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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






2. What was created to protect academic freedom?






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






4. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






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






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






7. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






8. World is an emanation of God's own being






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






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






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






12. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






13. Quintessential educated medieval person






14. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






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






17. 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






18. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






19. A specific body of info every American should know






20. Categories of philosophy as an activity






21. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






22. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






23. Knowledge most worth having






24. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






25. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






26. Stress self-expression






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






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






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






30. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






31. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






32. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






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






34. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






35. Nature of any given thing






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






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






38. Socrates' ultimate goal






39. What medievals focused on






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






41. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






42. It is a dead language






43. Encourages individual choice






44. 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






45. Good and evil in constant battle






46. Concept of the beautiful






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






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






49. Children born from 1981-1999






50. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion