tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post116114048540919116..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Getting an educationBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1161180084079332242006-10-18T07:01:00.000-07:002006-10-18T07:01:00.000-07:00This is a really rough situation, Bardiac, and you...This is a really rough situation, Bardiac, and you're right - it's all bound up in problems with funding. And it also strikes me that there is little one subcommittee can do to make this situation right. <BR/><BR/>1) One problem is the prereq. problem in certain majors. If students know they've got to get a B in a particular class to get into a major, for example, they will be more likely to drop the course and/or to take the F. I'm not saying that majors should relax their standards, but if people are going to blame students for "gaming" the system, they've got to acknowledge the ways in which the system can force them to play those games.<BR/><BR/>2) Another problem is inadequate advising, especially as it relates to those programs that don't admit people until they've passed a cadre of courses. If students are stuck in the general advising pool, they may not even go to see their adviser (or know who their adviser is), and thus nobody is telling these students to consider other majors - that if you can't pass calculus, pre-med may not be for you. So these students may keep slogging away at something they're bad at because they're not getting good advice because technically they're not in the major that they think of as their own.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, those were two things that came to mind as I read your post. I'll be interested to hear how this is resolved.Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.com