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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. World is permeated by divine essence






3. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






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






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






6. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






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






8. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






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






11. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






12. General ideas about education and their logical implications






13. 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






14. Started naturalism






15. Learning is...






16. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






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






18. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






19. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






20. 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






21. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






22. 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?'






23. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






24. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






25. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






26. To teach men how to learn for themselves






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






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






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






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






31. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






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






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






34. Leads educators to think in specific way about shaping moral character and refining aesthetic taste






35. Capability to change in certain ways






36. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






37. List of works that have always been studied






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






39. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






40. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






41. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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






43. 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






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






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






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

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47. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






48. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






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






50. Aspect which makes something tangible