Question 1

What is "functional illiteracy"? How extensive is this problem in the United States?

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Question 2

Define "education" and "schooling."

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Question 3

Only about 3 percent of U.S. young people are home schooled.

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According to the National Center for Education Statistics, as of the 2016-2017 school year, approximately 3.3 percent of school-aged children (ages 5-17) in the U.S. were home schooled.

Question 4

Describe the role of community colleges in U.S. higher education. When did community colleges become widespread? Compared to other types of colleges and universities, what benefits do they offer? What special importance do community colleges have for minority populations?

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Question 5

Currently, there is a surplus of teachers in the United States.

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There is currently a shortage of teachers in the United States, particularly in certain subject areas and geographic regions.

Question 6

What is the "savage inequality" in U.S. schools Jonathan Kozol speaks of?

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Question 7

Following the social-conflict approach, what are the problems in the U.S. educational system? Consider quality of public schooling, inequality among schools, and access to higher education. Consider class, gender, race, and ethnicity in your essay.

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Question 8

Describe the changes that have taken place in the scope of formal education over the course of U.S. history. When was mandatory education universal? When did a majority of people become high school graduates? What is the extent of U.S. educational achievement today?

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Question 9

How does schooling advance the goal of socially integrating a large, diverse population?

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Question 10

What are four societal functions of schooling?

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Question 11

How can identifying students as "deficient" or "gifted" generate a self-fulfilling prophecy?

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Question 12

What is the school choice movement? Why do many people support this initiative? Why do many others oppose it? Present your own views on this debate, providing evidence to support your arguments and conclusions.

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Question 13

Provide evidence that more schooling is linked to higher income.

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Question 14

Write an essay in which you demonstrate that schooling (or lack of it) around the world is linked to (a) level of economic development and (b) national cultural patterns. Include the United States in your comparative analysis.

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Question 15

What are several reasons that community colleges are important to higher education in the United States?

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Question 16

In low-income nations, why do girls receive less schooling than boys?

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Question 17

What percentage of U.S. adults are high school graduates? College graduates?

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Question 18

Why does the home environment have more effect on academic performance than the school environment?

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Question 19

Based on the work by Theodore Sizer, what are five consequences of bureaucracy in U.S. schools?

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Question 20

How is the development of schooling linked to economic development?

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Quiz 20: Education