The foundation for all academic programs is a strong general education curriculum designed to enable students to develop communication and critical thinking skills and to acquire the broad and varied perspectives essential for understanding today s world.
Orientation provides an overview of the teacher s role in the American system of education.
Observations in schools with a journal of observations, including an interview with a classroom teacher are required. These observational experiences should assist students in gaining knowledge of the necessary skills required for teaching. These objectives are designed to provide enough practical information about teaching as a profession so that students can make wise vocational choices and better plan their subsequent professional preparation. As an academic discipline, education foundations includes the historical, philosophical, political, and social bases of American education. It represents the theoretical or academic portion of the course and includes major thinkers, themes, and ideas about education.