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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






2. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






3. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






4. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






6. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






7. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






8. How was ancient Greece divided?






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






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






11. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






12. 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






13. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






14. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






15. Music should be studied with a view to what?






16. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization






17. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






18. Generally is not a big supporter of the arts and believes they tend to make you focused on the wrong things; believes state should control what people read - see - etc






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






20. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






21. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






22. 1600s; get to truth through science






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






27. General ideas about education and their logical implications






28. 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






29. Knowledge most worth having






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






31. Portion of being






32. Use women more as slaves






33. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






34. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






35. Philosophy is both...?






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






37. What is the building block of civilization?






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






39. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






40. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






41. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






42. What the medievals are criticized for






43. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






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






45. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






46. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






47. List of works that have always been studied






48. Martin Luther; John Calvin






49. 3 traditional philosophies of education






50. Concept of the beautiful