Question:
In "How the Kahn Academy is Changing the Rules of Education," Thompson notes that educators "are beginning to realize that when it comes to simply explaining something, there's probably someone [online] who's doing it better," and instead they should "focus...on offering the sort of fine-grained, personalized help that only a live teacher can offer" (PAGE). However, Gill and Schlossman point out that there are problems of individualization, time constraints, and scheduling; and Marzano and Pickering point out issues of grade level, time spent on homework, and parent involvement. Even at Harvard, there are problems with implementation, and students' course reviews are not enthusiastic (AUTHOR, PAGE).
How could personalized approaches like those in the Thompson essay and the Berret essay address the problems with homework reform raised by all the essays in the reading set?
Your essay in response to either one of the questions, must quote and/or paraphrase and work directly with material from all four essays in this reading set. In addition, define and employ key terms that seem to be central to the arguments of your sources and, therefore, to your argument as well. Primary among these key terms is "homework." Other key terms that might help you with your argument are: homework reform movement; child-centered school; individualized instruction; individualized homework; homework abolition; graduated homework assignments; 10-minute rule; "flipping"; customized; one-on- one tutoring; mastery-based learning; school reform.
Note:
It is essential that you include in your essay specific references to all four essays in the reading set. You must attribute any material that you summarize, quote, or paraphrase to its source (using the page numbers of the reading set for quotations and paraphrases). Base your essay on the information contained in the set of readings, not on your own life experience, on outside readings (including the internet), or on courses you have taken. However, your own ideas and thinking are necessary and important.
Evaluation Area 1: Critical Thinking Demonstrated by Effectively Using Your Own Ideas
1. Develop a clear central idea, hypothesis, or thesis throughout the whole essay.
2. Integrate "source" materials into your argument.
3. Organize your argument in a clear and appropriate sequence to support your thesis, hypothesis or central idea.
Evaluation Area 2: Critical Reading Demonstrated by Effectively Using Multiple Sources
4. Identification, Summary, and Definition of the key terms or categories of classification that have been developed in the reading set.
5. Analysis and Evaluation of the key ideas and or arguments in the multiple sources.
6. Synthesize a key theme or idea that is developed in the multiple sources.
Evaluation Area 3: Elements of Writing Demonstrated by Effective Use of Paragraphs and Sentences
7. Organize your paragraphs both globally and locally.
8. Sentence level effectiveness and clarity
Attachment:- Evaluation Criteria and reading.rar