Choosing sources to cite within a paper or blog is always the hardest thing for me to do. For the second project in English 220, I mainly focused on Google sites and videos on YouTube to do my research. I find that simple articles or journals and videos are more useful than a sophisticated academic journal that is usually hard to follow. I have chosen the following three sources to use in my blog on No Child Left Behind:
1. The first source I found was a article from CNN Opinions by John Kline that talks about the revisions that need to be made to fix No Child Left Behind. I am confident in choosing this source because it is from a reliable site, CNN, and even though it is an opinion article, I feel that it is nonbiased because the author uses facts to backup his arguments and justify his thoughts.
2. The second source of information that I have chosen to site in my blog is a video by a person wanting to bring awareness about NCLB and the impact it has on overshadowing courses such as performing arts. This video is powerful because it shows how little people know about the act and it uses other people's opinions to justify her own. I like this video because it is powerful and conveys a very important message about No Child Left Behind.
3. The third source I found to use in my blog is a paper written by a student at a university about the effects of testing and No Child Left Behind. I chose to use this piece because it came from a student in the same position I am, wanting to learn more and bring awareness to some of the flaws in No Child Left Behind. She does a great job writing this paper because she starts with a summary of NCLB and standardized testing and then ties the two together. Click on the political cartoon for access to the paper (This link opens as a PDF).
1. The first source I found was a article from CNN Opinions by John Kline that talks about the revisions that need to be made to fix No Child Left Behind. I am confident in choosing this source because it is from a reliable site, CNN, and even though it is an opinion article, I feel that it is nonbiased because the author uses facts to backup his arguments and justify his thoughts.
2. The second source of information that I have chosen to site in my blog is a video by a person wanting to bring awareness about NCLB and the impact it has on overshadowing courses such as performing arts. This video is powerful because it shows how little people know about the act and it uses other people's opinions to justify her own. I like this video because it is powerful and conveys a very important message about No Child Left Behind.
3. The third source I found to use in my blog is a paper written by a student at a university about the effects of testing and No Child Left Behind. I chose to use this piece because it came from a student in the same position I am, wanting to learn more and bring awareness to some of the flaws in No Child Left Behind. She does a great job writing this paper because she starts with a summary of NCLB and standardized testing and then ties the two together. Click on the political cartoon for access to the paper (This link opens as a PDF).