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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






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

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3. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






4. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






5. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






7. Technology is not always a __________.






8. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






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






10. Generally is not a big supporter of the arts and believes they tend to make you focused on the wrong things; believes state should control what people read - see - etc






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






12. Socrates' ultimate goal






13. No God






14. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






15. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






16. To teach men how to learn for themselves






17. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






18. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






19. Knowledge most worth having






20. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






21. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






22. 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






23. Categories of philosophy as an activity






24. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






25. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






26. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






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






28. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






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






30. It is a dead language






31. Strongly intellectual; pure cognitive activity; teacher is a model for students






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






33. Leads educators to think in specific way about shaping moral character and refining aesthetic taste






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






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






36. Use women more as slaves






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






38. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






39. Good and evil in constant battle






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






47. 3 traditional philosophies of education






48. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






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






50. 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