COURSE OVERVIEW:This course provides a critical overview of historical, intellectual, social and political foundations of American education.Emphasis on analysis of deferring views regarding the relationship of public schools and American society. More than that, the course explores current controversies that will impact schools and teachers in the years ahead. GENERAL EDUCATION: This course satisfies the second level requirement for General Education, Curricular Area 4: Social Institutions and Behavior. To receive general ed credit, you must have taken the appropriate foundations level course; Cluster One: Institutions. TEACHER LICENSE: All students who wish to receive a teacher’s license upon graduation should enroll in this course. This is considered a “gateway” course to teacher education and is a required part of the teacher ed sequence.
Welcome to TECA 1301
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course provides a critical overview of historical, intellectual, social and political foundations of American education. Emphasis on analysis of deferring views regarding the relationship of public schools and American society. More than that, the course explores current controversies that will impact schools and teachers in the years ahead.GENERAL EDUCATION: This course satisfies the second level requirement for General Education, Curricular Area 4: Social Institutions and Behavior. To receive general ed credit, you must have taken the appropriate foundations level course; Cluster One: Institutions.
TEACHER LICENSE: All students who wish to receive a teacher’s license upon graduation should enroll in this course. This is considered a “gateway” course to teacher education and is a required part of the teacher ed sequence.