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Introduction to US Education

This course introduces students to the central themes, issues, & controversies in American education. What is the purpose of “school”? How did schools begin, in the United States, & how have they evolved across time? How do children learn? How are they different from each other, & why & when should that matter? How should we teach them? & how should we structure schools & classrooms to promote learning?
Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Society & Social Sciences

Course #
HSED-UE 1005
Credits
4
Department
Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities
Liberal Arts Core
Societies and the Social Sciences

Professors

James Fraser

Professor Emeritus of History and Education

jwf3@nyu.edu

For syllabus, please email Dominic Brewer at djb16@nyu.edu.