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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






2. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






3. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






4. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






5. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






6. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






7. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






8. Reading and writing - gymnastics exercises - music - and drawing






9. 'What is valuable?'






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. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






12. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






13. All knowledge is derived from the senses






14. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






15. Philosophy is both...?






16. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






17. Categories of philosophy as an activity






18. World is an emanation of God's own being






19. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






20. Friedrich Nietzche; asserts radical views; exposes and discards notion of independent - external - stable reality; denies that we can make secure cognitive contact with the world at all; no truer or better interpretations - only more persuasive ones;






21. Experimentalist students are to be both:






22. Concept of the beautiful






23. Capability to change in certain ways






24. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






25. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






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






27. 3 traditional philosophies of education






28. Kant's general form of moral law






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






30. Learning is...






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






32. 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






33. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






34. Leads educators to think in specific way about shaping moral character and refining aesthetic taste






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






36. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






37. Two main philosophers of idealism






38. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






39. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






40. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






41. Give every possible argument to false philosophy; combat evil by studying evil






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






43. 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






44. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






45. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






46. Martin Luther; John Calvin






47. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






48. What is the building block of civilization?






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






50. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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