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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Thomas Aquinas became foundation of intellectual endeavor in Catholic church; kept learning alive during Dark Ages; monks preserved church






2. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






3. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






4. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






5. 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






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






7. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






8. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






9. Children born from 1981-1999






10. If schools exist solely to package and arrange data - then they may well become _______ by new technology.






11. 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






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






13. Portion of being






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






15. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






16. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






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






18. Music should be studied with a view to what?






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






20. Two main philosophers of idealism






21. Peterson thinks we are doing well with what Christian mind?






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






23. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






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






25. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






27. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






28. Theoretical issues and practical issues






29. Encourages individual choice






30. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






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






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






33. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






34. Started naturalism






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






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






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






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






45. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






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






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






48. To teach men how to learn for themselves






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






50. A specific body of info every American should know