PHIL V2100

5 weekly response papers, 1 textual response paper, 1 midterm 6-8 pages, 1 final 6-8 pages. Participation is a must. If you miss a class, you have to make it up by writing a 1 page paper.

Not bad at all. You have to be a "discussion leader" at least three times during the semester, which consists of just being on top of the reading for that day and having a few discussion questions for the class. The weekly reading is very manageable. There are two essays and a final exam, but my semester he literally cancelled the final last minute and just sent it to us as a take-home exam.

Participation (but very relaxed...you'll want to participate because the discussions are so interesting and appealing to nearly everyone), one 5-page philosophy paper on your personal personal educational experience/theory, a teaching session on one of the readings with a couple other people, one 7-9 page concept paper on one of the readings/philosophers, and a presentation on something educationally related (a concept, method, study, etc.) that we did not talk about. This could be integrated into your concept paper.

2 papers and an oral report. no midterm or final. reasonable amount of really interesting readings.

readings and posts for every class (sometimes he'll announce a lecture outside of class relating to the class and if you go and post about it, it counts for 3 posts. Definitely take advantage of those opportunities even if you only go for a little-and post about the little information you go) 2 papers (2nd one counts more than the 1st) midterm and final (He gives you questions that you prepare the answers for and then only 5/10 are on the test. Do it in a group!!!)

I was really excited to take this class after receiving the syllabus because the readings seemed enjoyable and interesting. However, this class is all based on you and your classmates. The professor pretty much sits at the front and facilitates the discussion. When I approached her for help prior to the midterm, she simply waved me away, telling me to just work on whatever I had. Basically, it all depends on your understanding and grasping of the material. If you understand and like educational philosophy, like Rousseau's Emile (which is what the class generally revolves around), then you'll enjoy this class.

I took philosophy of education fall of my senior year with Kyle Driggers, and it was great. Kyle is young (a millenial!) and super chill in class. He cares about your personal interest and investment in the course and clearly wants his students to succeed. He's flexible with deadlines and the order of readings in the syllabus, and always spurs interesting discussions in class. As a CC senior who's taken other philosophy courses too, the syllabus was pretty familiar, and only contained one author I hadn't read before. I thought that this would make the class boring but it was actually nice because we read different sections in texts than I had read in other classes, and I was able to explore more in depth some authors I may have thought I already understood. Highly recommend if you're an upperclassman looking for something thought-provoking and chill, or if you're an underclassman looking to get into philosophy and learn more about education.

This is for PHIL V2100 (Philosophy of Education). Prof. Moffett offered great guidance, innovative thinking and helped facilitate really eye-opening conversation during every class session. Each class was centered around the specific reading required for that day, but we were in no way limited to solely talking about the text. We were were allowed to pull in from other readings, personal experiences and observations, random tangents, etc. In fact, there were times where several of us didn't do the reading, but had no problem contributing significantly to discussion. Each class I learned something new. On top of that, Prof. Moffett was very laid back. He let us define what things like "class discussion" or a "philosophy paper" meant to us. He truly allowed us to have more agency than what is common at Columbia in what our teaching and learning would consist of. We read works by Paulo Friere, John Dewey, Jacques Ranciere, Sophocles, Plato, etc. so were engaged with prolific ideas constantly, and at times some of the readings (like one on the birth of Athena) seemed unrelated, but at the end, almost all of us had epiphanies realizing how connected everything was. If you'd like a relaxed yet rewarding discussion-based class, I suggest you take one with Prof. Moffett. My final grade was in the A-range and I believe most people did really well unless they missed an inexcusable numbe…

Philosophy of education was one of the most thought provoking and exciting classes I've ever taken at Barnard. The class is based on discussion. Professor Gill is really intelligent and upbeat. She also helped me tremendously with my writing. I'd recommend Professor Gill to anyone and everyone!

This class began with Professor Hall seeming kind of timid and awkward, but after the first few moments of the first class, you realize that he really cares about the class discussions and wants you to participate. When people do the reading, and especially when you do the reading, the class is the most engaging. But on off days, it can be grueling. The subject matter is really interesting for the most part, but there are readings and posts on Courseworks for every class so it can be a bit dense. All in all, Hall is a young guy, and sometimes really funny in a nerdy kind of way. He has to assert himself as a young teacher, though, or at least that's my opinion, so the workload is surprisingly vast and he's not the easiest grader. I took it to fulfill my Ethics and Values requirement assuming that I would get an easy A and it's sort of an interesting sounding class, but it ended up taking up a lot of my time, and I'm not positive that I'm going to get an A...which is fine. Definitely worth it if you're interested in the subject though.