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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Knowledge most worth having






3. Good and evil in constant battle






4. A specific body of info every American should know






5. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






7. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






8. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






9. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






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






11. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






12. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






13. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






14. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






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






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






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






18. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






19. Technology is not always a __________.






20. Use women more as slaves






21. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






22. 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






23. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






24. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






26. 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






27. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






28. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






29. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






30. 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






31. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






32. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






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






34. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






36. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






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






38. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






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






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






41. Capability to change in certain ways






42. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






43. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






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






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

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46. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






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






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






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






50. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments