I'm good friends with a professor of electrical engineering who's been teaching for over 30 years at a university on the east coast. He reports that affirmative action is making his job impossible, as he tries to support earnest but unqualified students, almost all of them black, who never learned how to do an algebraic equation. My unde…
I'm good friends with a professor of electrical engineering who's been teaching for over 30 years at a university on the east coast. He reports that affirmative action is making his job impossible, as he tries to support earnest but unqualified students, almost all of them black, who never learned how to do an algebraic equation. My understanding is that algebra provides the theoretical basis of electrical engineering; without it, one can't succeed in the field, and it's impossible for most students to catch up in a short period of time. If they can't find a suitable replacement major, they end up dropping out, despite his encouragement.
Now, to add insult to injury, the administration has decided to eliminate remedial math classes entirely. No explanation given. My friend is incredulous. I've known him a long time and I've never seen this dedicated teacher so frustrated and crestfallen.
I'm good friends with a professor of electrical engineering who's been teaching for over 30 years at a university on the east coast. He reports that affirmative action is making his job impossible, as he tries to support earnest but unqualified students, almost all of them black, who never learned how to do an algebraic equation. My understanding is that algebra provides the theoretical basis of electrical engineering; without it, one can't succeed in the field, and it's impossible for most students to catch up in a short period of time. If they can't find a suitable replacement major, they end up dropping out, despite his encouragement.
Now, to add insult to injury, the administration has decided to eliminate remedial math classes entirely. No explanation given. My friend is incredulous. I've known him a long time and I've never seen this dedicated teacher so frustrated and crestfallen.