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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Categories of philosophy as an activity






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






3. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






4. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






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






6. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






7. Portion of being






8. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






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






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






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






13. Father of History






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






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






16. Encourages individual choice






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






18. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress






19. Experimentalist students are to be both:






20. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






21. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






22. 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






23. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






24. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






25. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






26. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






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






28. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






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






30. Two categories of axiology






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






32. 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






33. Roots in Hellenistic and Judeo-Christian thought; ffirms that the world is real - good - and intelligible






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






40. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






42. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






43. 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






44. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






45. 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






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






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






48. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






49. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






50. 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