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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. 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






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






3. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress






4. 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






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






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






7. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






8. What is the building block of civilization?






9. What the medievals are criticized for






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






11. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation






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






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






14. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






16. Knowledge most worth having






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






18. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






19. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






20. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






21. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






22. 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






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






24. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






25. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






26. Theoretical issues and practical issues






27. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






28. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






29. Nicholas Wolterstoff; calls for balance between behavioral and cognitive domains






30. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?






31. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






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






33. 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






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






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






36. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






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






39. An untranslatable word that encompasses the total formation of a human being






40. Aristotle had a strict division between these two; he advocated a liberal education






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






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






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






44. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






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






46. 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






47. Believes reality is composed of minds - ideas - or selves - rather than material things






48. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






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






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

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