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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Enable students to be more self-aware and discriminatory in what they enjoy; improve their judgments about what is aesthetically admirable






3. A specific body of info every American should know






4. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






5. 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






6. 3 traditional philosophies of education






7. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






8. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






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






11. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






12. 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






13. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






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






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






16. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






17. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






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

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19. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






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






21. General ideas about education and their logical implications






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






23. What the medievals are criticized for






24. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






26. Categories of philosophy as an activity






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






28. 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






29. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






30. Theoretical issues and practical issues






31. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






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

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33. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






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






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






36. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






37. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






38. Kant's general form of moral law






39. The 'love of wisdom'






40. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






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






42. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






43. What is a 'DWEM'?






44. What is the building block of civilization?






45. 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






46. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






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






48. 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






49. Martin Luther; John Calvin






50. Academic freedom does not mean _______