I have noticed this change in the 35 years since I entered college. In 1978, one needed money, stamina, and a good educational background to enter college. We were tracked in school and only the students who took English IV, Chemistry, and Algebra II attended college. Often the major did not matter and college grads were accepted into other fields.

Now, the tracking is gone and I see students in dual credit that should not be there. Students are taking College Algebra that don't even have multiplication skills - and they pass.

At our community college, I often see writing that was not even accepted as a high school freshman in 1974.

So, what do we do? We go to grad school where we need money, stamina, and a good educational background.