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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. 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






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






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

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5. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






6. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






8. 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






9. What was created to protect academic freedom?






10. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






11. Philosophy is both...?






12. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






13. 'What is valuable?'






14. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






15. 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






16. 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






17. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






18. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






20. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






21. To teach men how to learn for themselves






22. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






23. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






24. Concept of the beautiful






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






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






27. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






28. Father of History






29. A specific body of info every American should know






30. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






31. 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






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






33. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






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






35. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






36. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






37. Experimentalist students are to be both:






38. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






39. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






40. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






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






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






43. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






44. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






45. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






46. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






47. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






48. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






49. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






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