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DSST Foundations Of Education
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1. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools
pragmatism
Isocrates
Thoreau
Protagoras
2. What Greeks mostly focused on
Jacques Derrida
existentialist aesthetics
Justice and meritocracy
reason
3. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.
helps with learning other languages; emphasizes speaking more than writing; particularly helpful with learning your own language; is involved in math - science - etc
Athens
naturalism
xenophon
4. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?
'lost tools of medieval scholasticism'
pragmatism
empirical analytics
synthetic - analytic - and descriptive
5. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment
xenophon
idealist theory of education
leaner-centered approach
postmodernist theory of education
6. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization
Naturalism
Protagoras
socratic method
form
7. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning
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8. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true
flute
dialectic
philosophical analysis
complete moral education
9. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia
Republic
Republic
existentialist aesthetics
Xenophon
10. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations
Against the Sophists
Leisure
pure secularism
general education
11. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music
Latin
quadrivium
Baby Boomlets (Generation Y)
idealist theory of education
12. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions
Tolkein approach
worldview
embrace them intellectually
potentiality
13. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters
general education
difference between leisure and amusement
paideia
analysis
14. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth
Panathenaicus
Platonic concept of education
sauromatides
Arabasis
15. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true
Socrates
embrace them intellectually
hallmark of liberal arts education
cognitive
16. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation
reason for sending child to public school
hubris
legitimate forms for shaping behavior
Criticism of existentialism
17. Martin Luther; John Calvin
Cosmic dualism
Protestant Reformation
Kant and George Berkeley
atheistic wing of existentialism
18. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger
happiness
experiential
in the home
Laws
19. Portion of being
existentialism
actuality
Abraham Lincoln
famous attack of medievals
20. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise
philosophical analysis
vocational training
religious zealots
philosophy of education
21. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation
Dead White European Male
goal of liberal education
difference between leisure and amusement
religious zealots
22. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against
Materialism
hubris
maturational theories
Zeno
23. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments
casuity
Monkey Trial
Naturalist aim of education
actuality
24. Categories of philosophy as an activity
clarifying key terms and concepts - pointing out implications of philosophical statements - and examining structure of educational theories
synthetic - analytic - and descriptive
experiential
aesthetics
25. All knowledge is derived from the senses
rejected
Criticism of existentialism
Plato and the arts
empiricism
26. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods
arete
Tolkein approach
postmodernist aesthetics
Memorabilia
27. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations
naturalistic cosmotogies
tradition of liberal arts education
the mean - the possible - and the becoming
Thomistic realism
28. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people
reason for sending child to public school
innoculation method
Epicurus
Experimentalist view of education
29. 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
Pluralism
Panathenaicus
synthetic
general education
30. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization
Stanford University Students
division of controversial issues
confidence
hairsplitting
31. 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)
Justice and meritocracy
existentialism
Jacques Derrida
Naturalism
32. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative
axiology
goal of liberal education
experimentalist aesthetic view
logic
33. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education
provides a framework for thinking critically abouta ll of the relevant issues
Republic
a healthy Christian theism
socratic method
34. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just
postmodernism
Sophists
Justice and meritocracy
active
35. Aristotle had a strict division between these two; he advocated a liberal education
Aristotle
Liberal vs. Vocational Dichotomy
arete
Republic
36. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'
atheistic wing of existentialism
Epicurus
metaphysics
hubris
37. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life
normative philosophy of education
experiential
Athens
Naturalism vs. Christianity
38. General ideas about education and their logical implications
conceptual mapping
theoretical issues
ethics and aesthetics
hallmark of liberal arts education
39. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people
rejected
responsibility theory
revelation
fundamental part of teaching
40. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'
Experimentalist aesthetics
rhetoric
transcendential idealism
Abraham Lincoln
41. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught
existentialism
ages that Trivium should be used
Jacques Derrida
complete moral education
42. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object
Thoreau
existentialist aesthetics
a subject matter and an activity
Hellenica
43. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity
ideal language analysis and ordinary language analysis
Postmodernity educational practice
Traditional reasons why we should study the canon
Leisure
44. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted
Naturalism
Protagorean rationale for general education
linguistic descriptions
Zeno
45. Aspect which makes something tangible
matter
existentialist aesthetics
Athens
Euthydemus
46. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought
subjective idealism
Traditional reasons why we should study the canon
experimentalism - existentialism - philosophical analysis - and postmodernism
Middle Ages
47. Most famous multiculturalist project
responsibility theory
critique of great texts of western world
John Dewey
reason
48. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing
into poleis (city states) and surrounding country with distinct cultures
Golden Mean and habit
transcendential idealism
hallmark of liberal arts education
49. Rational structure of Christian thought
Experimentalist aesthetics
Pluralism
Zeno
dogmatic theory
50. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language
postmodernity
pragmatism
Politics
existence precedes essence