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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






2. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






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






4. World is permeated by divine essence






5. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






7. All knowledge is derived from the senses






8. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






9. 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






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






11. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






12. 1. Learn a language 2. Learn how to use a language 3. learn how to express oneself in language 4. compose thesis upon a theme and defend it against the criticism of the faculty






13. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






14. Learning is...






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






16. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






17. Rational structure of Christian thought






18. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






19. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity






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






21. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






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






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






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

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






26. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






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






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






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






30. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






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






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






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






34. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






35. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






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






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






38. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






39. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






40. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






41. Consisted of subjects






42. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






43. Aristotle had a strict division between these two; he advocated a liberal education






44. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






45. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






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






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






48. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






49. Father of History






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