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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Rational structure of Christian thought






2. 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






3. 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






4. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






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






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






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






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






9. Good and evil in constant battle






10. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






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






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






13. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






14. Concept of the beautiful






15. Stress self-expression






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






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






18. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






19. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






20. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason






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






22. More democratic; founder of much more individual freedom than Sparta; picked government positions by lots because of their egalitarian view; did elect people for the position of general; Athenian leadership could be gained through the military; educa






23. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought






24. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






25. Portion of being






26. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






28. Encourages individual choice






29. Experimentalist students are to be both:






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






31. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






32. Father of History






33. General ideas about education and their logical implications






34. Children born from 1981-1999






35. 1. Homer and epic poetry 2. theater; educated Greeks on their values using comedies and tragedies; embraced fate as one's destiny 3. History: Herodotus and Thucydides - who asked questions of 'why?'






36. Strongly intellectual; pure cognitive activity; teacher is a model for students






37. 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






38. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






39. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






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






42. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






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






44. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






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






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






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






48. One that shapes the whole person






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






50. Knowledge most worth having