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Module 1-4 Blog Assignment

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Carol McLean New Jersey City University  Going Public: Literature & History American Education Deborah Woo  February 8th, 2025 Module 1 Blog Assignment Public schooling in the US has often created conflict, even though it's meant to bring people together. In Part I of School: The Story of American Public Education, we see how early leaders like Horace Mann and Noah Webster helped create the school system by focusing on education to grow informed citizens. Differences in quality and access have led to ongoing unfairness. Today, it's important to talk about how to balance teamwork and individual work in American schools. Noah Webster, the author of Webster's Dictionary, greatly impacted schooling in America. He thought that schooling was important for national identity and unity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Webster supported a common American English that was not influenced by British culture to encourage loyalty. After it was released in 1783, his Blue-Back...
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Literacy History - Blog Assignment # 1

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  Carol McLean  New Jersey City University  Going Public: Literature & History American Education Deborah Woo  January 23rd, 2025 My name is Carol McLean. I am working on getting my bachelor's degree in hospitality management, and I hope to finish in January 2026. I also have an Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts, which shows how much I love cooking and making people feel welcome. My final goal is to work at a hotel, especially the Marriott, where I can use both my cooking and management skills to make guests feel welcome. Besides school, I like to read, learn about culture background, and plan events, all of which are related to my work and career goals. I took this class because I think that learning about the social and cultural parts of reading is important for both my personal and professional growth.  My family's guidance, the moral lessons they taught me, and the chances I've had to grow mentally and morally have had a big impact on my journey to...
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Is Higher Education Worth the Price?

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Carol McLean New Jersey City University Contemporary Literacies Michelle Rosen July 14, 2024                   An in-depth analysis of higher education's benefits and growing expenses may be found in Andrea Hacker and Claudia Dreifus' essay "Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?" The authors claim that rising college enrolment rates have placed a significant financial strain on families over the past few decades, resulting in graduates taking on debt that can occasionally total six figures. They claim that once hubs of knowledge, universities have become complex institutions devoid of experience. Urgent change is required due to the growth of the higher education sector, which currently accounts for $420 billion in industry. The authors propose several crucial adjustments to address these issues. To encourage accessibility and participation in all academic subjects, their recommendations prioritize achieving universal enrollmen...
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