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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?






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






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






4. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






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






6. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






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






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






9. 'What is valuable?'






10. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






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






12. Children born from 1981-1999






13. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






14. 1. Homer and epic poetry 2. theater; educated Greeks on their values using comedies and tragedies; embraced fate as one's destiny 3. History: Herodotus and Thucydides - who asked questions of 'why?'






15. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






16. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






18. Generally is not a big supporter of the arts and believes they tend to make you focused on the wrong things; believes state should control what people read - see - etc






19. Technology is not always a __________.






20. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






21. 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






22. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






24. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






26. 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






27. Theoretical issues and practical issues






28. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






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






31. 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






32. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






33. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






34. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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






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






37. What Greeks mostly focused on






38. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






39. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






40. Started naturalism






41. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






42. 1600s; get to truth through science






43. 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






44. Pertain to actual conduct of teachers and their activities in the classroom






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






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






47. 'What is good?'






48. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






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. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse