Based on class text/readings, class lectures, and class materials (including videos) select ONE out of the following four essay topics. In a minimum of 300 words, create and articulate a strong and clear detailed response, providing information and examples to fully explain the question selected. Please number your essay by the number #1-4 of each essay in the list below. Your essay should be clearly written, using appropriate grammar, correct spelling, and proper citations. Your essay should be well-organized and maintain focus on the question. Proper citation entails placing quotation marks around any direct quotes you pull from the book with a reference to the page(s) from which the quote was drawn. If you are paraphrasing material in your textbook, you should indicate the page(s) from which you are paraphrasing at the end of the paraphrased content.
It is recommended that you use the format below; view the link to find out more:
APA: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Select and answer ONE of the questions below:
Discuss the contributions of Durkheim and Weber and the relevance of their views for understanding education today.
Discuss the advantages of an open systems approach and apply this framework to analyzing an educational issue of your choice.
Durkheim argued that moral values are the foundation of the social order, and that schools are important in instilling such values in children. Is it truly possible to use school curriculum to shape or change the moral values of children? Is “moral instruction consistent with the goal of teaching basic skills?
Using Weber’s concept of “status cultures,” who are the “insiders” and who are the outsiders in the public-school system?
