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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






4. What Greeks mostly focused on






5. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






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






7. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






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






9. Nature of any given thing






10. It is a dead language






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






12. List of works that have always been studied






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






14. Two main philosophers of idealism






15. 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






16. Philosophy is both...?






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






18. Academic freedom does not mean _______






19. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






20. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






21. 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






22. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education






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






24. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






25. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






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






27. Father of History






28. Capability to change in certain ways






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






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






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






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






33. Technology is not always a __________.






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






35. Consisted of subjects






36. Stress self-expression






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






38. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






39. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






40. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






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






42. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






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






45. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






46. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning

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47. Categories of philosophy as an activity






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






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






50. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?







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