Rate My Professor Jamin Carson

Jamin Carson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education within the College of Education at East Carolina University. He holds a PhD in Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Carson serves as the Program Coordinator for the Middle Grades Education BS program, located in 136 Speight Building. His teaching areas encompass middle grades education and English education. At the university, he contributes to faculty governance, holding regular membership on the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee with a term extending to 2028 and serving on the 2024-2025 Appellate Committee. These roles underscore his involvement in shaping undergraduate education policies and academic appeals processes.

Carson's scholarly work centers on objectivist education, general curriculum and instruction design, ELA curriculum and instruction design, and the philosophy of education, employing theoretical and conceptual analysis as his primary methodology. His publications address critical issues in educational theory and practice. Notable works include "The Reading Wars Have Returned with New Labels" (2023), "Critical Race Theory 'in' Education: What It Is, Why It's Wrong, How to Stop It" (2022), "Higher Education Corruption: The Dangers of a College Education" (2021), "Why We Do Not Have Ethical Conduct: A Response to Dr. Sternberg" (2014), "A Sequencing Framework for Middle Grades Social Studies Instructional Units" (2010), "A Problem With Problem Solving: Teaching Thinking Without Teaching Knowledge" (2007), "Response to 'Response to Objectivism and Education'" (2006), "Quantum Mechanics, Religion, and Objective Reality: A Response to Edmund Meltzer's Questions" (2006), "The Sublime and Education" (2006), and "Objectivism and Education: A Response to David Elkind's 'The Problem with Constructivism'" (2005). According to Google Scholar, his research has garnered 584 citations. Carson previously held the position of Assistant Professor at East Carolina University before his promotion to Associate Professor.