Title: Unit 2: Education Essay
Course: Advanced Composition for the Digital Age SP14 > Section: Unit 2: Education Essay

In this assignment students will write an essay about the purpose of education.

Education
Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours

Unit 2 Education Essay: Objectives

What is Education? Who would've thought that education could be a controversial topic? In the current political climate, the argument seems to get more and more heated.

The problem is that people just can't seem to agree on many aspects of how to educate the students of this country.

There are issues surrounding public vs. private schools; teacher unions & pay, standardized tests; academic standards that students must master; the value of Arts & Electives in Education...and so on...and so on. It never seems to end.

In the meantime, if you're reading this, you are most likely trying to earn an English credit. Why? What's so important about that?

In this assignment you have an opportunity to seek your own answers to some of these big questions surrounding Education.

Step 1: Before you get started, you'll need to review these resources on the History of Education in the U.S. Believe it or not, this country has been providing education to students for over 200 years:

- Colonial Education
- Early National Education
- 19th Century Education
- 20th Century Education

Here are a few historical documents that may also help inform your opinion on education. Feel free to reference these in your assignment (click on the title for the resource and the name for background info on the man):

- The Purpose of Education- by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- My Pedagogic Creed- by John Dewey

These resources will provide an important understanding of what the goals and outcomes surrounding Education have been. If you haven't noticed there's a chapter yet to be written. That's right, we're in the 21st Century and it's time for you to decide how it's going to work for you. Check out this Bonus Lesson: The use of I statements in essays.

Step 2: Now that you're relatively informed on the topic, it's important that you have time to apply this to yourself and form your own opinion. Being able to have your writing "sound" like you is called Voice. Before you move on, make sure you have a plan for how you will let your voice come through in your writing (If you'd like some more info on voice, you can check out this resource as well). Time to get writing. Unit 2: Assignment Submission: Education Essay

Move on to Unit 3: Search Engines vs. Electronic Databases

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