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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






2. 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






3. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?






4. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






5. What is the building block of civilization?






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






7. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






8. Two main philosophers of idealism






9. Father of History






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






11. Socrates' ultimate goal






12. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






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






15. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






16. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






17. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






18. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






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






20. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






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






22. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






23. What the medievals are criticized for






24. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






25. Learning is...






26. Experience is reality; activity-based






27. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






28. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






29. Two categories of axiology






30. A specific body of info every American should know






31. 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






32. The 'love of wisdom'






33. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






35. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






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






37. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






38. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






40. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






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






42. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






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






44. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






45. 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






46. Technology is not always a __________.






47. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






49. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






50. 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







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