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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. All knowledge is derived from the senses






2. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






4. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






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






6. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






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






8. What was created to protect academic freedom?






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






10. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






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






12. Quintessential educated medieval person






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






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






15. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






16. 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






17. Concept of the beautiful






18. 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






19. 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






20. Kant's general form of moral law






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






22. 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






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

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24. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






25. Experience is reality; activity-based






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






27. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






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






29. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






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






31. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






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






33. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






34. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






35. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






36. Philosophy is both...?






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






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






39. 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






40. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






41. Academic freedom does not mean _______






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






43. 'What is valuable?'






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






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






46. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






47. Technology is not always a __________.






48. 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






49. Stress self-expression






50. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person







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