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DSST Foundations Of Education

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






2. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






3. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






4. Aspect which makes something tangible






5. Portion of being






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






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






12. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






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






14. Capability to change in certain ways






15. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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

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17. Philosophy is both...?






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






19. Concept of the beautiful






20. Reading and writing - gymnastics exercises - music - and drawing






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






22. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






23. Identify methods and assumptions upon which common sense and science depend






24. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






25. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






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






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






29. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






30. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






31. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






33. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






34. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






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






36. Nature of any given thing






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






38. 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






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






40. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already






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






42. 'Man is the measure of all things'






43. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






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






45. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






46. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






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






48. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






49. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






50. Recommend condition child to his/her social role