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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. World is permeated by divine essence






2. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






3. Quintessential educated medieval person






4. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






5. Learning is...






6. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






7. 3 traditional philosophies of education






8. 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






9. No God






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






11. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






12. 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






13. Two main philosophers of idealism






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

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15. Children born from 1981-1999






16. If schools exist solely to package and arrange data - then they may well become _______ by new technology.






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






18. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






19. 'What is valuable?'






20. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






21. Portion of being






22. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






23. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






24. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






25. What medievals focused on






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






27. What is the building block of civilization?






28. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






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






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






31. 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






32. Stress self-expression






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






34. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






35. A specific body of info every American should know






36. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






37. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






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






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






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






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






42. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






44. Experience is reality; activity-based






45. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






46. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






47. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






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






49. 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)






50. Concept of the beautiful







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