Question

1.Consider the term "The Marketplace of Ideas." It is a metaphor for a "free market" exchange of ideas. Where does the Marketplace of Ideas fit into the issue of race in education? Ultimately the truth or best policy or idea will arise out of healthy competition of numerous ideas within the commonplace of society.

2.What do you think about race in the school system, at all levels, including grade school to college? Why? Have you done any research yourself on the specific arguments, the evidence available for the sides? Would knowing more information about it, help you to better decision about the educational history?

Answer 1

1. “The market place of Idea” eventually means that the individual ideas compete with each other in a workplace and anxiously evaluate them to come to a conclusion or a judgment. This concept where fresh ideas are born can happen only in an educational institution.

Every individual country has a unique way to educate its young citizen. The best way to educate a young individual is by exploring his skill sets. Instead of teaching medicine to a student, who is interested in music. It is better to train a student depending on his skill sets. By doing so, we are able to get a cluster of ideas for these skilled students. It is the responsibility of the educational institution to shape those ideas by evaluating them and encourage students to take judgment. By doing do “Market place of Ideas” will fit well in the race of education.

2. I believe race in the school system, at all levels, including grade school to college is essential. But not at the cost of loosing bonds between the students. The race between the students will train students to be better than what they were before. Simultaneously, schools and colleges should keep in mind that “greater the degree of school bonding the lesser the likelihood of involvement in delinquent activities” of a student (Cernkovich, Giordano 1992). To support my argument I am referring to the research made by Stephen A. Cernkovich and Peggy C. Giordano in 1992 called School “Bonding, Race and Delinquency” In this research researchers discuss the involvement of racism (comparison between white and black students) in the schooling system and the affect of which in delinquency and bond between the students. A similar model is also applicable in the comparison between the grading system, because, in a grading system students believe that the higher the grade superior the student is. This will affect the bonding between the students which will lead to delinquency.

Education is every students right. We should educate students about the race in the society and explain them how competive is the work place. Race in a school system should be structered in such way that it shouldnt be a burden to a sudents mental condition. Schools and colleges are the market place of ideas. We need to encourage good ideas not by discouraging bad ideas. Race in a system should be monitored and executed carefully by the lecturers, ignorance by the school autoritises may lead a student to delinquency.