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The solution is obvious. The current situation addresses the supply side but not the demand-and given the academic performance of a large segment of the students at this school the demand(for tutoring) should far exceed the supply. The instructors could for instance give extra credit to any students who show that they have been seeking available tutoring help. One other comment is that this is community service work and most Colleges and Universities place more value on this type of activity than membership in any school club.

And there's always Mr. Glimme, thats how I got by two years of honors math. I've heard tell that the math department doesn't recognize his signature, so I always asked for initials, and those are messy enough that noone can read it!

I had a classmate last year who forged some pretty convincing Edna Harrises on a sheet mixed with specimens of the genuine article. The ever shrewd Mr. Holston sensed something was amiss, and took the sheet to Ms. Harris for inspection. Here's the kicker: Ms. Harris confirmed that several of the signatures were false, a few of which she did indeed sign. You obviously can be damned if you do, but it looks like you can also be damned if you don't.

Brandon, Another possibility: Teachers of lower level classes submit a list of students who are receiving a C or lower at the first progress report to the Math Department (Bodenhausen) She, or one of her minions, randomly assigns each student in need of tutoring to a tutor of the appropriate level. Both students are held accountable by their teachers to complete one hour per week and if the student in the lower level class improves his/her grade to a B or higher, the sucessful tutor is off the hook unless their student falls back below a C. This would eliminate the tutoring cestpool in the college center and attempt to remedy the disgraceful failure rates BHS sports in lower-level math classes. It would also provide incentive for the tutors to work with their tutee until he/she is back on track. I hope that you consider advancing this proposal in your space and maybe some meaningful dialogue about this oft-moaned-about problem can occur. -Peter

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