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<blockquote data-quote="GT Chillin' It" data-source="post: 289207" data-attributes="member: 1516"><p>I think a lot of people that went through high school in the greater Atlanta area take calculus for granted. A large chunk of Techs undergrad population comes from right around Atlanta, and in most cases those kids were expected to take calculus while in high school. As a result, the Calc I offering at tech is largely a refresher for those people. I think what they fail to understand is that once you get outside of the metro area that there is a very real possibility that calculus may not even be an option at a particular high school. We had a group of 15 kids that took calculus at my high school and it was only an option because a few of us students petitioned the school board for the class to be created. We then had to find at least 12 kids to participate and convince a qualified teacher to give up their free period in order for the class to be put together. I don't say this to complain, but people need to realize that only about 49% of Georgia High Schools even offer calculus. When convincing a kid to come to Tech and telling them they have to take calc, there is a pretty good chance that you are asking them to take on the hardest math they will ever see in there entire lives. </p><p></p><p>If you have a moment, check out the following <a href="http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Downloads/CRDC-College-and-Career-Readiness-Snapshot.pdf" target="_blank">stats</a> put out by the US Department of Ed. It gives a pretty interesting snapshot at the state of high school education in the country. Then take a second to think about how rigorous Tech is and the picture becomes clear why we have issues recruiting. Most students coming out of high school are not prepared for somewhere like Tech, let alone SA's who have to dedicate time and effort to their sport in addition to school. Its asking a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GT Chillin' It, post: 289207, member: 1516"] I think a lot of people that went through high school in the greater Atlanta area take calculus for granted. A large chunk of Techs undergrad population comes from right around Atlanta, and in most cases those kids were expected to take calculus while in high school. As a result, the Calc I offering at tech is largely a refresher for those people. I think what they fail to understand is that once you get outside of the metro area that there is a very real possibility that calculus may not even be an option at a particular high school. We had a group of 15 kids that took calculus at my high school and it was only an option because a few of us students petitioned the school board for the class to be created. We then had to find at least 12 kids to participate and convince a qualified teacher to give up their free period in order for the class to be put together. I don't say this to complain, but people need to realize that only about 49% of Georgia High Schools even offer calculus. When convincing a kid to come to Tech and telling them they have to take calc, there is a pretty good chance that you are asking them to take on the hardest math they will ever see in there entire lives. If you have a moment, check out the following [URL='http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Downloads/CRDC-College-and-Career-Readiness-Snapshot.pdf']stats[/URL] put out by the US Department of Ed. It gives a pretty interesting snapshot at the state of high school education in the country. Then take a second to think about how rigorous Tech is and the picture becomes clear why we have issues recruiting. Most students coming out of high school are not prepared for somewhere like Tech, let alone SA's who have to dedicate time and effort to their sport in addition to school. Its asking a lot. [/QUOTE]
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