Gerald, labels aside there is an alarming growth of students in college that would not pass an 8th grade literacy course. Be it a result of a failed K-12 system in their hometown or a learning disorder, we as concerned instructors need to make sure we can tell the difference between being lazy and true barriers to learning. Not advocating labels but I am advocating instructors knowing how to move ALL students forward regardless of their initial skills in the classroom.
James Jackson
