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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






2. 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?'






3. Give every possible argument to false philosophy; combat evil by studying evil






4. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






5. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






6. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






7. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






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






9. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






10. Encourages individual choice






11. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






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






13. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






14. 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






15. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






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






17. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






18. 'Man is the measure of all things'






19. More democratic; founder of much more individual freedom than Sparta; picked government positions by lots because of their egalitarian view; did elect people for the position of general; Athenian leadership could be gained through the military; educa






20. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






21. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






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






23. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






24. 3 traditional philosophies of education






25. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason






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






27. Kant's general form of moral law






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






29. Good and evil in constant battle






30. Philosophy is both...?






31. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






32. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






33. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






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

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






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






37. 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






38. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






39. Technology is not always a __________.






40. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






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






42. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






43. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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






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






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






47. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






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






49. 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






50. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?