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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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






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






4. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






5. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






6. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






7. Academic freedom does not mean _______






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






13. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






14. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






15. Two main philosophers of idealism






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






17. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education






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






19. What medievals focused on






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






21. 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






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






23. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






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






26. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






27. 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






28. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






29. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






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






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






32. 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






33. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






34. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






35. Portion of being






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






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






38. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






39. List of works that have always been studied






40. A specific body of info every American should know






41. Good and evil in constant battle






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






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






44. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






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






46. 'What is good?'






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






48. 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






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






50. Concept of the beautiful