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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects






3. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






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






5. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






7. What is the building block of civilization?






8. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






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






10. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






11. 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?'






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






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






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






15. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






17. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






18. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






19. Portion of being






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






21. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






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






23. Philosophy is both...?






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






25. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






26. 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






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






28. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






29. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






30. 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






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






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






33. What do property taxes for schools not work to creat equal schooling?






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






35. What is a 'DWEM'?






36. How was ancient Greece divided?






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






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






39. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






40. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






41. 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






42. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






43. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






44. 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






45. Children born from 1981-1999






46. 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






47. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






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






49. Kant's general form of moral law






50. Pertain to actual conduct of teachers and their activities in the classroom