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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. 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






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






4. Use women more as slaves






5. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






7. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






8. Consisted of subjects






9. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






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






11. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






12. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






13. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






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






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






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






17. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






18. Philosophy is both...?






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






20. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






21. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






22. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






23. Most famous multiculturalist project






24. All knowledge is derived from the senses






25. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






26. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






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






28. Children born from 1981-1999






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






34. It is a dead language






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






36. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






37. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






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






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






40. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






41. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






42. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






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






44. 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






45. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






46. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






47. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






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






49. Learning is...






50. 1. Learn a language 2. Learn how to use a language 3. learn how to express oneself in language 4. compose thesis upon a theme and defend it against the criticism of the faculty







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