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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






3. 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






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






5. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






6. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






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






8. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






9. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already






10. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress






11. Categories of philosophy as an activity






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






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






14. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






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






16. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






17. It is a dead language






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






19. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






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






21. A specific body of info every American should know






22. Portion of being






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






24. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






25. 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






26. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






27. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






28. 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






29. Started naturalism






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






31. Nature of any given thing






32. Stress self-expression






33. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






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






35. 3 traditional philosophies of education






36. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






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






38. All knowledge is derived from the senses






39. Thomas Aquinas became foundation of intellectual endeavor in Catholic church; kept learning alive during Dark Ages; monks preserved church






40. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






41. 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






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






43. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






44. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






45. Learning is...






46. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






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






48. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






49. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






50. Father of History






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