Week 1 Discussion

  • 10 Sentence (minimum) Response:

  • Several contemporary issues will be covered in this course, but as you work through the readings for this week that look back on the history of education in the United States, including the importance of it and the difference in the way the U.S. educational system functions when compared to Europe, consider what might be the most pressing issue facing education in the United States. What will have to be addressed in the next five years? 

  • Identify the issue you believe to be the most pressing and explain why you believe it to be the most pressing. Be sure to provide a rationale and support for your explanation with academic sources. Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates posts. Do you agree that the pressing educational issue identified is an important and urgent one? Why or why not?