Topic: The differences between the education system in the United States and the education system in Britain.
Thesis: Because studies in Britain are generally more narrowly focused and in depth than studies in the United States, which tend to cover more subject areas and don’t go into as much detail, the structure of Britain’s education system is preferable to that of the United States.
Goal:
In this paper, I want to convince the reader that the education system in the United States can be improved. I will do this by comparing the United States’ education system to Britain’s. I will also provide suggestions as to how this can be done.
Outline:
1) Provide statistics to show which states in the US have education departments that are below standards.
a) Which states have school systems that are not in need of improvement?
b) Which states have school systems that are in need of improvement?
2) Compare/contrast secondary education drop out rates in Britain vs. the United States
a) Show statistics for drop out rates in Britain
b) Show statistics for drop out rates in the United States
c) Compare
3) Compare/contrast education requirements in Britain vs. the United States
a) List education requirements in Britain
b) List education requirements in the United States
c) Compare
4) Compare/contrast course curriculums in Britain vs. the United States
a) Provide rough course curriculum in Britain
b) Provide rough course curriculum in the United States
c) Compare
5) Compare/contrast government funding for grades K-12 and for post-secondary education in both countries
a) Where does funding come from for grades K-12 in Britain?
b) Where does funding come from for grades K-12 in the United States?
c) Where does post-secondary education come from in Britain?
d) Where does post-secondary education come from in the United States?
e) Compare
6) Compare/contrast overall job openings for someone from Britain vs. someone from the United States
a) How many available job opportunities are there for high school graduates in Britain?
b) How many available job opportunities are there for high school graduates in the United States?
c) How many available job opportunities are there for college graduates in Britain?
d) How many available job opportunities are there for college graduates in the United States?
e) Compare
I'm a little late to talk about the thesis, but I felt that it left me a little lost. Your topic is very interesting though, and your outline was okay, but it could have been a little more detailed.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason when you copied and pasted, it kept inserting that weird link, so I was a little lost while trying to navigate your outline. I think roman numberals and bullets are appropriate for outlines. Looks like you have a lot of good points though!
ReplyDeleteyou should look at how much the average drop out gets paid and see if there is more incentive in the US to drop out or not.
ReplyDeleteGood.
ReplyDelete-Candace