A Member of Your School Board Gives an Impassioned Speech

question 69

Essay

A member of your school board gives an impassioned speech regarding the need for "a dollar's worth of learning for every dollar spent." "The children of today are rarely challenged," he asserts."We need to promote accelerated programs." For the next hour,he outlines a plan to introduce algebra in the sixth grade,physics in the seventh grade,reading in the preschool,and skipping grades for any student who scores at the 60th percentile on the State standardized achievement test.Some people in the audience look skeptical,others show strong displeasure,but a surprising number appear to agree with the sentiments expressed.
A)Argue for or against the proposed program drawing from the ideas of (a)Piaget,(b)Erikson,and (c)Kohlberg.

• A)Argue for or against the proposed program drawing from the ideas of (a)Piaget,(b)Erikson,and (c)Kohlberg.

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