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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. What was created to protect academic freedom?






2. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






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






5. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






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






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






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






9. One that shapes the whole person






10. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






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






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






13. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






14. World is permeated by divine essence






15. 'What is valuable?'






16. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






17. Technology is not always a __________.






18. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






19. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






20. Knowledge most worth having






21. Stress self-expression






22. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






23. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






24. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






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






26. What do Americans have the most of in education?






27. Two main philosophers of idealism






28. It is a dead language






29. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






31. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






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






33. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






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






35. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






36. Learning is...






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






38. 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






39. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






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. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






42. What we take to be reality is created by our language; postmodernist thought






43. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






44. Character is Xenophon's Memorabilia; thought himself very wise because he read many philosophers and poets; Socrates used the Socratic method on him and made him see that he was not wise; spent as much as possible with Socrates after this






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






50. 1600s; get to truth through science