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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






2. List of works that have always been studied






3. The 'love of wisdom'






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






5. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already






6. 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






7. Roots in Hellenistic and Judeo-Christian thought; ffirms that the world is real - good - and intelligible






8. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






10. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






11. Knowledge most worth having






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






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






14. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






15. 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






16. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






18. Philosophy is both...?






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






20. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






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






22. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






23. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






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






25. Experience is reality; activity-based






26. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






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






28. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






29. 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






30. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






31. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






32. Encourages individual choice






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






34. 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






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






36. Quintessential educated medieval person






37. Nicholas Wolterstoff; calls for balance between behavioral and cognitive domains






38. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing






39. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






40. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






41. 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






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






43. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






44. 1. Learn a language 2. Learn how to use a language 3. learn how to express oneself in language 4. compose thesis upon a theme and defend it against the criticism of the faculty






45. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






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






47. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






49. No God






50. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus