There is no reason this will not work for CUNY students who, for whatever reason, may not be completely prepared in a particular area. But a harder exit exam may soon be substituted for the current one. This will bowdlerize teaching. It creates a poor learning environment when the focus of the course narrows. Students who fail the exit exam then go to language immersion institutes.
Graduate students teach the courses, and the students receive no college credit.
And they have families. Four hundred dollars per year is a lot of money to them. Students who drop out are denied the opportunity for future success. But when so many jobs in the postindustrial economy depend on college-educated workers, this is disingenuous at best. Such cheap shots from the press, added to the already hostile environment fostered by Giuliani, make the job more difficult.