Is there something wrong with students taking remedial courses in college.?

Answer 1

I really think it should be called Refresher course instead, and no there is nothing wrong with it I believe there still is credit for it, Just enjoy and set your own pace. :))

Answer 2

No, I had to start out with High school math since I am not good at Math and it had been years since I had been in school. I needed it or I wouldn't have made it. Everyone is on a different level. However if someone is purposely seeking out remedial courses in college, it is a waste of money not really wrong per se.

Answer 3

Absolutely!

I have a close friend who taught Remedial English as an adjunct Professor and I read some of what his students wrote and was appalled. How did these people get High School or even Equivalency Diplomas?

What's even more confusing is that I have an acquaintance who got a job teaching "Basic Skills Kindergarten" -- I always thought Kindergarten WAS Basic Skills, but they're already splitting the kids up and labeling them at the age of 5!

Answer 4

I am one of those college graduates who was required to take remedial courses in school.

How I got into the classes was more interesting. When I applied for college admission, in Texas there was no minimum SAT/ACT score for people in the top 25% of their HS class. I was in the top 25%. As a result, I took the SAT with no worries. I was not concerned with the score...it was a formality. My score reflected my effort...not my knowledge.

Once in college, my low SAT score put me in a group of people required to take a test to determine course placement. We were marched into a cafeteria and asked to fill out what was referred to as a questionaire.....extremely informal. No one paid attention to it. No one stated the purpose of the questionaire or why we had to complete it. Again my effort reflected the importance that was placed on the questionaire by the people handing it out....none.

Turns out the "questionaire" was the test to determine if you needed remedial courses. I got suck with 6 hrs of english / math courses.

This was a real catch 22......good enough to get into college, too "stupid" on paper to be in a regular course.

20+ yrs later I am still hacked off about it. As an 18 y.o., I was too green to recognize it or question it.

I wonder how many other people had this problem?

Answer 5

There's something SERIOUSLY wrong with it. If you need a remedial course, you don't have any business being in college.

Answer 6

Nothing "wrong" per se... it just seems kinda stupid.

I mean, remedial classes are classes you should have passed in High School.... you know, the pre-algebra/geometry, basic history, english.... If you haven't passed them already, techincally, you shouldn't even BE in College, because you just weren't ready for it

I mean, why go to college, and pay upward of $150 to $200 dollars a credit for classes you can take for FREE in High school?

If you really wanted to go to college to begin with, you should have done your best in high school, and if you failed classes them, you should have stayed longer in high school to pass them, and prepare yourself better to hit the college-level material.

Answer 7

1) They aren't remedial for everyone.
2) Students can always test out
3) It's a nice way to burn a few classes and not have to stress about it. Instead of whining about it, embrace it as an easy A.

Answer 8

that's a lot of money and precious time for classes that don't count towards gradutaion

if you need those classes take them at a community college first

Answer 9

No there is nothing wrong with that because it will help later on in college or in life.