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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. An untranslatable word that encompasses the total formation of a human being






3. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






4. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






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






6. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress






7. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






8. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






9. Learning is...






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






11. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






12. Consisted of subjects






13. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






14. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






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






16. List of works that have always been studied






17. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






18. Academic freedom does not mean _______






19. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






21. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






22. 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






23. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






24. How was ancient Greece divided?






25. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






26. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






27. 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






28. Rational structure of Christian thought






29. 1600s; get to truth through science






30. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






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






32. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






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






34. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






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






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






38. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






39. 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






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






41. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






42. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






43. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






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






45. Children born from 1981-1999






46. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






47. A specific body of info every American should know






48. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






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






50. To teach men how to learn for themselves







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