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TAKE-HOME TEST # 2
Please carefully read each of the following questions and respond to
ONE of them.
Question 1
“Treating schools as a consumer good and giving parents
vouchers for the education of their children solves the problem
of quality and decision-making: parents choose the schools that
will best suit their children.” David Tyack.
Discuss this statement and provide an argument for or against
offering vouchers to parents for their children’s education.
Question 2
Is education primarily a consumer good or a common good? In light
of current reforms in education discuss this statement.
Question 3
Thomas Jefferson once said that the future of a democracy depends on
the education of its people. Discuss current reforms of school and
their implications for preparing citizens to live and work in a
multicultural democracy.
Guidelines
1. Make sure you provide a clear argument with opening and
concluding statements.
2. Where possible, use historical data to support and elaborate
your claims.
3. Try to ensure that you clearly explain your terms and concepts.
4. In responding to each question, you are encouraged to draw
from your class readings and class notes.
5. Responses must be typed, double-space minimum 1500 words.
6. Strong responses will reflect (1) evidence of analytic thinking;
(2) use of appropriate historical data; (3) well-structured paper
using clear and concise language.
7. This essay question counts 15% towards your final grade.
8. All responses are due at the beginning of class on DECEMBER
3
rd
at the start of class.
9. Minimum of 3 references
10.
Examples of current educational reforms can include
charter schools, vouchers, NO Child Left Behind, President
Obama’s “Race To The Topic”, etc.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.