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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






2. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






3. All knowledge is derived from the senses






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






5. Quintessential educated medieval person






6. 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






7. Leads educators to think in specific way about shaping moral character and refining aesthetic taste






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






9. No God






10. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






17. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






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






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






20. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






21. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






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






23. Express information to others; high school; want to express themselves






24. 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






25. Identify methods and assumptions upon which common sense and science depend






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






31. Nature of any given thing






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






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






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






35. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






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






37. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






38. Good and evil in constant battle






39. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






40. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






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






42. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






44. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization






45. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






47. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






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






49. Philosophy is both...?






50. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable