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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. 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






2. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






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






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






5. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






6. Give every possible argument to false philosophy; combat evil by studying evil






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






8. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






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






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






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






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






13. Generally is not a big supporter of the arts and believes they tend to make you focused on the wrong things; believes state should control what people read - see - etc






14. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






15. World is permeated by divine essence






16. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






17. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






18. Encourages individual choice






19. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






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






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






22. What Greeks mostly focused on






23. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






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






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






26. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






27. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






28. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






29. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






31. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






32. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






33. Theoretical issues and practical issues






34. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






35. 1600s; get to truth through science






36. 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






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. No God






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






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






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






42. A specific body of info every American should know






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






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






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






46. 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






47. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






48. Academic freedom does not mean _______






49. Categories of philosophy as an activity






50. Children born from 1981-1999