Reflecting on your Education

What is the purpose of education? What do you think are the three most important goals of education? Did your primary and/or secondary education meet these three goals? Provide specific examples from your own education.

For Thursday

For Thursday, please read or reread "The Brain in Love." Don't worry about reading the essays by Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglass. We will read those essays for next Tuesday.

I am also pushing back the deadlines for Essay 3. The draft for Essay 3 is not due on Thursday. I will be handing out a revised syllabus on Thursday that will show all of the updated deadlines for your readings and assignments.

The members of group 1(Gender Roles) should be ready to give their presentation to the class on Thursday.

Class Canceled on Tuesday

I will be canceling class on Tuesday due to a death in the family.

We will return to class on Thursday, October 16th.

Neighborhood

Describe what it looks and feels like to walk around your neighborhood. Use vivid imagery that appeals to all of the senses.

Hint: This could also serve as your introductory paragraph for Essay 3.

Writing for an Audience

Pick a topic that you are passionate about, and write a short persuasive essay (two paragraphs) for a specific magazine, newspaper, or website (ex: New York Times, Time, Rolling Stone, Salon etc.) Don't forget to post the name of the source.

Counterargument

Pick one of the essays that we have read for this unit, and write a counterargument where you refute one or two of the main points from that essay.

Suggestions:

"Being A Man"
"Why Boys Don't Play with Dolls"
"Men, Women, Sex and Darwin"

VP Debate

Did you watch the VP debate? If so, what was your response? Who do you think came out on top? Support your assertions.