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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






3. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






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






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






7. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






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






10. 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






11. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






13. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






14. Encourages individual choice






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






16. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






17. No God






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






19. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






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. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






23. Strongly intellectual; pure cognitive activity; teacher is a model for students






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






25. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






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






27. 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






28. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






30. 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






31. What is the building block of civilization?






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






33. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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






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






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






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






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






39. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






40. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






41. 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






42. What medievals focused on






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






44. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






45. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






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






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






48. 'What is good?'






49. 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






50. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion