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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






3. 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






4. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






5. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






6. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






7. 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






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






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






10. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






11. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






12. Martin Luther; John Calvin






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






14. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






15. A specific body of info every American should know






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






17. World is an emanation of God's own being






18. 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






19. To teach men how to learn for themselves






20. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






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






23. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






24. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






25. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






26. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






27. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






28. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






29. Learning is...






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






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






32. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






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






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






35. 1600s; get to truth through science






36. Denies rationality or order in the universe; focus of primacy of existing individual; man is nothing but what he makes of himself - Jean Paul Sartre






37. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






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






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






40. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






41. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






42. Use women more as slaves






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






44. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






45. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






46. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






47. Capability to change in certain ways






48. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






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






50. What was created to protect academic freedom?