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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. 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






2. List of works that have always been studied






3. Learning is...






4. Use women more as slaves






5. Rational structure of Christian thought






6. 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






7. Consisted of subjects






8. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






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






10. 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






11. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






12. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?






13. 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






14. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






15. Nature of any given thing






16. General ideas about education and their logical implications






17. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






18. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






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






20. Theoretical issues and practical issues






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






22. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






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






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






25. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






27. Peterson thinks we are not doing very well with what Christian mind - because it is not a strong force in academia?






28. 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






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






30. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






32. Thomas Aquinas became foundation of intellectual endeavor in Catholic church; kept learning alive during Dark Ages; monks preserved church






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






34. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






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






36. 'What is valuable?'






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






38. Identify methods and assumptions upon which common sense and science depend






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






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






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






42. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






43. Socrates' ultimate goal






44. Music should be studied with a view to what?






45. What is the building block of civilization?






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






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






48. What was created to protect academic freedom?






49. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






50. Kant's general form of moral law