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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






3. Good and evil in constant battle






4. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






6. What medievals focused on






7. The 'love of wisdom'






8. Started naturalism






9. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






10. Portion of being






11. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






12. Two main philosophers of idealism






13. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






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






15. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






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






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






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






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






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






21. No God






22. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






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






25. What is a 'DWEM'?






26. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought






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

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28. 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






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






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






31. Concept of the beautiful






32. Quintessential educated medieval person






33. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






34. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






35. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






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






37. 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






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






39. Capability to change in certain ways






40. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






41. Nature of any given thing






42. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






43. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






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






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






46. Children born from 1981-1999






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






48. Stress self-expression






49. Encourages individual choice






50. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools