Sure, but these students are likely two groups; those who are never going to be good at math, and those who were never really taught math.
replyThe latter may need an opportunity to succeed.
At the university level it should be up to the student to ensure that they learn what they need.
replyUnder the circumstance that the primary and secondary education levels have failed to adequately prepare a student for tertiary level, I think your idea would be unfair.
replyI agree, but they should be admitted into some special program. Like, turn up in July for 3 months of catch-up instruction 4 hrs a day.
replyIt's difficult to assess which students have a chance of success without standardized testing.
reply"In 2024, over 25% of the students in Math 2 had a math grade average of 4.0".
Math 2 is the remedial elementary and middle school math course at UC SD. Lack of standardized testing plus grade inflation contributes to this outcome.