Full course description
Earn 3 credits for your prior knowledge and professional experience in the field of education. Please note: you must meet with an education advisor to have your preferred topic approved. Please get your topic approved before you register for this course.
This challenge exam explores contemporary issues in education and asks studets to reflect on their own experience as learners. The goal is to encourage students to think deeply about the purpose of education through multiple lenses -- historical, philosophical, sociological, political, and personal. By examining core beliefs about what is most important for educators to teach the next generation, students gain greater clarity about the path they will pursue within the broader field of education. For this challenge exam you will write reflective essays consisting of 3-4 well developed paragraphs each, responding to 7 topic areas that reflect core elements of the course.