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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






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






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






5. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






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






7. One that shapes the whole person






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






9. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






10. Identify methods and assumptions upon which common sense and science depend






11. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason






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






13. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






14. What the medievals are criticized for






15. All knowledge is derived from the senses






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






17. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






18. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






19. 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






20. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?






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






22. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






23. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






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






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






26. 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






27. 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)






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






29. How was ancient Greece divided?






30. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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31. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






32. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






33. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






34. 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






35. 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






36. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






37. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






38. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






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






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






41. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






42. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






44. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






45. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






46. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






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






48. List of works that have always been studied






49. 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






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