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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 of History and Education, Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities

jwf3@nyu.edu

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