Watching Adams Podcast - Andy Zaugg: "I Can't Do Math and It's Not Important"
Channel: Emberwilde Productions
Date: 2016-05-09

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Former instructor Andy Zaugg describes the barriers he frequently encountered with Adams State University students in his developmental math courses.  During his decade of teaching off and on for the university, he observed a "critical mass" of students in his courses who concluded "I can't do math and it's not important."  Andy decided to resign as the situation felt less and less worthwhile to him.  Andy also discusses "the spouse problem" - lacking dual career employment opportunities at ASU, the increase in student athlete populations that brought with them less academic motivation for math, and the generational shift away from top-performing San Luis Valley students choosing Adams State for their degree.