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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Started naturalism






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






3. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






4. To teach men how to learn for themselves






5. Father of History






6. 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






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






8. Two main philosophers of idealism






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






10. 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






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






12. Academic freedom does not mean _______






13. The 'love of wisdom'






14. 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






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






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






17. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






18. Stress self-expression






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






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






21. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






22. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






23. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






25. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






26. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






28. What we take to be reality is created by our language; postmodernist thought






29. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






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






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






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






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






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

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






36. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






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






38. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?






39. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






40. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?






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






42. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






43. World is permeated by divine essence






44. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






45. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






47. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






48. 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






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






50. 1. Learn a language 2. Learn how to use a language 3. learn how to express oneself in language 4. compose thesis upon a theme and defend it against the criticism of the faculty