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<p>You should be ticked off at yourself, the middle school, the high school, and the college! You should be asking the middle school why your D did not learn basic middle school math (I am assuming she did ok in middle school math). You should ask the high school how your daughter was allowed to take advanced math courses without being required to have a basic understanding of math. You should ask the college why they accepted your daughter when she wasn’t prepared for college level math. And last but not least you should see what part of this was something you didn’t look into. Did D get standardized test results back during grades 6-11 that showed her math skills were weak? Many parents choose to ignore this information and chalk it up to being invalid (after all D is in advanced math so she must know what she is doing).</p>
<p>Sorry to sound so negative but until parents start demanding that their children are college ready (and not just college eligible) the problem will continue. Parents need to demand that their A students get top grades on standardized tests and not listen to any half baked excuses given by high schools (I work at one, I’ve heard them all) as to why they aren’t. If colleges refused to accept any student that needed remedial classes, I guarantee you would see a jump in the quality of the high school program because the parents would demand it.</p>
<p>At my hs we work very hard to get students to pass Alg II so they can get into a state school–no one seems to care (including the parents) if the student is ready to take the next course in the sequence (Trig) or not, it’s all about getting in.</p>
<p>So bravo OP for questioning what is up here. I can guarantee it is not a calculator issue.</p>