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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






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






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






4. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






5. Use women more as slaves






6. Believes reality is composed of minds - ideas - or selves - rather than material things






7. Started naturalism






8. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






9. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






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

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






13. Learning is...






14. 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






15. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






16. World is permeated by divine essence






17. Character is Xenophon's Memorabilia; thought himself very wise because he read many philosophers and poets; Socrates used the Socratic method on him and made him see that he was not wise; spent as much as possible with Socrates after this






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






19. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






20. 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






21. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






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






23. 'What is good?'






24. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






25. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






26. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






27. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






29. 3 traditional philosophies of education






30. Experience is reality; activity-based






31. What the medievals are criticized for






32. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






34. Two main philosophers of idealism






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






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






37. 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






38. Concept of the beautiful






39. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






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






41. Nature of any given thing






42. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






43. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






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






45. Rational structure of Christian thought






46. What is a 'DWEM'?






47. Theoretical issues and practical issues






48. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






49. 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






50. Aristotle had a strict division between these two; he advocated a liberal education