New Study of the Literacy of College Students Finds Some are Graduating with Only Basic Skills

American Institute for Research (AIR) ^ | January 19, 2006 | Larry McQuillan

[RightWhale]

you would think he'd know that the above sentence should read:

The sentence is correct as written and has been true all along.

[Tijeras_Slim]

It was Murray.

[gathersnomoss]

You are screwed...Tuition goes up, quality goes way down.

And the world moves forward.

[Professional Engineer]

Composing one seems to have a Difficulty Rating of 11, since that's where we find the most tortured prose ever set to paper.

Tortured prose ping.

[fortunecookie]

Education has become a product produced by government UNIONS. No surprise education is on the same path as the auto and steel industry.

That really sums it up, well said. I was surprised to see how much has changed in the last 10-15 years.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Bingo! My teachers were highly competent ladies, battleaxes, but highly competent.

[Tired of Taxes]

Amen! With the government subsidizing college tuition, more people can go to college, and the status of a college diploma has been diminished. It’s not special anymore. It also doesn’t guarantee a good job.

If the government is going to subsidize tuition, I always thought financial assistance should be limited to (1) people who serve in the military, (2) jobs the government needs to fill in national defense and infrastructure, like college majors in science, engineering, etc., and (3) a service needed by a community but too few qualified people can fill. For example, say a region does not have enough medical doctors. In return for tuition assistance, a student would agree to work in that region for a specified time period.

I did go through college without any financial assistance. I did well, but I think I wasted my time and money. College is an option, not a necessity. Some people go through shorter certificate programs and end up in solid, well-paying careers. Also, there are different kinds of intelligence. Some people are booksmart. Others are better at constructing and building. I wish I’d been the latter. I never considered one gift to be superior to the other, nor one to signify more intelligence than the other.

[Tired of Taxes]

LOL. That’s funny. Those are the mistakes spellcheck doesn’t catch. ;-)

[MEGoody]

Doesn't surprise me. Most colleges/universities are so busy trying to brainwash kids into liberal thinking, they do little real teaching.

Add to that the lack of real teaching that goes on in the public schools, and the kids don't stand a chance.