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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. World is permeated by divine essence






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






3. Good and evil in constant battle






4. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






5. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






7. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects






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






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

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10. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






11. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






12. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






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






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






15. 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






16. No God






17. It is a dead language






18. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






19. Two main philosophers of idealism






20. How was ancient Greece divided?






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






22. One that shapes the whole person






23. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






25. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






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






28. 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






29. Philosophy is both...?






30. 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)






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






32. 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






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






34. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






35. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






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






37. 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






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






39. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






40. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






41. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






42. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






43. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






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






45. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






47. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






48. Children born from 1981-1999






49. Capability to change in certain ways






50. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30