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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






2. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






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






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






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






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






7. General ideas about education and their logical implications






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






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






10. Children born from 1981-1999






11. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






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






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






14. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






16. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






17. Started naturalism






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






19. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






20. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






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






22. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






23. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






24. Knowledge most worth having






25. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






26. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






27. Aspect which makes something tangible






28. Rational structure of Christian thought






29. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






30. Learning is...






31. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress






32. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects






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






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






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






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






37. A specific body of info every American should know






38. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






39. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






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






41. 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






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






43. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






44. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






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






46. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






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






48. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






50. Human person is a spiritual or rational being