Race and Education, sociology homework help

Read the article “What No School Can Do” by James Traub and the article “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The two articles take very different perspectives on the problem of opportunity to learn. a. Analyze the assumptions behind each argument and the data each provides to support their claims. Make sure your analysis is informed by the big ideas you have taken from across the readings for this course. Traub specifically responds to the question of schooling. Draw from across the readings, including Coates’ article, to respond to Traub’s argument. What have you learned from across the readings for the course – including Coates’ article – that inform how you respond to Traub’s assumptions and his recommendations? c. While Traub argues what no school can do, what do you take from the readings across the course about the breadth of responses that should be addressed in order to address the persistent achievement gap associated with race, ethnicity and class. Think of your response to this as a short essay and not as isolated responses to the individual questions. (Linda Darling Hammond, Psychology of Race readings, Culture Lens on Education Readings)