IMPORTANT NOTE: please provide a sub-title for each response and do not exceed the page-limit. If you do not adhere to the instructions; points will be deducted.
Item One: (1 ½ – 2 pages)
As we discussed in class; an equal education in the United States is not a constitutional right. The article cited below was in the New York Times this past week.
New York Times Article: Detroit Students Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy, Court Rules; April 27, 2020
The ruling by Judge Clay in the Sixth Circuit ruled that literacy should be a constitutional right. It is expected that, if the case goes to the Supreme Court, it will not receive sufficient votes to become law.
I attached the link to the article below; if you have trouble opening the link you can go directly to the NYT.com website and access the article by entering the information in bold above. I will take this opportunity to encourage you to subscribe to the NYT; the Times has a student subscription rate of $1.00/week. It is a highly rated publication with excellent coverage of the latest news including current education issues.
NYT; “A major ruling in a lawsuit involving the Detroit public schools comes at a time when school shutdowns are expected to affect poor children most adversely.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/us/detroit-literacy-lawsuit-schools.html?smid=em-share (Links to an external site.)
The overwhelming majority of students in the Detroit public schools are black or Hispanic and come from low-income families. Judge Clay noted that “through the nation’s history, white people have repeatedly withheld education to deny political power to African-Americans and others, most notably under slavery and segregation.” This statement coming from the judge regarding the historical role of politics in U.S. education is quite poignant.
Schools and Society; A Sociological Approach to Education, Ballantine, Spade and Stuber. Michael Apple, Chapter 11; Reading 50. Apple provides a perspective on the politics of education and specifically the role of the conservative Right in “shifting the terrain” in education. What does he mean by this term? Does Apple’s perspective cohere with Judge Clay’s statement regarding the role of politics and power in education? What are the specific political forces that help shape education policy according to Apple? Do you agree with Judge Clay? Apple? Explain.
Item Two (1 ½ – 2 pages)
Schools and Society; A Sociological Approach to Education
Ballantine, Spade and Stuber
Chapter 8: Reading 38 – Organizing for Success: From Inequality to Quality
Darling-Hammond
The Meritocracy Myth
Stephen J. McNamee
Chapter 10
In Soci/SocS 177; we examined and critiqued the education system in the U.S. We looked at this complex system that permeates every aspect of our lives from a micro/macro perspective and multidisciplinary approach. Item Two deals with the possibility of achieving a more equitable system that will provide opportunity and access for all children.
Darling – Hammond and McNamee provide numerous ideas and policy recommendations which may be effective in moving toward a more just system of education.
Use the ideas discussed in their chapters to formulate your own policy framework to improve our educational system. Explain your choice of ideas and how they come together to form a coherent set of recommendations. Select a minimum of three ideas and a maximum of five. You may add an idea(s) that they do discuss but you need to adhere to the minimum and maximum requirement.
Item Three (1/2 – 1 page)
Your friend is planning to take Soci/SocS in the fall 2020; they/s/he sent you an email asking for your recommendation to get a good grade in the class (it will be synchronous in the fall 2020 if we are on-line); what are your top three recommendations? Explain.
IMPORTANT NOTE: please provide a sub-title for each response and do not exceed the page-limit. If you do not adhere to the instructions; points will be deducted.
Item One: (1 ½ – 2 pages)
As we discussed in class; an equal education in the United States is not a constitutional right. The article cited below was in the New York Times this past week.
New York Times Article: Detroit Students Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy, Court Rules; April 27, 2020
The ruling by Judge Clay in the Sixth Circuit ruled that literacy should be a constitutional right. It is expected that, if the case goes to the Supreme Court, it will not receive sufficient votes to become law.
I attached the link to the article below; if you have trouble opening the link you can go directly to the NYT.com website and access the article by entering the information in bold above. I will take this opportunity to encourage you to subscribe to the NYT; the Times has a student subscription rate of $1.00/week. It is a highly rated publication with excellent coverage of the latest news including current education issues.
NYT; “A major ruling in a lawsuit involving the Detroit public schools comes at a time when school shutdowns are expected to affect poor children most adversely.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/us/detroit-literacy-lawsuit-schools.html?smid=em-share (Links to an external site.)
The overwhelming majority of students in the Detroit public schools are black or Hispanic and come from low-income families. Judge Clay noted that “through the nation’s history, white people have repeatedly withheld education to deny political power to African-Americans and others, most notably under slavery and segregation.” This statement coming from the judge regarding the historical role of politics in U.S. education is quite poignant.
Schools and Society; A Sociological Approach to Education, Ballantine, Spade and Stuber. Michael Apple, Chapter 11; Reading 50. Apple provides a perspective on the politics of education and specifically the role of the conservative Right in “shifting the terrain” in education. What does he mean by this term? Does Apple’s perspective cohere with Judge Clay’s statement regarding the role of politics and power in education? What are the specific political forces that help shape education policy according to Apple? Do you agree with Judge Clay? Apple? Explain.
Item Two (1 ½ – 2 pages)
Schools and Society; A Sociological Approach to Education
Ballantine, Spade and Stuber
Chapter 8: Reading 38 – Organizing for Success: From Inequality to Quality
Darling-Hammond
The Meritocracy Myth
Stephen J. McNamee
Chapter 10
In Soci/SocS 177; we examined and critiqued the education system in the U.S. We looked at this complex system that permeates every aspect of our lives from a micro/macro perspective and multidisciplinary approach. Item Two deals with the possibility of achieving a more equitable system that will provide opportunity and access for all children.
Darling – Hammond and McNamee provide numerous ideas and policy recommendations which may be effective in moving toward a more just system of education.
Use the ideas discussed in their chapters to formulate your own policy framework to improve our educational system. Explain your choice of ideas and how they come together to form a coherent set of recommendations. Select a minimum of three ideas and a maximum of five. You may add an idea(s) that they do discuss but you need to adhere to the minimum and maximum requirement.
Item Three (1/2 – 1 page)
Your friend is planning to take Soci/SocS in the fall 2020; they/s/he sent you an email asking for your recommendation to get a good grade in the class (it will be synchronous in the fall 2020 if we are on-line); what are your top three recommendations? Explain.
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