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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






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






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






4. Peterson thinks we are not doing very well with what Christian mind - because it is not a strong force in academia?






5. Encourages individual choice






6. Stress self-expression






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






8. One that shapes the whole person






9. Started naturalism






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






11. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






13. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






14. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






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






16. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






17. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






18. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning

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






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






21. 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;






22. Concept of the beautiful






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






24. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






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






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






27. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






28. How was ancient Greece divided?






29. 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






30. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






31. A specific body of info every American should know






32. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






33. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






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






35. Theoretical issues and practical issues






36. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






38. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






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






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






41. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






42. Categories of philosophy as an activity






43. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






44. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






45. 'Man is the measure of all things'






46. Rational structure of Christian thought






47. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






48. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






50. Father of History







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