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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Music should be studied with a view to what?






3. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






4. What was created to protect academic freedom?






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






6. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






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






8. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






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






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






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






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






13. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought






14. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






15. Reading and writing - gymnastics exercises - music - and drawing






16. Two categories of axiology






17. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






18. Concept of the beautiful






19. Aspect which makes something tangible






20. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






22. General ideas about education and their logical implications






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






24. Started naturalism






25. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






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






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






28. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






29. Theoretical issues and practical issues






30. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






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






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






33. Academic freedom does not mean _______






34. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






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






37. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






38. Socrates' ultimate goal






39. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






41. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






42. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






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






44. 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






45. Nature of any given thing






46. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






48. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






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






50. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being







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