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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






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






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






4. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






5. All knowledge is derived from the senses






6. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






7. What the medievals are criticized for






8. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






10. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






11. What we take to be reality is created by our language; postmodernist thought






12. Philosophy is both...?






13. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






14. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






15. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






16. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






18. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






19. 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






20. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






21. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






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






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






25. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






26. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






27. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






28. Experimentalist students are to be both:






29. Nature of any given thing






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






31. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






32. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






34. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






35. The 'love of wisdom'






36. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






44. Good and evil in constant battle






45. Academic freedom does not mean _______






46. One that shapes the whole person






47. What was created to protect academic freedom?






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






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






50. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'