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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Quintessential educated medieval person






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






3. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






4. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






5. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






6. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






7. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






8. Portion of being






9. Consisted of subjects






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






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. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






13. Nature of any given thing






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






15. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






16. 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






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






18. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






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






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






21. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






22. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






23. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






24. Academic freedom does not mean _______






25. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






26. One that shapes the whole person






27. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






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






29. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






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






31. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






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






33. 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






34. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






35. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






36. 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






37. Knowledge most worth having






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






39. Concept of the beautiful






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






46. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






48. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






49. Friedrich Nietzche; asserts radical views; exposes and discards notion of independent - external - stable reality; denies that we can make secure cognitive contact with the world at all; no truer or better interpretations - only more persuasive ones;






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