Program Orientation and Scholar Writing

Module Six | Assignment: Position Paper

Position Paper (Program Assessment)
For this assignment, you will be tackling a controversial issue in the field of education. You will choose a topic from the following list:
Should the Curriculum Be Standardized for All?

Do Public Schools Have Grounds to Punish Students for Their Off-Campus Online Speech?

Can the Common Core State Standards Be Successful?
Is There Support for Arming Teachers in Schools?

Has the Time Arrived for Universal Preschool?
Does Homework Matter?

Should the Government Prohibit the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Schools?
Should There Be No-Zero Grading Policies in Schools

Is the “21st Century Skills” Movement Practical?
Does Funding Improve Student Achievement?

Should Electronic Textbooks Replace Print Textbooks?
Should Charter Schools Be Expanded?

Is the Use of Technology Changing How Teachers Teach and Students Learn?
I have provided two selected readings on each of the topics above – the two readings provide opposing views on the topic. Once you have selected a topic, you will be responsible for reading both sides of each issue, then writing a 3-page paper that contains 3 parts.

Part 1 – introduce the topic
Part 2 – decide on which side of the debate you fall and provide a clear rationale for your decision (obviously citing the provided readings). This portion of the paper should be ~1 page in length.

Part 3 – of the paper requires you to explain the side of the argument with which you disagree. You do not need to advocate for the opposing position; however, you need to provide an unbiased, objective explanation of why people feel differently than you on the topic. (obviously citing the provided readings). This portion of the paper should also be ~1 page in length.
In addition to referencing the readings I have provided, you are required to pull in a minimum of 3 external resources (1 of those sources MUST be from a peer-reviewed journal) to include in your paper.

The paper must be written in APA style (title page, citation formatting, reference page, running head, page numbers, etc.)
You are welcome to choose a topic that is not included on the list if you get approval from me first. You are responsible for identifying all references if you are approved for a topic that is not on the list. Thus, you will need to find at least one reference that supports your side of the topic and a reference that opposes your belief. Also, you will need three additional references, one of which must be from a peer-reviewed journal.

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: (1) selecting a view on a controversial topic based on the quality of the supporting literature is a critical skill for leaders, and (2) examining a controversial topic from the opposing perspective is a valuable critical thinking skill.

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