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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. List of works that have always been studied






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






4. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






5. Friedrich Nietzche; asserts radical views; exposes and discards notion of independent - external - stable reality; denies that we can make secure cognitive contact with the world at all; no truer or better interpretations - only more persuasive ones;






6. Father of History






7. Started naturalism






8. Nature of any given thing






9. Martin Luther; John Calvin






10. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






11. One that shapes the whole person






12. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






13. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning

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14. 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






15. 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






16. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






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






18. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






19. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






20. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






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






22. 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






23. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






24. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






25. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






26. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






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






28. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






29. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






30. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






31. 'What is valuable?'






32. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






34. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






35. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






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






38. Children born from 1981-1999






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






40. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






41. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






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






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






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






45. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education






46. Nicholas Wolterstoff; calls for balance between behavioral and cognitive domains






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress