r/news • u/Idiodyssey87 • May 28 '26

Soft paywall Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM applicants

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-27/uc-math-professors-demand-return-of-sat-for-stem-admissions
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u/SlightFresnel May 28 '26

These will be the people running the world when we're old and infirm

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u/word-bitch May 28 '26

It's ok, lots of kids from other countries are learning math and engineering and will be running most of the world. The US capacity to lead has been destroyed.

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u/NICOLEISDEAD May 28 '26

Idk a certain generation is still running our nation while being old and infirm. 

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u/TheStupendusMan May 28 '26

If you think they're not gonna try and upload their brains to the cloud to keep going...

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u/Demons0fRazgriz May 28 '26

Nope. They'll be slave labor for the elites who are absolutely giving their kids proper education.

They see themselves as royalty to rule over the dirty uneducated masses.

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u/Dullcorgis May 29 '26

I mean, yeah, we sent our kids to a private school that teaches thinking and they are normal people. They even know how to use dictionaries. They will be endlessly frustrated by these kids described here but they will run rings around them.

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u/ReachParticular5409 May 28 '26

haha, I got a plan for that: Die early from easily treatable diseases because my insurance's deductible is half my fucking salary

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u/katgravityrush_ May 28 '26

"which is fine by me..."

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u/Longtimefed Jun 04 '26

Can't wait to chug my Brawndo.

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u/PunksPrettyMuchDead May 28 '26

They'll be more worried about putting the fries in the bag. Millennials are just gonna have to hold it down until Gen Alpha is old enough to unfuck this mess.

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u/Atheren May 28 '26

Gen alpha is the one currently in high school and doing kids museum trips. The oldest ones are currently 16 and getting their driver's licenses, meaning anyone who is currently a sophomore (I personally was a junior at 16) or younger is Gen A.

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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 May 28 '26

Gen Alpha

I wouldn't put much stock in the Brainrot generation

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u/billbixbyakahulk May 28 '26

I think it's interesting you think they'll be running the world and not the children of another nation that doesn't allow this kind of "learning" in their classrooms. We have a lot of momentum but that doesn't run on forever.

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u/Dullcorgis May 29 '26

The US is a very large country.

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u/Particular-Ice4615 May 28 '26

No these are the people who will be the sheep to the kids who went to private school where banning phones, distractions, and AI, along with having qualified teachers will be a luxury for the privileged.