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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. To teach men how to learn for themselves






2. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






3. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






4. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






5. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






6. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






7. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






8. Children born from 1981-1999






9. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






10. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






11. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






12. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






13. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse






14. Enable students to be more self-aware and discriminatory in what they enjoy; improve their judgments about what is aesthetically admirable






15. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






16. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






17. Martin Luther; John Calvin






18. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






19. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






20. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






21. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






22. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






23. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






24. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






25. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






26. Started naturalism






27. Capability to change in certain ways






28. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?






29. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






30. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






31. Strongly intellectual; pure cognitive activity; teacher is a model for students






32. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






33. Concept of the beautiful






34. Encourages individual choice






35. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






36. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






37. If schools exist solely to package and arrange data - then they may well become _______ by new technology.






38. The 'love of wisdom'






39. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






40. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






41. What is the building block of civilization?






42. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






43. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education






44. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






45. An untranslatable word that encompasses the total formation of a human being






46. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason






47. Knowledge most worth having






48. Socrates' ultimate goal






49. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






50. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society