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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






2. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. All knowledge is derived from the senses






9. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






10. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






11. Father of History






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






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






14. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






16. World is an emanation of God's own being






17. 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






18. Most famous multiculturalist project






19. Encourages individual choice






20. Started naturalism






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






22. One that shapes the whole person






23. Two categories of axiology






24. How was ancient Greece divided?






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






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






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






28. It is a dead language






29. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






30. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






31. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






32. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






34. General ideas about education and their logical implications






35. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






36. Good and evil in constant battle






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






38. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






39. The 'love of wisdom'






40. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






41. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






42. Roots in Hellenistic and Judeo-Christian thought; ffirms that the world is real - good - and intelligible






43. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






44. Aspect which makes something tangible






45. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






46. No God






47. 1. Learn a language 2. Learn how to use a language 3. learn how to express oneself in language 4. compose thesis upon a theme and defend it against the criticism of the faculty






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






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






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