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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. List of works that have always been studied






2. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






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






4. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






5. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






6. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






7. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






8. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






9. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






10. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






11. Most famous multiculturalist project






12. Express information to others; high school; want to express themselves






13. 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






14. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






15. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning

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






17. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






18. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






19. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






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






22. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






23. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






24. Use women more as slaves






25. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






26. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






27. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






28. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






29. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






30. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization






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






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






33. Experimentalist students are to be both:






34. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






35. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






36. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






37. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






39. Martin Luther; John Calvin






40. 1600s; get to truth through science






41. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






42. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






43. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






44. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






45. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






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






47. Categories of philosophy as an activity






48. Believes reality is composed of minds - ideas - or selves - rather than material things






49. 'What is good?'






50. It is a dead language