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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Academic freedom does not mean _______






2. Express information to others; high school; want to express themselves






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






4. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






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






7. Father of History






8. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






9. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






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






11. 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






12. 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)






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






14. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






15. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






16. 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






17. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






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






19. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






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






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






22. What do Americans have the most of in education?






23. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






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






25. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






26. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






37. 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






38. Portion of being






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






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






41. List of works that have always been studied






42. Encourages individual choice






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






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






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






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






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






48. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






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






50. Knowledge most worth having