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Originally Posted by Botnst
Kerry Edwards asked a very leading question about whether requiring math in university is a waste of human resources.
Algebra is to calculus what grammar is to language.
IMO, if you cannot pass calculus you shouldn't be in a university. The same goes for other fundamental analytic skills in other liberal arts disciplines. That's what the "university" word is all about -- once through with it, you can apply your knowledge universally -- to all problems.
Go to a JuCo or trade school if you want a curriculum that doesn't require analysis in the major fields of human endeavor.
So no, it's not a waste, if we set low educational goals for our most advanced education, we'll get students of exactly that quality. Kind of like what we have.
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I couldn't agree more with Botnst. My solution: less people in universities, more in trade schools. Most of what people end up doing involves utilizing their "trade" skills. And the cost of sending millions of people to university who are barely over the lip of the bell curve is bancrupting me.
I have university degrees. 3 to be exact. But I make my money and almost always have at tasks which are best learned at the trade school level.
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