1. In what ways does it benefit the government to have a database with information on students?
2. In what ways does it benefit school administors and teachers?
3. In what ways does it benefit students?
4. What kinds of hazards might ensue from so much information being collected?
5. What happens if a hacker accessed a database that included your of your Social Security Number?
6. What is Race to the Top?
7. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. ยง 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
8.Why do you think Congress passed FERPA?
9. What might be some reason the law is not being enforced?
10. Is it Constitutional for the federal government or any other entity to track our progress through and after formal education?
11. Why do you think Communist China has a policy of collecting private information on all schoolchildren (an ominous imitation of the file called dangan) including each student's performance and attitudes, from school years through employment?
12. How could citizens prevent American employeers adopting a similar practice?
13. Is it fair for Chinese employees to be rejected because of their dangan? Why or why not?
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