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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






3. How was ancient Greece divided?






4. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






5. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






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






8. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






9. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






10. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






11. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






12. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






13. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






14. Academic freedom does not mean _______






15. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization






16. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects






17. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






19. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






20. Children born from 1981-1999






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






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






23. Kant's general form of moral law






24. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






25. Quintessential educated medieval person






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






27. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






29. What medievals focused on






30. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






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






32. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






33. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






35. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






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






37. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse






38. World is permeated by divine essence






39. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






41. Learning is...






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






43. Theoretical issues and practical issues






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






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






46. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






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






48. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






50. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






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