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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






3. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






4. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






5. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






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






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






8. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






9. All knowledge is derived from the senses






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Father of History






17. Encourages individual choice






18. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






19. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






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






21. Character is Xenophon's Memorabilia; thought himself very wise because he read many philosophers and poets; Socrates used the Socratic method on him and made him see that he was not wise; spent as much as possible with Socrates after this






22. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






23. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






24. 1600s; get to truth through science






25. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






26. 'What is valuable?'






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






28. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress






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

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






31. Quintessential educated medieval person






32. Use women more as slaves






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






34. Theoretical issues and practical issues






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






36. Categories of philosophy as an activity






37. 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






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






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






40. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






41. Nature of any given thing






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






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






44. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






45. Denies rationality or order in the universe; focus of primacy of existing individual; man is nothing but what he makes of himself - Jean Paul Sartre






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






47. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






48. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






49. Martin Luther; John Calvin






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