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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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






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






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






5. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






6. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






7. Pertain to actual conduct of teachers and their activities in the classroom






8. 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






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






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






11. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






12. Learning is...






13. 'What is valuable?'






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






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






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






17. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?






18. No God






19. Leads educators to think in specific way about shaping moral character and refining aesthetic taste






20. 'Man is the measure of all things'






21. Children born from 1981-1999






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






23. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






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






25. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






26. Concept of the beautiful






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






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






29. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






30. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






32. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






33. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






34. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






41. World is permeated by divine essence






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






43. 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






44. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






46. Theoretical issues and practical issues






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






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






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






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







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