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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






2. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






3. Philosophy is both...?






4. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






6. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. To teach men how to learn for themselves






12. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






13. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






14. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






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






16. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






18. Good and evil in constant battle






19. Consisted of subjects






20. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






21. 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






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






23. 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)






24. 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






25. Technology is not always a __________.






26. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






27. World is permeated by divine essence






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






29. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






30. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






31. Theoretical issues and practical issues






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






33. Quintessential educated medieval person






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






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






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






37. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






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






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






40. Portion of being






41. Give every possible argument to false philosophy; combat evil by studying evil






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






43. It is a dead language






44. Kant's general form of moral law






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






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






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






48. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






49. 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?'






50. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education