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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Quintessential educated medieval person






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






3. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






4. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






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






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






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






8. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






9. 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






10. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






11. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






12. What Greeks mostly focused on






13. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






14. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






15. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






16. 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






17. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






18. Encourages individual choice






19. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






20. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






21. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






23. What is a 'DWEM'?






24. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






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

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26. Nicholas Wolterstoff; calls for balance between behavioral and cognitive domains






27. Martin Luther; John Calvin






28. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






30. Rational structure of Christian thought






31. 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






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






33. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






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






35. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






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






37. Socrates' ultimate goal






38. Reading and writing - gymnastics exercises - music - and drawing






39. 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






40. Most famous multiculturalist project






41. Nature of any given thing






42. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






43. To teach men how to learn for themselves






44. Academic freedom does not mean _______






45. 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






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






47. Stress self-expression






48. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






49. 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






50. Technology is not always a __________.