Below are the sources to consult for your synthesis/sourced essay. Please refer to the prompt distributed in class for more details on the particular expectations for the assignment.
- Chapter 26, Practical Argument.
- Carnevale, Anthony P, Nicole Smith and Jeff Strohl. Help Wanted. Princeton: ETS, 2010. http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/FullReport.pdf. Web (I would suggest printing pages 10-37 of the PDF — on the print page, not the actual PDF — for the “best” information here.)
- —. Weathering the Economic Storm. Princeton: ETS, 2012. http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/CollegeAdvantage.FullReport.081512.pdf
- Potter, Claire. “Should They Stay or Should They Go?: A Few Thoughts on Who is ‘Supposed’ To Be in College.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. Chronicle.com. April 14, 2011. http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/tenuredradical/2011/04/to-be-in-college-or-not-to-be-in/. Web.
- Humphreys, Debra. “Asking the Wrong Questions, Debating the Wrong Issues.” Association of American Colleges and Universities. http://blog.aacu.org/index.php/2009/11/12/asking-the-wrong-questions-debating-the-wrong-issues/. Web.
- McArdle, Megan. “Is College a Lousy Investment?” The Daily Beast (Newsweek). 9 Sept., 2012. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/09/09/megan-mcardle-on-the-coming-burst-of-the-college-bubble.html. Web.
- Matthews, Dylan. “College Is Still a Great Investment. But It’s Getting Worse.” 11 Sept., 2012. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/09/11/college-is-still-a-great-investment-but-its-getting-worse/. Web.
- “Is College Worth It?” Pew Research Center. May 15, 2011. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2011/05/higher-ed-report.pdf. Web. (If you’re printing this, I’d suggest 1-54 only.
