Opinion
A math professor’s effort to dismantle remedial classes
An instructor in a college math class prepares to call on a student. (Photo: Juice Dash, via Shutterstock)OPINION: I helped create these remedial structures because I believed they would help students be successful. But over the last decade I’ve worked to dismantle them, eliminating both remedial courses and placement tests. Why? Because enrolling in a remedial class makes students less – not more – likely to be successful in college.