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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






2. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






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






4. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






6. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






7. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






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






9. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






10. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing






11. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






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






13. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






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






16. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






17. 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






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






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






20. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






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






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






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






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






25. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






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






32. 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






33. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






34. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






35. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






36. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






37. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






38. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






39. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






41. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






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

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43. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






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






45. Concept of the beautiful






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society