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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






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






4. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






5. Portion of being






6. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






7. Two categories of axiology






8. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






9. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






10. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






11. 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






12. The 'love of wisdom'






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






14. 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






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






16. Stress self-expression






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






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






19. What medievals focused on






20. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






21. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






22. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






29. Good and evil in constant battle






30. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






31. Categories of philosophy as an activity






32. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






33. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






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






35. 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






36. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Philosophy is both...?






42. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






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






44. 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






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






46. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






47. What the medievals are criticized for






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






49. 'What is good?'






50. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives







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