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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






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






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






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






5. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought






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






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






8. Consisted of subjects






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






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






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






12. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






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






14. The 'love of wisdom'






15. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






16. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






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






18. List of works that have always been studied






19. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






20. 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)






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






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






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






24. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






26. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






27. 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






28. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






29. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






31. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






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






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






35. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






36. Technology is not always a __________.






37. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






38. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






40. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






41. Started naturalism






42. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






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






44. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






45. Peterson thinks we are not doing very well with what Christian mind - because it is not a strong force in academia?






46. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






47. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






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






49. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






50. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse







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