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Evaluate: Politics in Education Article
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 * Name of article: (link)
 * Politics in education
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen this article because I am very interested in American politics, it was always my favorite subject in not only high school but college. I am actually a Public Administration major and I have always loved learning new things on current and previous politics alike, history is very important to learn about, so I respect this article and I think its good thus far, it just needs more information.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, the Lead includes an introductory sentence, that clearly describes the article's topic.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * The Lead does include a brief description of the three articles that are within the text.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes, but its to provide context to the overall arching theme of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise and is just detailed enough to give extra needed information.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, they are relevant to the study of politics in education.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, but they are not current dates as far as the article goes. Ive always been told for it to be within the last 10 years for it to be up-to-date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Yes, but by no means is this article ready to publish quite yet, however it is off to a good start.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
 * Not really but It kind of mentions how every level of school systems there are macro and micro politics.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, its more of an informative article, than anything else.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No, it doesn't seem to be heavily biased to a specific position, as I mentioned before its more of an informative article at this point than a persuasive article.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * I think the author is creating this due to the underrepresented education of politics in schools.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * It appears that the article wants people to be aware of the difference between "Politics of Education" and "Politics in Education". But it seems to lean more to the side of "Politics in Education" rather than "Politics of Education".

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, with the information provided in article it does appear to have secondary sources of information.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes, they are thorough and they do reflect the literature of the topic, especially the definitions listed within the article.
 * Are the sources current?
 * As I mentioned before they are decently current, they are not within the last ten years which is what I have always been told to look for when in search of a good article for any paper, but the articles given seem to be relevant and match up with the overall notion of Politics in Education.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Yes, they are written by diverse authors, and yes they do include historical information on the topic at hand, this article overall is good, it just needs more information.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * I checked a few links and some work, however there are some that don't take me to a direct article and that would be nice to be able to read the full article to grasp a better understanding.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * It is somewhat easy to read, however I feel like there is some much needed information missing that would help the article flow a bit better when reading it.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No exact spelling errors from what I can see, but in the title of Politics in Education, I did see that the E in education is not capitalized as it should be because it is a title.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, it is well organized and broken down into sections that are reflecting major points in the topic, however it just needs more background info, and less technical info, this way more readers can follow along with the article and fully understand.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Not quite yet, I do not see any images included at this time, but i'm sure they will be there soon once the article is completed.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * As mentioned above there are no images quite yet in this article. Not applicable.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Not applicable.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Not applicable.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Ive seen how in certain teacher's teaching there is a way that is appropriate and inappropriate, for example in an article I read recently a teacher played a game on colonialism with students teaching them about the Berlin conference and the teacher allowed them to play rock, paper, scissors and whoever won got to go to the board and take down a piece of Africa. Therefore, conversations like this lead to this topic of Politics in Education.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It's rated an academic discipline.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It only enhances why it's so important to know and discuss history because history will always be there, we cant erase what happened but we can improve our future for the better of our society.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Good
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Its definitions, are very articulate.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * By adding background info and making it overall better, but its off to a great start.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I would say its underdeveloped just because not enough information is given. Its a little confusing to read.

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