Option #2 – Educational Policy Analysis – address all five points: A, B, C, D, a

Option #2 – Educational Policy Analysis – address all five points: A, B, C, D, and E (worth 20pts each)
Include references/quotes from our readings so far this semester
You can analyze an educational issue/policy that interests you, relating it to your own experiences/observations and our
readings/discussions in class thus far. See the list of resources in our Inquiry Assignment in Canvas and use one or more
of the links provided there.
FYI: If you chose Option #2 for your 1st Inquiry Project, you can discuss the SAME issue/policy– BUT do so through the
lens of our readings/videos/discussions since Spring Break. OR you can discuss a NEW issue/policy. It’s up to you.
A) Introduce your topic: i) Briefly state the issue/policy you’re addressing.
ii) List the issue/policy sources you’re using from the list provided on Canvas.
iii) Briefly indicate which of our readings and/or class discussions relate to this issue.
B) Explain the main points of the issue and the conflicts or questions involved (for students, parents, teachers, leaders,
communities, etc.)
C) Summarize the discussion in the policy source(s) you’re relying on. Provide a link to that source.
D) Share how this issue relates to (or contrasts with) your own experiences/observations.
Highlight statements/claims in the policy source that you think are especially important.
Provide references or quotes from our readings/videos that relate to this issue – whether in positive or negative ways.
[Consider approaching this as if you are interviewing a thinker we’ve read and/or reporting on their views.]
E) Conclude by saying how you think the issue should be addressed – and why?
Feel free to refer back to your own experiences/observations and/or our class readings/videos to strengthen your case.