I think that is what is going on in schools today........
It's a business....they don't care if you cannot make the grade..they want the MONEY!!!!...
So you need to pass them!!!
Around 2012 (while working in the DC region), I had an associate that I worked with. This guy’s wife was desperately trying to get their kid lined up with a premium university in the region. While he fitted into every requirement....they mandated that he take a English and math placement test, prior to signing up. After the placement test, they had a chat with the mom.
The kid did badly on both tests, and their requirements mandated that he had to take a high-school level math and English course in that first semester (having zero credit toward his degree path). I asked my associate the cost of this, and it was near $1,200 for the two courses. Course, I asked as well...wasn’t this all material that the kid should have covered and learned in the last two years of high school? Yes was the answer.
The problem here...started a couple of decades ago in high schools, as they brought in marginally qualified instructors, and failed to hold standards. When those kids arrived at colleges....the college was forced to lower standards, or flunk out the unsuitable kids. For everyone (high schools and colleges), it’s all about money.
Just like medicine is a business and not a profession and mission. Too many doctors and hospitals don’t care if you get well, they just want the money.