FORM 1050 The Educational Conversation
What does it mean to be an educated person? At first, we must defer to the answers of others. Over time, we become curious about our formation. What does all of this schooling add up to? How do all of my influences beyond school fit together? We realize that it is time to take responsibility for our own education, to reflect on what it is admirable to become, to locate resources for self-cultivation, and to integrate them into a life worth living. But this is not solitary work. Together we will consider a range of rich, rival conceptions of what it means to be educated. In this way, you will be invited to join one of the oldest and richest dialogues, the educational conversation.
Course overview
- Department
- Formative Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Requirements fulfilled
- Transformative Educational Studies: Core courses (choose three of four; 9 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Secondary Education: Foundations: Child Development or The Educational Conversation (one course) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.36 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.56 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Francesco Gallotta | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 22 |
| Spring 2026 | Harrison Mullen | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 6 of 9 |
| Spring 2026 | Jeremy Alexander | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 21 |
| Fall 2025 | Francesco Gallotta | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 20 |
| Fall 2025 | Garo Saraydarian | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 22 |
| Fall 2025 | Luke Brown | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 17 |
| Fall 2025 | William Hendel | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 13 |
| Spring 2025 | Christopher Higgins | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | — | 19 of 20 |
| Spring 2025 | Francesco Gallotta | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 26 |
| Spring 2025 | Jeremy Alexander | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 25 |
| Fall 2024 | Christopher Higgins | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 26 |
| Fall 2024 | Francesco Gallotta | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 25 |
| Fall 2024 | Jeremy Alexander | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 40 of 51 |
| Spring 2024 | Garo Saraydarian | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 27 |
| Spring 2024 | Jeremy Alexander | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 26 |
| Fall 2023 | Garo Saraydarian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 of 26 |
| Fall 2023 | Jeremy Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 of 70 |
| Fall 2023 | Rene Arcilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 of 25 |
| Fall 2023 | Samantha Dimuzio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 of 25 |
| Spring 2023 | Cristiano Casalini | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 27 |
| Spring 2023 | Dennis Shirley | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 25 |
| Fall 2022 | Dennis Shirley | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 27 |
| Fall 2022 | Samantha Dimuzio | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 26 |
Data freshness
Instructors
Sections
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 03
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08