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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






2. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






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






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






6. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






7. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






8. Martin Luther; John Calvin






9. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






11. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






12. 3 traditional philosophies of education






13. 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






14. Academic freedom does not mean _______






15. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






16. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






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






18. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






24. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






25. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






26. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






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






28. World is permeated by divine essence






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






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






31. Theoretical issues and practical issues






32. 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






33. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






34. 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






35. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






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






37. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






39. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






40. A specific body of info every American should know






41. 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






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






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






44. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






45. Socrates' ultimate goal






46. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






48. 'What is good?'






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






50. Learning is...