Too many kids going to college who don’t have the ability needed for a higher education.
Believe me, I’ve been teaching grad and undergrad classes sine 1992 - both at a university and at a community college.
Especially at the community college (open enrollment - you have a HS diploma or equivalency, you’re in), there are kids who shouldn’t be there. I have had kids who were functionally illiterate!!
One girl got 4 point out of 100 on her final. She answered two questions and neither one with a complete sentence, or at least a short phrase that made any sense or had words spelled close enough that I could figure out hat she meant!! But she came to every class. Did nothing but come to class and sit, but that got her a High School diploma, so I guess she figured it would work in college too.
One kid turned in a newsletter assignment, suppose to be two pages, columns, borders, that kind of thing (prove they learned how to use MS Word) - one page, one picture of some band and the words “Album of Yiaer.” Underneath the picture. That was the only assignment he did all semester.
The University is a bit better, but there are still kids who shouldn’t be there. Had one student this past semester in a network security class. Got a 43 out 100+ total points available for all work assigned during the semester. Once a week 3 hour class. Saw this student 4 times. Didn’t turn in a book report that was a term project worth 20 points. Didn’t participate with her group in an investigation project worth 10 points, got .6 (that is less than 1) out of 20 points for homework. I failed her. Two weeks after the semester was over I get an e-mail from the student. Is there anything she can do to raise her grade. She was suppose to graduate(!!!!), but didn’t because I failed her!!! I told her that she should have thought about her final grade during the semester - not two weeks after it was over!!
Coming from the front lines, I’m surprised that they have 20% that even graduate at all!