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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






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






4. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






5. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






6. Technology is not always a __________.






7. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






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






9. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






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






12. Two main philosophers of idealism






13. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






14. 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






15. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






16. Aspect which makes something tangible






17. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






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






20. Peterson thinks we are not doing very well with what Christian mind - because it is not a strong force in academia?






21. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






22. Good and evil in constant battle






23. Encourages individual choice






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






25. Nature of any given thing






26. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






28. Kant's general form of moral law






29. 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






30. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






31. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






32. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






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






35. 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?'






36. 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






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






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






39. 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)






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






41. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






42. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






43. World is permeated by divine essence






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






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






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






47. Stress self-expression






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






49. Martin Luther; John Calvin






50. What do property taxes for schools not work to creat equal schooling?