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We Need a ‘Derek Zoolander’ School: Colleges Teaching Kids to Fail Math

EPISODE · Dec 5, 2025 · 7 MIN

We Need a ‘Derek Zoolander’ School: Colleges Teaching Kids to Fail Math

from Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski · host Finance, Investing, & Markets

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  If you thought “kids who can’t read good” was a joke, welcome to reality: top universities are admitting freshmen who can’t do basic middle-school math. UC San Diego incoming cohorts scored shockingly low on Common Core items — single-digit success for some grade levels — and many placed into remedial classes despite AP math transcripts and A-minuses. This rant peels back the curtain on broken K–12 preparation, dumbed-down admissions, and prestige rankings that reward enrollment over competence. Show me your work — because right now our colleges are letting students graduate without one.

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