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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






3. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






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






6. World is permeated by divine essence






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






8. What medievals focused on






9. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






10. Two categories of axiology






11. 1. Homer and epic poetry 2. theater; educated Greeks on their values using comedies and tragedies; embraced fate as one's destiny 3. History: Herodotus and Thucydides - who asked questions of 'why?'






12. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






14. Experience is reality; activity-based






15. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






16. Nature of any given thing






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






18. Consisted of subjects






19. What was created to protect academic freedom?






20. 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






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






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






23. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






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






26. Technology is not always a __________.






27. 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






28. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






30. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






31. Two main philosophers of idealism






32. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






33. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






34. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






35. 3 traditional philosophies of education






36. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






37. 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






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






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






40. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






41. Use women more as slaves






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






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






44. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






45. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






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






47. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






49. General ideas about education and their logical implications






50. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness