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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






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






4. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






5. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






6. 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






7. It is a dead language






8. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






9. 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






10. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education






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






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






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






14. 'What is valuable?'






15. World is permeated by divine essence






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






17. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






19. Portion of being






20. What is the building block of civilization?






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






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






23. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






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






25. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






26. 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






27. 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






28. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






29. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






30. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






31. 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






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

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33. List of works that have always been studied






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






35. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






36. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






38. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






39. 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






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






41. All knowledge is derived from the senses






42. The 'love of wisdom'






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






44. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






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






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






47. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






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






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






50. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already