Operation Varsity

by / On February 2, 2022 / In English and Literature, Undergraduate

please view the film, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, on Netflix.

ONLY CHOOSE ONE PROMPT TO WRITE ABOUT
After viewing the film, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, please join this discussion. If you do not have a Netflix account, please send me a quick email. I have alternate viewing options for you.

Here are some prompts. Choose one prompt. Respond to at least two peers.

1. Connect this film to the concept of literacy sponsorship we discussed in Unit 1. As a reminder, Deborah Brandt defines a literacy sponsor as any agent local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy- and gain advantage by it in some way.

2. Consider the podcast, “Three Miles.” What connections can you make between the film and the podcast episode?

3. What is your view? Is the college admissions scandal detailed in this film an isolated incident or is it representative of a wider systemic problem in college admissions?

4. Why is college admissions such a big deal to some? Why does it matter so much which college their children attend?

5. Is there anything you noticed or any flashpoint/quote that stood out? Share the quote and discuss.

6. Any other general reflection?