There he specializes in Curriculum for Democracy, working with pre-service teachers in both general secondary teaching methodology and curriculum and instruction for the social studies. Dr. Beck teaches other courses at the university concerned with race, gender, class, and sexuality in U.S. schools and society. His research interests include classroom discourse (particularly around student questions), democratic citizenship education, and the comparative analysis of schooling in France and the United States. He constantly wishes his French language skills were stronger.