As discussed in the Au and Apple readings, the market is central to neoliberalism as a guiding structural mechanism and symbol. Balls Marketopia is a vision of a society governed almost completely by market principles (i.e., neoliberalism, run amok).

For this weeks prompt, Id like you to write your own real-life version of Marketopia. Take some time to really consider the context within which you work and live. Then describe the various ways that you see neoliberalisms influence. Make sure to offer detailed evidence of exactly how elements of neoliberalism are influencing specific aspects of where you work and live today (as Ball does in his fictional piece). You can also add in a description of how those contexts might look in a dystopian neoliberal dominated future.

Ball intentionally offered extreme examples to make a point (though, as he notes, some are not as extreme as one might think). In your Marketopia, your examples might be much more subtle or nuanced, so dont be afraid to subject anything and everything (no matter how seemingly insignificant) to analysis and reflection. Maybe your Marketopia is the sum-total of several micro-market influences. At the same time, you do not need to write an exhaustive description, detailing every neoliberal influence you can identify. As always, I am looking for quality and depth of analysis and description. Creativity, if done appropriately, never hurts, as well!

Make sure to discuss your own assessment of neoliberalism’s influence on school and society. Does the neoliberal influence improve school and society? Or is it destructive or damaging? Maybe both? How and why?

Overall, for this Critical Response Paper, I will be looking for evidence that you understand:

  • what neoliberalism is;
  • how neoliberalism manifests in school and society broadly;
  • how neoliberalism is or could be impacting your communities and schools specifically; and
  • your appraisal of those impacts.

As stated in the course syllabus:

The minimum length requirement for each Critical Response Paper is one single-spaced page (with one-inch margins and size 12 font). The page minimum does not include a cover page, cover page material, and references page. Citation and reference formatting must adhere to the APA guidelines, 7th edition. Failure to follow the above length and formatting requirements (including APA) will negatively impact the grades for the papers.


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