Week 3: Seeing like a State & the American Education Political System

Note: We may not have class on Thu. 9/17, instead we will have our first #CritEdPol Twitter Chat

Readings:
Scott, J.C. Seeing like a State. Introduction & Chapter 4 (skim)

Trouillot, M. (2001). The Anthropology of the State in the Age of Globalization: Close Encounters of the Deceptive Kind. Current Anthropology,42(1), 125–138. http://doi.org/10.1086/318437

Kirst, M. W., & Wirt, F. M. (2009). The Political Dynamics of American Education – 4th (Fourth edition). Richmond, CA: McCutchan Pub Corp. (Chapter 1 & 2)

Assignments (Due Fri 9/18):

Chester 101 Reflection Blog (Post on WordPress site on Moodle)