, so I told him straight up in front of the class:
"I took the class and passed it, my passing of a class is not mean I actually remember or understand what was taught. While I do have an interest in math, I struggle with it and forget what I don't regularly practice. I can't afford to constantly retake classes, and as such I have sacrificed my ability to know X subject in math in exchange for the passing grade I got"
I can't be regularly be practicing all levels of math and reviewing on top of my regular class schedules and work....I literally don't have the time, mental energy, or ability to even remember any of this stuff.
Given the link to the pdf on the .edu domain clearly there is a problem and it is bad. But college students that cannot do literally count-on-your-fingers type of math? I can't believe that's actually real.. surely the test is long and they did not reach the question or there is a language barrier.
If someone can't do basic math using fractions, that person does not deserve a college education, and indeed it would be a failure of everyone involved if said person got admitted into college. I just wish we could hold administrators criminally liable for admitting people who can't do elementary level math.
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[ 0.18 ms ] story [ 17.3 ms ] threadI can't be regularly be practicing all levels of math and reviewing on top of my regular class schedules and work....I literally don't have the time, mental energy, or ability to even remember any of this stuff.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45979637
The students would also like to be a tenth as infuriated, but unfortunately they can't do fractions.