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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






2. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






10. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






12. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






13. Technology is not always a __________.






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






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






16. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






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






18. What do Americans have the most of in education?






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






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






21. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






23. What the medievals are criticized for






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






25. What do property taxes for schools not work to creat equal schooling?






26. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






27. 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






28. 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






29. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






30. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






31. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






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






33. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning

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34. Philosophy is both...?






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






36. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






37. A specific body of info every American should know






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






39. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






40. 1. Homer and epic poetry 2. theater; educated Greeks on their values using comedies and tragedies; embraced fate as one's destiny 3. History: Herodotus and Thucydides - who asked questions of 'why?'






41. General ideas about education and their logical implications






42. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity






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






44. Portion of being






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






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






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






48. Learning is...






49. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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