[BLOCK 3] AP Lang FRQ #3 - Purpose of Education

In the following passage from the essay "The Talented Tenth" (1903), American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois spends time defining what the purpose of education is NOT. Read the passage carefully. Then write an essay that argues your position on what the true purpose of education should be.

"[T]he training of men is a difficult and intricate task. Its technique is a matter for educational experts, but its object is for the vision of seers. If we make money the object of man-training, we shall develop money-makers but not necessarily men; if we make technical skill the object of education, we may possess artisans but not, in nature, men."

In your response you should do the following:

• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position.
• Provide specific & concrete evidence to support your line of reasoning.
• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.

Write a defensible thesis or claim that answers the prompt and contains a line of reasoning.

Write the 1st topic sentence that contains an argument or mini-claim to support your thesis.

Identify the 1st example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).

Identify the 2nd example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).

Write the 2nd topic sentence that contains an argument or mini-claim to support your thesis.

Identify the 3rd example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).

Identify the 4th example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).

Congrats! You're almost done. Write a concluding remark that restates or extends the thesis.