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Question 1. First, give a brief explanation of the following three theories and compare/contrast them regarding their views on American schooling in general: Functionalist (consensus) Theory, Conflict (revisionist) Theory, and Critical Race Theory.
-explain what the model minority theory (MMT)
-evaluate and critique MMT using one of the three theories above.
-In your evaluation of MMT,discuss how MMT has affected the Asian American community and other ethnic groups in the U.S. You may need to address how stereotypes against AA (e.g., perpetual foreigner stereotype, yellow peril image, model minority stereotype) can be used to justify hate crimes against AA community during the Covid19 pandemic.
Question 2. In United States public schools, educational inequality issues have been discussed since the Supreme court mandated school desegregation in 1954. Despite this new mandate, students of color make up the majority population of poor inner-city schools while white students constitute the majority of suburban or private schools.
Explain and discuss these issues focusing on the following elements:
-how racial segregation has resurfaced
-how this phenomenon has negatively affected inner-city schools
- suggest how we, as teachers and policy makers, can help alleviate educational inequalities for students of color who reside in poor neighborhood.