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I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can't do middle school math

https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2026/08/15/uc-berkeley-sat-test-blind-admissions-math-scores/
3•wyclif•33m ago

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altairprime•14m ago
The midterm grade spread in my Precalculus I course this summer was median 70% +/- 30% across all students, with four retakes allowed penalty-free. It was show your work with pencil and paper. The teacher noted that it’s the first time since Covid that no students were caught cheating by Proctorio.

I warned (in a fashion) the head of a college district last year that the “two-year degree” was not long for this world. They were not convinced. Least enjoyable ‘told you so’ ever.

bell-cot•4m ago
At some point, folks who object to epic incompetence in government need to focus on where the buck stops:

> The University of California is governed by a twenty-six member Board of Regents, eighteen of whom are appointed by the Governor of California to 12-year terms. The board also has seven ex officio members, a student regent, and a non-voting student regent-designate.[87]

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California%2C_Be...

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_gubernatorial_...

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_California#Recall_...

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I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can't do middle school math

https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2026/08/15/uc-berkeley-sat-test-blind-admissions-math-scores/
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