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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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






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






4. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






5. 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






6. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






7. World is permeated by divine essence






8. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






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






11. Father of History






12. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






13. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






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






16. Two main philosophers of idealism






17. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






19. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






20. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






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






22. 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






23. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






24. Experimentalist students are to be both:






25. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






26. No God






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






28. Technology is not always a __________.






29. What medievals focused on






30. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






31. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






33. How was ancient Greece divided?






34. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






35. A specific body of info every American should know






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






37. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






38. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






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






40. To teach men how to learn for themselves






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






42. The 'love of wisdom'






43. Theoretical issues and practical issues






44. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






45. All knowledge is derived from the senses






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






47. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






48. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






49. Peterson thinks we are doing well with what Christian mind?






50. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here