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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






2. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






3. Knowledge most worth having






4. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






5. 'Man is the measure of all things'






6. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






7. 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






8. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






13. 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






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






15. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






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






17. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






18. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






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






20. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






21. What medievals focused on






22. Stress self-expression






23. A specific body of info every American should know






24. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






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






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






27. What was created to protect academic freedom?






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






29. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






30. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization






31. Enable students to be more self-aware and discriminatory in what they enjoy; improve their judgments about what is aesthetically admirable






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






33. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






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






41. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






43. 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






44. All knowledge is derived from the senses






45. Two categories of axiology






46. 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






47. Encourages individual choice






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






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






50. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence