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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






3. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






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






5. Two categories of axiology






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






7. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






8. Identify methods and assumptions upon which common sense and science depend






9. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






10. Philosophy is both...?






11. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






12. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






14. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






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






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

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






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






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






20. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation






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






22. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






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






25. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






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






27. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






28. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






30. Children born from 1981-1999






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






32. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






33. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






34. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






35. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






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






37. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






38. Capability to change in certain ways






39. List of works that have always been studied






40. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






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






42. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






43. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






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






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






46. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






47. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






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






49. One that shapes the whole person






50. The 'love of wisdom'