There is a difference between teaching to the lowest common denominator and teaching for mastery. The latter requires making students aware of where their gaps are, even if they must address them on their own for time scheduling reasons. You don't have to spend hours on covering remedial algebra, but you can spend a few seconds reminding students that fluency with algebra is a prereq for the course, and they can't expect to pass unless they address that promptly.
Yup, and many universities, recognizing the gaps in public education, already do. But they are extra courses that one has to take in addition to the degree requirements. They make it the student's problem, not theirs, which is indeed how it should be.
A university isn't a place that trains a person. That's what colleges and vocational schools are for. Rather, a university is a place where resources are made available so that a person can learn for themselves.
A university isn't a place that trains a person. That's what colleges and vocational schools are for. Rather, a university is a place where resources are made available so that a person can learn for themselves.
Hardly. Youtube already served that function, but it doesn't teach or train, which is the university's job. A student's responsibility should be to set them up their success, not to unload a university's burden onto them.
It would be ideal for students to be self supporting and self teaching to the point of not needing teachers, but the ideal is for universities to offer the greatest resources, teachers, and tutors to overcome any difficulties students may have.
