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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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






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






4. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






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






6. 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






7. What medievals focused on






8. Peterson thinks we are doing well with what Christian mind?






9. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






10. 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






11. Aspect which makes something tangible






12. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






13. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






14. Experience is reality; activity-based






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






16. World is an emanation of God's own being






17. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






18. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






20. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






21. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






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






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






24. Categories of philosophy as an activity






25. The 'love of wisdom'






26. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






27. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






28. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






29. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






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






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






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






33. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






34. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






36. Consisted of subjects






37. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation






38. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






39. 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






40. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






42. Father of History






43. List of works that have always been studied






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






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






46. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






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






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






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






50. Most famous multiculturalist project