500 words - response in 10 hrs

WGS 3123

Social Justice and Social Change

Reading Response 3

Read José Garcia et al.’s “The Debt-for-Diploma System”.

1. What do the authors mean when they describe college as having a “work-til-you-drop” environment? (max. 200 words)

2. How did the Higher Education Act make a college education more affordable? (max. 200 words)

3. How has the shift from “need-based” to “merit-based” aid programs affected the (racial) demographics of the student population? (max. 200 words)

4. How are student loans different from other forms of credit? (max. 200 words)

5. In your opinion, is college an institution where you earn a degree or pay for a degree? Explain. (max. 200 words)

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Formatting

 12 point Times New Roman black font (no color!)  1 inch margins (or 2.54 cm)  double spacing  page numbers  proper tabs (0.5 inch or 1.27 cm)  no pictures, graphics, or tables are allowed  no “tracked changes” should be visible

Style

 present ideas in complete sentences and use proper paragraph form (i.e. no point form!)  use subheadings to differentiate each question/answer  answer questions in the order that they are listed  do not exceed the maximum word length for each section  no more than 10% of the assignment can be made up of direct quotes  if you include direct quotes, cite the material with the page number in brackets

Submission

 submit the document to Canvas under the dropbox option  the deadline is listed on the course syllabus  paper submissions will not be accepted  no extensions will be granted for this assignment