Legacy Admissions Annotated Bibliography

1. Author’s Name: Elizabeth F. Farrell

Title of article: When Legacies are a College’s Lifeblood

Name of scholarly Journal: The Chronicles of Higher Education

Volume and Number: 53

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Where you accessed database: TC3, Dryden, New York

Data of access: February 22, 2009

URL: http://ezproxy.tc3.edu:2156/weekly/v53/i20/20a03301.htm

Author’s argument: The author argues that “legacy admissions are vital for the institution’s living and that by doing so it does not compromise efforts to create a diverse class.”

Credibility: The author has worked for the education of children with disabilities in New York City since the early 1900s. Elizabeth Farrell has written several journal articles such as Admissions Deans Dish on their Jobs, and the Changing Face of a Student Aid.

This article can be of use to write my essay because it talks about the importance of legacy admissions for colleges. It describes that many institutions are seeking out academically qualified legacies more aggressively than ever before, hoping to raise their prestige and attract more high-achieving students.

2. Author’s Name: George Leef

Title of article: When Legacy Admissions - Affirmative Action for the Rich

Name of scholarly Journal: The John William Pope Center

Data of access: February 23, 2009

URL: http://www.popecenter.org/clarion_call/article.html?id=1966

Author’s argument: This is a subjective article. The author is against legacy admissions because he claims that it promotes unfairness.

Credibility: George Leef is vice president for research for the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carroll College (Waukesha, WI) and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law. He was a Vice President of the John Locke Foundation until the Pope Center became independent in 2003. Prior to joining the Locke Foundation, he was president of Patrick Henry Associates, a consulting firm in Michigan dedicated to assisting others in advocating free markets, minimal government, private property and individual rights. He has served as book review editor of The Freeman, an educational free market magazine published by the Foundation for Economic Education, since 1997, and has published numerous articles in The Freeman, Reason, The Free Market, Cato Journal, The Detroit News, Independent Review, and Regulation.



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It is interesting because it introduces a new perspective to the argument. It enforces the idea that legacy admission promotes an unfair advantage to those who might be less capable.

Single-Sex Education Essay #2

SINGLE-SEX EDUCATION













English 101
Professor Seth Sircoff
February 13, 2009

There are many schools that practice single-sex education. Same-sex schools adopt this system to enhance educational value, and to maximize instructive skills. Although co-educational schooling is most common, it is important to take same-sex education as an alternative method of teaching. Many studies indicate that it can be advantageous for both genders; therefore, it is significant to take it into account.

One great misconception regarding single sex-education is that same sex schools are segregated in order to enforce the expected roles of men and women. However, the soul purpose of single-sex schools is to generate well-educated students. Same-sex schooling throws out any distractions that are eminent in normal schools and, therefore, can focus merely on education. According to Kristin Caplice’s article in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, The Case for Public Single-Sex Education, there are numerous advantages to a same-sex school. The article states that students have no sexual distractions. The absence of male students creates a more academic and competitive atmosphere for girls, and the absence of girls creates a more responsible and committed ambiance for males. It is also important to say that same-sex schools allow administrators and teachers the freedom to structure an educational program accordingly to both genders, in a curriculum tailored to the divergent needs and interests of boys and girls.

However, in Same-Sex Classes are a Step Back, Ellen Goodman states that co-ed schools are the best alternative for education. She says that we live in a society where both genders are constantly interacting, and that youth should be ready to face the world we live in. Also, in Single-sex Schooling: Is it just a ‘class act’? Georgina Tsolidis states that same sex schooling is more beneficial for females than for men. Nevertheless, boys tend to do better in co-educational schools because girls influence boys when it comes to responsibility and constancy.

Successful education is necessary in every aspect. It is important that parents be aware that there is an alternative to co-educational studies. Same-sex education can be valuable for both genders; therefore, parents should enroll their children in the school that is best suited to their needs.




WORKS CITED

Caprice, Kristin S. The Case for Public Single-Sex Education, 18 Harv. J.L. Pub. Pol'y 227, 239 (1994).

Tsolidis, Georgin. Single-sex Schooling: Is it just an Act? Gender & Education; Mar2006, Vol. 18 Issue 2

SingleSex Education Essay

There are various schools in the world which adopt the single-sex education system to enhance educational value. Same-sex education has always been a controversial subject; nevertheless, many studies indicate that it can be advantageous for both genders.

One great misconception of single sex-education is that they are segregated to recognize the proper roles of men and women. However, single-sex school’s soul purpose is to generate well-educated students. According to Kristin Caplice’s Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy article, there are numerous advantages to a same-sex school. The article states that students have no sexual distractions. The absence of male students creates a more academic and competitive atmosphere for girls, and the absence of girls creates a more responsible and committed ambiance for males. It is also important to say that same-sex schools allow freedom to structure an educational program accordingly to both genders, who are interested in learning things at different times.

However, Ellen Goodman’s article, Same-Sex Classes are a Step Back, states that co-ed schools are the best alternative for education. Her article claims that we live in a society where both genders are constantly interacting, and that youth should be ready to face the world we live in. Also, according to Georgina Tsolidis’ article, Single-sex Schooling: Is it just a ‘class act’? she states that same sex schooling is more beneficial for females than for men. On the other hand, boys tend to do better on co-educational schools because girls influence boys, even when this disadvantages females.

The need for successful education is necessary in every aspect. It is important that parents are conscious of an alternative to co-educational studies. Same-sex education can be valuable for both genders; therefore, parents should enroll their kids in the school that is best suited for their needs.
suited for their needs.

Annotated Bibliography

Caprice, Kristin S. The Case for Public Single-Sex Education, 18 Harv. J.L. Pub. Pol'y 227, 239 (1994).

I actually could not find much information on her credibility. However, I googled Harvard Journal Law and Public Policy, and it is one of nation’s leading forum for conservative and libertarian legal scholarship. The journal is a highly-praised for its research and editing ability. The articles talks about the advantages and disadvantages of single-sex education.


Tsolidis, Georgin. Single-sex Schooling: Is it just an Act? Gender & Education; Mar2006, Vol. 18 Issue 2

The author has written a book called Education into the 21st Century: Dangerous Terrain for Women? in the year 2000. She has also written several articles such as: Asymetric information. public goods, and central control: A critique of the West Review's education policy, and also, Devolution and choice in education: The School, the state and the market which is a review.

Response to Reading Chapter 2

In this chapter, the author wants us to see that there are different purposes for writing a paper. It also teaches us how to identify each type of writing and how to write them. The author emphasizes the fact that we have to be careful with the articles we choose, we must be sure the author is trustworthy. The author should have credibility in what he writes.

This chapter helps us summarize and evaluate information. It also talks in depth of the different persuasive strategies which are very helpful and come in handy for writing an essay.