<p>@ MmeZeeZee</p>
<p>I had a community college math professor who has first-hand experience with these students. Too often, these students would show up, obviously on something. Then, the next day they would miss class, and the next day, and the next, and so on. Somebody paid for their tuition, and all of the money was going to waste. The moral of the story is that you can pay to get these people into a classroom, but you can’t force them to take school seriously. That has to come from them, and they have to break free from a culture that places such low expectations on them, in which they’ve probably lived their whole life.</p>
<p>That said, CC’s should keep their remedial courses, as there are students who are ready to take school seriously. I had to take a remedial english class and a remedial math class, and these classes serve as gatekeeper courses, preparing those students who are dedicated to getting into college, while weeding out those who aren’t.</p>