List of Possible Topics<\/p>\n
Early Education
\n\u2022 What is the difference between education and schooling?
\n\u2022 How do young children learn?
\n\u2022 Who decides what is best for young children?
\n\u2022 Should we push for universal pre-kindergarten?
\no When does schooling start?
\no Should everyone have to do this?
\no What should kids be learning at this time?<\/p>\n
K-12 Schools
\n\u2022 Why should we consider a re-set?
\no What was wrong with schools before and then during the pandemic?
\n\u2022 Who decides what is taught, how it is taught, and for what purpose in schools?
\n\u2022 Should culturally and linguistically diverse curriculum and instruction be required?
\n\u2022 Do individual choices take away from a collective school system for others?
\no Do choices lead to privatization, competition, and the marketization of schools?
\no What are the strengths and limitations of school choice for individuals and communities?
\no Do many choices affect the quality or regulation of schools?
\no Is competition among schools helpful or hurtful for students, families, and communities?
\n\u2022 Does school choice distance individuals from one another in our society?<\/p>\n
Post-secondary or Higher Education
\n\u2022 Who decides how labor is divided in our society?
\n\u2022 Who gets to make decisions about institutions of higher education?
\n\u2022 How do we fund public education?
\n\u2022 What is the role of higher education in free speech and debate?
\n\u2022 How do we understand campus security?
\n\u2022 What is the California master plan and why is that important or not?
\no Does the different purpose for each option of post-secondary schooling create or perpetuate inequity? Or do the multiple purposes allow for more access and equity?
\no Do we need universal post-secondary schooling (free admission paid by public fundings for everyone)
\no What is the quality of education\/schooling in each of the options?<\/p>\n
Note: You are also encouraged to explore a topic that may not be listed but was perhaps mentioned in class.
\nShould you have an idea for a project that is not listed here, first run it by our instructional team for support.<\/p>\n
Requirements:
\n\u2022 present the debate in the form of a question
\n\u2022 your final project must include
\no introduction\/overview of the issue
\no what is the issue (summarize the big ideas)
\no why did it resonate? feel free to add a personal story and\/or connection if applicable
\no Consider a potential audience for your project (peers, younger students, policymakers, educators, families of students, etc.)
\n\u2022 your stance, position, or opinion
\no whether it is in agreement or disagreement with a particular side
\no or a qualification outlining the nuanced position you take
\n\u2022 an analysis of the issue
\no the arguments, concerns, and\/or relevant complications
\no what we know from research and scholarship about this issue
\no take care when attending to the logic or organization of your ideas
\no citations or references to at least 3 readings\/viewings\/listening from assigned from the course
\no citations or references to at least 2 other relevant sources indicating a deepening of your knowledge around this topic. Consider Home – News – Research Guides at UCLA Library
\no other sources may include interviews with people
\n\u2022 a conclusion
\no may include any further wonderings, questions, complications, or concerns
\no may include ideas for future dreaming and possibilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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