Fall 2026

History of Radical and Experimental Education in the US and Uk

Examines the comparative history of radical and experimental education in the US and UK since 1800, focusing on social, cultural, and intellectual contexts of diverse educational experiments.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Adam Nelson4.0/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.53 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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EDPOL/HISTORY 622

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Professors

Fall 2026

Adam Nelson

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 3.25 GPA, 58.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2015: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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ADAM NELSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2015, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction4 / 200
SEM 001Classroom Instruction4 / 200

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.53 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Social, cultural, and intellectual history of educational experiments
  • Educational experiments related to socialism, abolitionism, anarchism, and religious fundamentalism

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EDPOL/HISTORY 622 · Fall 2026

History of Radical and Experimental Education in the US and UK

Recorded 2026-09-07
EDPOL/HISTORY 622 · Fall 2026

History of Radical and Experimental Education in the US and UK

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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