2008 Woodie Awards
New standards welcome
Issue date: 10/11/06 Section: Opinion
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The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges voted unanimously Sept. 11 to enact new math and English standards for associate degrees earned within the community college system.
Anyone who wishes to attain an associate degree will have to complete an English course at the level of freshman composition, English 1, and intermediate algebra.
The senate felt that the previous standards were of a "high school level," and those wage earners with a high school education face real wage decline and a glut of workers for available jobs. Workers with "college level" education enjoy real wage increases and an excess of available jobs
We agree completely with these new standards.
In an era of blatantly partisan media, the skill to read, listen, and write critically gleaned from a freshman composition course is invaluable.
Don't think you need intermediate algebra? If you want to compare returns on an investment with differing interest rates and lengths of commitment you will.
The new standards will not affect Solano College students as these standards are already in place.
But we do have two questions for the Academic Senate.
What took so long?
The California community college system is decades old.
Why are you waiting until 2009 to enact the new standards?
The need to be competitive in an information-based, service economy is here now.
The new standards are welcome, better late than never, but they should be enacted immediately.
Anyone who wishes to attain an associate degree will have to complete an English course at the level of freshman composition, English 1, and intermediate algebra.
The senate felt that the previous standards were of a "high school level," and those wage earners with a high school education face real wage decline and a glut of workers for available jobs. Workers with "college level" education enjoy real wage increases and an excess of available jobs
We agree completely with these new standards.
In an era of blatantly partisan media, the skill to read, listen, and write critically gleaned from a freshman composition course is invaluable.
Don't think you need intermediate algebra? If you want to compare returns on an investment with differing interest rates and lengths of commitment you will.
The new standards will not affect Solano College students as these standards are already in place.
But we do have two questions for the Academic Senate.
What took so long?
The California community college system is decades old.
Why are you waiting until 2009 to enact the new standards?
The need to be competitive in an information-based, service economy is here now.
The new standards are welcome, better late than never, but they should be enacted immediately.
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