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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






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






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






4. World is permeated by divine essence






5. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






7. 'Man is the measure of all things'






8. Started naturalism






9. Academic freedom does not mean _______






10. 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






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






12. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






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






14. Nature of any given thing






15. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






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






17. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






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






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






20. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






26. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






27. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






28. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






29. 3 traditional philosophies of education






30. How was ancient Greece divided?






31. 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






32. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






34. Express information to others; high school; want to express themselves






35. 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






36. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






37. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






38. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






39. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






40. No God






41. What was created to protect academic freedom?






42. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






43. Concept of the beautiful






44. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






45. What the medievals are criticized for






46. Experience is reality; activity-based






47. Martin Luther; John Calvin






48. 'What is good?'






49. Good and evil in constant battle






50. It is a dead language