One concept is the importance of community in education. I engage in building communities that permits discourse, the exchange of ideas, and an opportunity for a more thoughtful way of life. Secondly, I immerse myself in experience. I see the concept of experience not as a mere activity but as an opportunity to reflect upon actions. Such adventures, however, do not remain in the hypothetical.
Ideas are knowledge only when applied.
This explains my decision to devote my career to education, an applied social science. I have faith that they lead to a love for learning and a compassion for others. Visitors and prospective students may be interested in the current orientation of these courses. The following brief vignettes describe those classes I teach at USC and represent current instructional directions and assigned texts. Students will consider the classic dilemmas of education by examining the purposes of education.