Fiction as a Vehicle for Considering Ethical Issues in Education

This online seminar uses fiction as well as philosophy and social science in considering ethical issues in education. Topics include: What are appropriate aims and methods for different types of education? What are appropriate student- teacher relationships? How should selective schools select students? How much, if at all, should schools concern themselves with students’ and teachers’ non-academic lives? How should schools deal with sensitive topics such as racism? What special issues are involved in online teaching (which this online seminar puts us in a good position to explore)? In order to include participants with varied backgrounds, this seminar has no prerequisites.