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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






2. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






3. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






4. What is a 'DWEM'?






5. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






6. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






8. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






9. Knowledge most worth having






10. What is the building block of civilization?






11. Categories of philosophy as an activity






12. Kant's general form of moral law






13. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already






14. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






16. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






17. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






18. Consisted of subjects






19. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






20. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






21. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






22. To teach men how to learn for themselves






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






24. Portion of being






25. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






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






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






29. Roots in Hellenistic and Judeo-Christian thought; ffirms that the world is real - good - and intelligible






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






31. Quintessential educated medieval person






32. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






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






34. A specific body of info every American should know






35. What do property taxes for schools not work to creat equal schooling?






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






37. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






38. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






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






40. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






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






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






43. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






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






45. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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46. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






47. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






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






50. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?