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4200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
Education
28. Do we need a new way to teach math?
29. Does class size matter?
1. Is cheating getting worse?
30. Should all students get equal space in a
2. Should students be able to grade their teachers?
yearbook?
3. Does your school hand out too many a’s?
31. Is prom worth it?
4. Should middle school students be drug tested?
32. How important are parent-teacher conferences?
5. Should reading and math be taught in gym class
33. Should all children be able to go to preschool?
too?
34. Should colleges use admissions criteria other
6. How seriously should we take standardized
than sat scores and grades?
tests?
35. What criteria should be used in awarding
7. How well do you think standardized tests
scholarships for college?
measure your abilities?
36. Do you support affirmative action?
8. Do you spend too much time preparing for
37. Do college rankings matter?
standardized tests?
38. How necessary is a college education?
9. Should schools offer cash bonuses for good test
39. Should engineers pay less for college than English
scores?
majors?
10. Should we rethink how long students spend in
high school?
Technology and Social Media
11. Do schools provide students with enough
40. Are the web filters at your school too restrictive?
opportunities to be creative?
41. Does technology make us more alone?
12. What are you really learning at school?
42. Are you distracted by technology?
13. How important is arts education?
43. Do apps help you or just waste your time?
14. Does gym help students perform better in all
44. Do you spend too much time on smart phones
their classes?
playing ‘stupid games’?
15. Who should be able to see students’ records?
45. Has Facebook lost its edge?
16. Are children of illegal immigrants entitled to a
46. Does Facebook ever make you feel bad?
public education?
47. Should what you say on Facebook be grounds for
17. What is the right amount of group work in
getting fired?
school?
48. Should people be allowed to obscure their
18. Is your school day too short?
identities online?
19. Do you think a longer school calendar is a good
49. What should the punishment be for acts of
idea?
cyberbullying?
20. Should the dropout age be raised?
50. Is online learning as good as face-to-face
21. Should students be allowed to skip senior year of
learning?
high school?
51. Do your teachers use technology well?
22. How does your school deal with students who
52. Should tablet computers become the primary
misbehave?
way students learn in class?
23. Should schools be allowed to use corporal
53. Can cellphones be educational tools?
punishment?
54. Should computer games be used for classroom
24. How big a problem is bullying or cyberbullying in
instruction?
your school or community?
55. How young is too young for an iPhone?
25. How should schools address bullying?
56. Should companies collect information about
26. Should schools put tracking devices in students’
you?
id cards?
57. Would you trade your paper books for digital
27. What do you think of grouping students by ability
versions?
in schools?
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