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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






2. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






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






4. Two categories of axiology






5. Reading and writing - gymnastics exercises - music - and drawing






6. 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






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






8. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






9. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






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






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






12. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






13. 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






14. Kant's general form of moral law






15. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






16. 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






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






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






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






20. What Greeks mostly focused on






21. 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






22. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






23. List of works that have always been studied






24. 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






25. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






26. An untranslatable word that encompasses the total formation of a human being






27. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






28. Started naturalism






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






35. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






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






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






38. No God






39. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






40. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






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






42. Capability to change in certain ways






43. 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






44. Learning is...






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






46. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






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






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






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

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