Taking+an+Approach+-+Education+Essay

Taking an Approach - Education Essay

141- Create your “Education Essay” due Thursday October 27th.

Taking an Approach: Construct an essay that contributes to the conversation between our assigned texts. Consider your essay as an extension of what we have read. In doing so, you will be forwarding certain ideas and countering others. You are designing a place for further conversation. Ask yourself after reading these texts, what else could be said? In other words, why do these assigned texts matter, and what is the next step in the conversation? As you construct your contribution, ask yourself, so what? Why? How?

Essay requirements
 * Essay must be typed, double spaced, size 12 font, and cited MLA format


 * Length – 3-5 pages


 * Essay is due on Oct. 27th. This gives you a week to work on this. Tuesday, the 25th will be writing workshop day, use the class to work on essay, get help from me, work with peers on editing, etc. Do not turn in a first draft, hot off the computer. I can tell when the ink is wet!!!


 * You must use at least three of the texts you read: My Ishmael, Quinn on schooling, Literacy with and Attitude (Finn), Against School (Gatto), Banking Concept (Friere), Aristotle, Zen and the Art…(Pirsig), and Homework article. Also I will give you a handout that defines domesticating and liberating eduction. You may also use “Dangerous Minds.” All of these must be cited properly. On my wiki you will find Owl Purdue Writing Lab if you have citation questions


 * No five paragraph essays, no “due to” or “because.” Make me barf. What I should see is “I.” This is your writing project now; I care about what YOU think.