This assignment will allow you to put together what we've learned from the Education and Race/Ethnicity modules. In these lessons, I have taught you that inequality is structured by powerful groups that categorize people and rank them. Inequality is NOT biological.
Assignment
Write an essay that critiques biological determinism as a theory to explain racioethnic differences in education. To provide evidence to support this claim, please refer to the NCES analysis of dropout rates by race/ethnicity for 2010 and 2020. This evidence reveals that across the decade, major changes have occurred in dropout rates - these cannot be due to biology.
Click on the link below which will take you to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) page on dropout rates of 16-24 year-olds by racioethnicity for two years, 2010 and 2020.
NCES dropout ratesLinks to an external site.
Requirements
The essay will be a standard argument essay with no fewer than 4 paragraphs.
- The first paragraph will introduce your claim.
- The second paragraph will discuss biological determinism (this may be found in the Education chapter).
- The third paragraph will discuss how the NCES analysis challenges this theory of biological determinism.
- The fourth paragraph is your conclusion.
I use the rubric below to grade.
Rubric
Racioethnic Patterns on Educaton
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduced ClaimThe essay introduced the main idea. |
| 25 pts | ||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDiscussed Biological DeterminismThe essay thoroughly discussed biological determinism. |
| 25 pts | ||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUses NCES evidenceThe essay correctly uses the NCES analysis to discredit the theory of biological determinism. |
| 25 pts | ||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusionLogically concludes the inappropriateness of biological determinism based on the NCES evidence. |
| 25 pts | ||
Total Points: 100 |
Please follow all instruction and no ai or plagiarism. Professor is a very rough grader and I need this to be close to perfect.