Theme: Education is in dire need or reformation

Theme: Education is in dire need or reformation

So now it is time for you to join the conversation by speaking back through a formal body-paragraph essay. Do you believe too many people are going to college? Think of the different perspectives you have read and heard these past few weeks. Murray says “yes, too many people are going to college,” especially for individuals with weak or limited academic ability; Rose pushes back at Murray for overlooking certain individuals like Laura and Bobby who are not given a fair shot being successful in college, so it is unfair to say that they shouldn’t go or that they will not be successful. What do you think? Directions: You will be writing a body-paragraph essay (just one body paragraph — it will be a lengthy, substantive paragraph) telling your classmates as emerging academic writers your view on a college liberal arts education — Are too many people going to college? Criteria: You must integrate at least one passage (quote) from Murray’s article and one from Rose’s chapter. In addition, you are expected to fully converse with these two authors by summarizing their main ideas, using correct in-text citation and strong signal phrases and signal verbs, and stating and elaborating why you agree and/or disagree. Please remember for this writing activity you will be required to follow the body-paragraph template to practice some important rhetorical moves that academic writers make. Again, think of sandwich template layers to help you conceptualize this conversation with your sources: PS: Although your overall topic is based on the question “Are too many people going to college?” You are to only focus on ONE THEME discussed in both readings from Charles Murray and Mike Rose. For example: education reformation or can standardized testing determine a person’s intelligence?