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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






2. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






3. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






4. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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






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






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






8. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






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






11. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






12. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






20. Strongly intellectual; pure cognitive activity; teacher is a model for students






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






22. What do Americans have the most of in education?






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






24. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






25. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






27. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






28. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






29. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






31. More democratic; founder of much more individual freedom than Sparta; picked government positions by lots because of their egalitarian view; did elect people for the position of general; Athenian leadership could be gained through the military; educa






32. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






33. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






34. Quintessential educated medieval person






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






36. What is a 'DWEM'?






37. 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






38. Two categories of axiology






39. Theoretical issues and practical issues






40. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






41. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






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






43. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?






44. 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?'






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






46. 'What is good?'






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






48. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






49. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






50. What is the building block of civilization?