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<p>Right, but not just “anyone” can sign up for transferable courses (IGETC). Few at that level have the prereqs for Calc (or Physics of English Lit).</p>
<p>Those who cannot do basic arithmetic or read and write basic English do not belong in college. That may be harsh, but college is not for everyone. There are vocations, skills, and trades that are very much needed and well paid. And those who are not college material should be encouraged to pursue those areas.</p>
<p>my intention was not to chime in on a “let’s bash the california public ed system” thread. i don’t think that was buletz’s intention in starting this thread, either. it seems that certain commenters come out of the woodwork fairly predictably with their negative comments about UC/CSU/etc. if u don’t like UC, fine, don’t send your kids there! i’m with ucbchemgrad–write your legislators (and if u’ve already written them, then write them again) and move on…</p>
<p>to the original poster: if your kid like trees, then the city of sacto is definitely for him/her–it’s FILLED with beautiful trees!!!</p>
<p>samurailandshark: can u also predict when ‘the big one’ will hit???</p>
<p>part of the master plan for california was for CCCs to serve the purpose of (among other things) preparing people for those “vocations, skills and trades”.</p>
<p>Wow… I know many students who struggled in high school but once they got to college they flourished. Why should one person have the privilege of receiving a college education over another person. School may not come as easy to some but that doesn’t mean that they will not benefit from the additional education. Not all high schools do a great job of teaching the basics and many students fall between the cracks.</p>