Hi Michael, It is so sad for students to graduate from high school without the basic skills. Whenever the student enrolls in college, the student expects the college instructors to work miracles for them. It is extremely challenging to teach someone in college without the basics. I have seen students in college without the basics become so frustrated that they eventually dropout. I have also seen the student get placed on academic probation because he or she is unable to perform academically. At my institution, we have had to put students out because they simply can not pass any course. As instructors, we do all we can for those type students, but sometimes it just does not work. We use tutors, visual/auditory methods, group matching, etc. Nothing seems to help, however, upon leaving we do recommend that the student takes remedial courses some where. Patricia