Teaching and Learning

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EDU 2207.01 Teaching and Learning

Bryan Duff

Sigmund Freud once described teaching as "impossible." This impossible profession will be explored by examining questions such as: What is teaching? What is learning? What is the purpose of education? What roles do teachers and students play in this process? Through reading a wide variety of works by educational theorists, we will develop a historical perspective on movements and approaches to education (including progressivism, behaviorism, constructivism, and traditional liberal education) while learning to unpack assumptions and analyze arguments. Ultimately, through analytical reading and writing, students will articulate their own visions of who they want to be as teachers.

This course is required for students in the Master of Arts in Teaching programs and is open to all Bennington College students.

Prerequisites: None

Credits: 4

Time: M, Th 4:10 - 6pm