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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. 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






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






3. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






4. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






5. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






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






7. Two main philosophers of idealism






8. 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






9. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






10. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






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






13. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






14. 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






15. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






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






17. World is permeated by divine essence






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






19. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






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






21. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






22. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






23. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






24. One that shapes the whole person






25. 1600s; get to truth through science






26. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






27. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






28. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






30. 'What is good?'






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






32. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






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






34. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






35. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity






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






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






38. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






39. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






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. Capability to change in certain ways






42. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






43. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






44. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






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






46. What was created to protect academic freedom?






47. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






48. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






49. Use women more as slaves






50. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?