Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "College professors blast 'woke' movement after decision to scrap advanced math classes" video.

  1. In spite of this, there are quite a few high-school-aged children taking college-level math courses at community colleges. I know because I teach them. I also know that there's been downward pressure on standards since before I taught my first math class, 30-some-odd years ago.
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  2.  @danjohnston9037  That's the argument for a "liberal arts education," but the amount of broadening you actually get from a standard 4-year degree program is minimal, especially nowadays, where coursework in activism elbows aside traditional history, literature, and fine arts. I think a one-stop shop for everything from earth science to theater is a pretty cool thing, but when it's become corrupted and is no longer producing reliable knowledge - its primary function - then maybe these institutions need to die back, some, or be replaced entirely. Also, I guess you're assuming, going in, that a college-prep student is not going to take local, state, American or world history. That USED to be a regular part of the curriculum of every k-12 program. They'd start you out in grade school talking about the history of the town, state and region. Then your last few years, you'd take American History and top it off at the end with World History. Graduating from high school meant you had a passing understanding, already, and were ready to vote. That is no longer the case. Speaking as a math teacher at a community college, I'd say close to HALF of my students are under 18, taking college credits in everything up to Calculus III before graduating high school. You'd be surprised at how many kids are out there wiping out their freshman and sophomore Math and English course work before they're 18. But I can tell you they're out there.
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