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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. 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






2. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






3. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






4. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






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






6. Portion of being






7. 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






8. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






9. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






10. Encourages individual choice






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






12. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






13. Stress self-expression






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






15. What do property taxes for schools not work to creat equal schooling?






16. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






17. 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






18. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






19. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning


20. 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






21. If schools exist solely to package and arrange data - then they may well become _______ by new technology.






22. 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






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






24. Rational structure of Christian thought






25. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






26. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






27. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






28. What Greeks mostly focused on






29. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






30. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






31. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






32. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






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






34. What was created to protect academic freedom?






35. Two main philosophers of idealism






36. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






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






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






39. Philosophy is both...?






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






41. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






42. 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






43. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






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






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






46. Leads educators to think in specific way about shaping moral character and refining aesthetic taste






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






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






49. Aspect which makes something tangible






50. 'What is good?'