Re: [Fwd: LAO Report: Improving Academic Preparation For HigherEducation]

[Peter Schoch <pschoch@NAC.NET>]

In my case, I work at a two-year college.  We have an open admissions
policy.

Now, we do have a placement test for English and Mathematics.  However,
proficiency on that only assures an eigth grade level at minimum, and a
12th grade at max.

Peter Schoch

Tim O'Donnell wrote:
> > Many students arrive at public colleges in California
> > unprepared for college-level courses.
>
> I have heard this complaint in Ohio too.
> As a high school teacher, my question is why do colleges
> accept such students.  I remember way back when I had
> to take entrance exam to get into the college of my choice.
> As long as colleges accept unprepared students, they will
> continue to get unprepared students.  I have lot of
> students come back and tell me my course is a lot harder
> than what they took in college (of course there are a lot of
> reasons why this could be)
> Tim O'Donnell
> Instructor of Physics and Chemistry
> Celina High School
> 715 East Wayne Street
> Celina, Ohio 45822
> (419) 586-8300 Ext 1200 or 1201
> odonnt@celina.k12.oh.us
>
> "Chance only favors the prepared mind." - Louis Pasteur