This document provides an overview of the course EDUC 201 - Foundations of Education. It lists the course facilitator and covers several topics related to the historical foundations of Western education, including the contributions of the Reformation. It discusses how the Reformation viewed education as a way to spread new religious ideas and values. It also examines the educational philosophy of John Amos Comenius, including his view that education should be connected to society and his experiments using pragmatic teaching methods with children.