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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. What do Americans have the most of in education?






3. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






4. What is a 'DWEM'?






5. 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






6. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






7. Thomas Aquinas became foundation of intellectual endeavor in Catholic church; kept learning alive during Dark Ages; monks preserved church






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






9. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






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






12. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






14. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






15. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






16. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






17. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






18. Theoretical issues and practical issues






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






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






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






22. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation






23. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






24. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






25. 'What is good?'






26. Aspect which makes something tangible






27. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






28. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






29. Stress self-expression






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






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






32. One that shapes the whole person






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






34. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






35. 'Man is the measure of all things'






36. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






37. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






38. Nature of any given thing






39. 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)






40. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






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. Experience is reality; activity-based






43. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






44. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






46. 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






47. Started naturalism






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






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






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







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