Education and Social Class in the United States

Forum 10: Education and Social Class in the United States

Analyze problems in United States education and provide recommendations and strategies for improvement

DISCUSSION OVERVIEW

This discussion forum explores the current trends in education and the current problems observed in the U.S. education system.

DELIVERABLES

Your participation in the discussion forum, including:

Responses to the initial questions

Responses to at least two other students' posts

Step 1 Read the following article.

As Wealthy Fill Top Colleges, Concerns Grow Over Fairness

Step 2 Explore the following map.

Failure to Get through High School by State, U.S.: Map

Step 3 Write a post answering following questions.

What does the material you reviewed suggest about the American education system?

What are some major problems with the American education system?

Step 4 Read and respond to other students' posts.

Read other students' posts and respond to at least two of them who have different approaches than you do.

Use your personal experience, if it's relevant, to support or debate other students' posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.

Step 5 Participate in another level of discussion with follow-up questions.

Discover more about your peers' opinions by asking follow-up questions. Consider asking questions like the following:

What are some possible solutions to the problems you have identified?