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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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






3. Two categories of axiology






4. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






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






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






8. Theoretical issues and practical issues






9. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






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






11. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






13. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects






14. Most famous multiculturalist project






15. What is the building block of civilization?






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






17. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






18. Martin Luther; John Calvin






19. 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






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






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






22. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






24. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






25. 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






26. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






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






28. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






29. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






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






31. 'What is valuable?'






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






33. 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






34. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






35. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






36. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






37. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






38. It is a dead language






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






40. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






41. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






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






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






44. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






45. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






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






48. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






49. The 'love of wisdom'






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