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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Children born from 1981-1999






2. What was created to protect academic freedom?






3. What medievals focused on






4. Most famous multiculturalist project






5. 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






6. 'What is valuable?'






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






8. More democratic; founder of much more individual freedom than Sparta; picked government positions by lots because of their egalitarian view; did elect people for the position of general; Athenian leadership could be gained through the military; educa






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






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






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






12. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






13. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?






14. Concept of the beautiful






15. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






16. 'Man is the measure of all things'






17. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






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






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






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






21. World is permeated by divine essence






22. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






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






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






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






26. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






27. What do Americans have the most of in education?






28. No God






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






30. Consisted of subjects






31. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






32. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






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






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






40. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






41. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






42. A specific body of info every American should know






43. Philosophy is both...?






44. 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






45. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






46. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






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






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






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