>>8909297Pretty depressing read. Unfortunately it's all true. In graduate school, I taught a precalculus class in which many of the students could indeed "look you in the eye and still have no idea what you're talking about" (this was at a very well-regarded public university). I had many exchanges like this
Me: Here's the definition of a logarithm *gives definition*. Does this make sense?
Student: Yes
Me: What's log(1000)?
Student: *confused silence*
Me: What's the definition of a logarithm?
Student: *confused silence*
It really makes you wonder about the quality of the other classes they're taking. After a while, I started to feel sorry for them, because the world must be such a bewildering place for them. Then again, are the resources of a university best used teaching people material that they should have learned in high school?
