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Placement in Remedial College Classes: Required vs. Recommended

The Back to Basics movement in education has now reached the community college level with an increased emphasis on entrance assessment and early identification of students with deficiencies in math and language arts. Since most college students are adults, the Open Door policies of the past decade, under the philosophy of "The Student's Right to Fail," have generally permitted students to enroll in most courses. Many have begun to question the costs, however, of such a philosophy and are urging mandatory placement in remedial classes when students' deficiencies have been identified. Others argue that "advisory placement" is more appropriate and effective. Community College professionals are struggling with these questions: Is it appropriate to require skills-deficient students to enter remedial courses before attempting other classes or interests? Or are the students best served by pointing out the problems, making recommendations, but then leaving specific decisions up to them?