cheatsheet.docxSection #3 The history of schooling in the USA: From the Mass Bay Colony to The Every Child Succeeds Act: Is the USA adequately preparing its youth for success in a 21st century global community?
Assignment #3 Capstone Paper (Final Paper): Scholars should chronicle the evolution of schooling in the USA by articulating the educational and social realities of schooling from the 17th century through the 21st century. Use the following questions to guide your paper. e.g. Who were the oligarchs in the 17tthcentury? Who are they now? How do oligarchs influence educational policy? For whom were schools in America first intended? When, why, and how, did American schools become more inclusive? Compare and contrast the educational roles of state and federal government. What is the role of the U.S. Department of Education? What is the role and responsibility of the Secretary of Education? List several educational policies that addressed equity issues and name the presidents who signed those legislative acts. Basically what was covered in assignments #1 and #2
After an analysis of the history of schooling in America, scholars should argue their position on the following question: Is the educational system in the USA adequately preparing its youth for success in a 21st century global community? Consideration must be given to performance on SATs, and the international PISA assessments. You must provide evidence to support you argument.
What is PISA and why does it matter?: https://asiasociety.org/global-cities-education- network/what-pisa-and-why-does-it-matter
Top USA students do poorly on PISA: http://educationbythenumbers.org/content/top- us-students-fare-poorly-international-pisa-test-scores-shanghai-tops-world-finland- slips_693/
Which countries have the best educational systems?: https://www.bing.com/search?q=Which%20countries%20have%20the%20best%20sch
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School Accountability: https://www.bushcenter.org/essays/bigidea/ History of the
SAT:https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/where/history.html
https://blog.prepscholar.com/history-of-the-sat-its-many-failures-and-controversies
https://www.petersons.com/blog/A-Brief-History-of-the-SAT-and-How-It-Changes/
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/reports/2017/03/03/427156/a- new-vision-for-school-accountability/
No Child Left Behind (NCLB):https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your- childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to- know
https://www.thoughtco.com/pros-cons-no-child-left-behind-3325245
https://www.findlaw.com/education/curriculum-standards-school-funding/no-child-left- behind.html
Race To The Top: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/13/500421608/obamas- impact-on-americas-schools
President Obama’s Ed Initiatives: https://www.theedadvocate.org/barack-obamas-top- 10-education-accomplishments/
Programme for International School Accountability (PISA) https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/ USA and PISA:https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-
internationally-math-science/
USA vs the world on PISA: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/us/us-students- international-test-scores.html
The first draft of the Capstone is due: TBA
Suggested Readings:
Betsy Devos: Trump, Republicans, Education Secretary https://www.theguardian.com/us- news/ 2019/dec/27/betsy-devos-trump-republicans-education- secretary
Bob Brauns New Jersey’s Apartheid Schools https://www.bobbraunsledger.com/new-jerseys apartheid-schools/
Cultural Differences: Schools Around the World: https://www.weareteachers.com/cultural differences-schools-around-world/
Hispanic: IES National Center for Education Statistics NCES https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/ hispanics/
Local Control States Grumble Trump Education Departments Criticism or Education Plans https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/07/19/local-control-states-grumble-trump-education-d departments-criticism-education-plans/
Senge, P. “Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised): A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education” https://sample eeb63dcd92c6e72b41b75206b7af6752.read.overdrive.com/ Chapters 1, 6 and 7.
Spellings, M. (2014). “Assessments are Vital for Healthy Schools,” Education Next 14:1 https://www.educationnext.org/assessments-are-vital-for-healthy-schools/
Ten Best Countries for Education Around the World https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/ best-countries-education/
The Condition of Education 2020: A Publication of the National Center for Education Statistics at IES NCES 2020-144 (This reading is required for senior scholars only). Juniors and Sophomores may complete the Capstone project using this reading; and will be graded so that the paper meets the Capstone graduation requirement, if the paper is well written and formatted using the APA guidelines correctly.
Scholars should argue their case for the question “Are American schools adequately preparing our students for success in a 21st century global community; and will what we are doing make a notable difference, given the use of technology and artificial intelligence?” If you think so, what evidence can you reference? If not, why not? Where do we go from here?
The Capstone paper should cite at least twelve of the resources and can include those cited in assignments 1 &2.
Review of course requirements and possible topics for capstone project. Recommended readings:
Edmunds, R. (1979). “Effective Schools for the Urban Poor,” Educational Leadership 37:1, pp. 15-24.
Fraser, J.W., ed. (2014). The School in the United States: A Documentary History, New York: McGraw Hill - pp. 44-59; pp. 65-73; pp. 81-84.
Margolis, E. (2004). “Looking at Discipline, Looking at Labor: Photographic Representations of Indian Boarding Schools,” Visual Studies 19(1): 72-96.
Starr, J. (2014). “A Testing Moratorium is Necessary,” and Spellings, M. (2014). “Assessments are Vital for Healthy Schools,” Education Next 14:1.
The Condition of Education 2020: A Publication of the National Center for Education Statistics at IES NCES 2020-144 (This reading is required for senior scholars only); but Juniors and Sophomores may complete the Capstone project using this reading
I recommend that scholars work in a group, for the Capstone. “Team-work makes the dream work!” Guide for successful completion of the Capstone.
1. Refine research topics.
2. Identify and analyze relevant sources and data. 3. Select a preliminary stance or perspective or lens for writing the Capstone. 4, Write and submit the paper
5. The paper should be from 15-20 pages. (Please, remember the Capstone is a cumulative paper which is based on the information from Units #1 and #2, along with the new information in Unit #3). If work is cited from prior papers, in this class or any other one, it must be cited and listed in the references. According to Turn-it-in.com policies, lack of credit or documenting sources is plagiarism.
6. The paper will be graded not just on length; but on substance in accordance with New Jersey City University academic standards.
7. Use APA style in completing the paper; include an abstract, bibliography or references must also be included along with in-text citations. If you use resources that have not been provided, please cite those sources.
