The School System Should be Changed

Source: http://blogs.edweek.org

• The economic principle (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.I will explore is :   Institutions are the “rules of the game” that influence choices.   
• The overall question I will research to help explore the economic principle is:  What institutions have shaped today’s education and how can it be changed?  
• 3-4 subquestions that will help me answer my overall research question are:
•  How does the “let’s pretend game” influence students utility and incentives in school?
•  What schools do things differently to make school better?
• What is wrong with the school system?
• Links to 3-4 reliable resources that can help answer the research question: [all articles can be found in print]
• “The Case Against Grades” by:Alfie Kohn  
• “What Do Schools Produce” by:Sarah Knop
• “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” by:Neil Postman
• “Modern-Day Segregation in Public Schools” by: Sonia Kohliquartz