Graduates Object to Remedial Classes

* We object to faculty members and administrators at UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton lobbying to have remedial English and math classes taught at those universities rather than at the community colleges.

We object as graduates of those universities. For the universities to say that remedial classes are appropriate for the university is to cheapen the degree received by students who spend their time taking real university-level classes. Shouldn’t universities spend their efforts teaching those who are ready for university-level studies?

We object as taxpayers. The (taxpayer-funded) cost of teaching a student remedial English or math at a community college must be considerably less than at the state university or University of California.

That a large number of the students enrolled at Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine need remedial classes demonstrates that something is terribly wrong with either the university student selection process or the primary and secondary school system.

DAVID J. and RUTH E. ARTHUR

Costa Mesa