Disruption Themes for English 1A and 1C
English 1A
One. College, Future Jobs and Passion Hypothesis
Support or refute Cal Newport’s claim that the Passion Hypothesis is both a misguided and dangerous idea.
Develop argumentative thesis about what colleges and college students need to do to remain relevant in a changing economy.
“Why Nerds and Nurses Are Taking Over the US Economy”
“A Peek at Future Jobs Shows Growing Economic Divides”
“Will Robots Take Our Children’s Jobs?”
“The 50 Best Jobs in America, According to the Glassdoor”
8 College Majors with Great Job Prospects
Best College Majors for Highest Paying Jobs
“Does It Matter Where You Go to College?”
Best 10 Cities for Job Seekers
“Millennials Didn’t Kill the Economy”
Bryan Caplan in The Atlantic
“How Can Today’s College Students Future-Proof Their Careers?”
“This Is the Future of College”
“What the Privileged Poor Can Teach Us”
“Why Aren’t College Students Using Career Services?”
“Colleges Really Need to Rethink the Career Advice They Deliver”
Two. Temp work (book Temp?)
Three. Automated Automobiles
Four. Weaponized Misinformation of Social Media (LikeWar P.W. Singer and Emerson Brooking)
“Social Media Is Revolutionizing Warfare”
“Security and the Weaponization of Misinformation”
“The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online”
“Social Media Has Become a Global Battlefield”
Five could be based on essays, “greatest hits” from last syllabus.
English 1C
One. Harari on Cognitive Revolution and Hunters and Gatherers Vs. Agricultural Society
Two. Various topics from second half of Harari’s book Sapiens
Three. Universal Basic Income
Annie Lowry’s Give People Money and The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang
Four. Tribalism
Them by Ben Sasse
Five. Bullshit Jobs
Alternative:
War between liberal democracy and totalitarianism
The Road to Unfreedom
Alternative:
State of Affairs: Is author committing a slippery slope of moral relativism leading to immorality?
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