Weber State's community education program offers reading skills classes for children and adults. While it is wonderful that Weber offers such a program, reading programs are plentiful in community education classes, after (elementary) school programs and at colleges. Remedial Math, however, is one area of education that is not being adequately reinforced at the elementary, Jr. High or High School level. As I spoke with my peers about this issue, they agreed that reinforcing math in the primary grades would help many students avoid the hassle and embarrassment of repeating fifth thru ninth grade math (in college classes) as adults.
Unfortunately, it is difficult for parents to find cost effective resources which will help their children succeed with math. In addition, more parents lack math skills than reading skills, making it especially difficult to help their children acquire the quantative literacy skills needed to understand complex reasoning.
For this reason, I believe that colleges who offer community education for children have a duty to include math courses in their selection. By offering community education-math reinforcement to young students, Weber ultimately helps itself and future college students save time and money.
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