[itsthejourney]

Woah, just back up a minute. Last I heard parents/students are the ones writing the checks for classes, not colleges. Also, the reason for remedial classes is not that all students need them, but is a result of lower admittance standards to accommodate diversity.

[ClearCase_guy]

a result of lower admittance standards to accommodate diversity.

I wouldn't want to paint with too broad a brush, but yeah, seeking diversity is at least part of the problem.

And our current financial panic is due, in part, to the notion that even people who are manifestly unworthy of loans ought to still receive the loans, because to deny them would be discriminatory.

We've built a society in which we are not allowed to make rational decisions -- we are forced to make decisions that make people feel good. I think we're learning that we can't afford to avoid rational decisions.