Assignment task:
In a well-developed, argumentative essay, examine the role of education in society. What role does education play in modern society? What distinctions do you draw between education and indoctrination? Does education always include an element of indoctrination? If not, how can one differentiate between the two? Explain.
For this essay, you must cite our two core readings from the education/indoctrination module of the class (Plato, Marx, and Newman); in addition, you must use the film The Matrix in a central way, probably as an allegorical representation of education and/or indoctrination.
Requirements:
Thesis-driven (explicit thesis statement as the controlling idea for your essay)
Argument must feature a close analysis of the required readings/film
Paragraphs organized around your own ideas, with synthesized evidence from our sources
1 outside source from a peer reviewed periodical