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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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3. Aspect which makes something tangible






4. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






5. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






6. 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






7. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






8. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






9. Portion of being






10. One that shapes the whole person






11. Knowledge most worth having






12. What was created to protect academic freedom?






13. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






14. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






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






17. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






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






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






21. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






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






23. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






25. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






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






28. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






29. Categories of philosophy as an activity






30. Capability to change in certain ways






31. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






32. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






33. World is permeated by divine essence






34. Friedrich Nietzche; asserts radical views; exposes and discards notion of independent - external - stable reality; denies that we can make secure cognitive contact with the world at all; no truer or better interpretations - only more persuasive ones;






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






36. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






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






38. 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






39. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






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






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






42. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






43. 3 traditional philosophies of education






44. Stress self-expression






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






46. Father of History






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






48. Music should be studied with a view to what?






49. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






50. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms







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