Over the weekend...I noted this university story.
Some University of California-Berkeley calculus professor got to talking over issues. They noted that 'some' students are “five to eight years behind in mathematics.”
They arrive fresh out of high school....no one halting them with 'stupid' SAT & ACT requirements. Then reality settles in....'some' of them (never say a percentage...but I would assume between 10-percent and one-third....unable to handle more than 5th/6th grade math.
This begs the questions routine from me:
1. The last five years of high school....what were they doing?
2. Were there actual math teachers in the final five years of high school....if so....are themselves lacking?
3. What does this say of California education in general?
4. Are these the first folks to have their jobs replaced by AI?
If you can't handle fractions/converting....by age fifteen....aren't you limited on job potential for the remainder of your life?
