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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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






5. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






6. Started naturalism






7. Most famous multiculturalist project






8. To teach men how to learn for themselves






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






10. 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






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






12. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






13. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






14. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






15. Kant's general form of moral law






16. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






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






18. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






20. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






21. 3 traditional philosophies of education






22. 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






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






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






25. Peterson thinks we are doing well with what Christian mind?






26. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






27. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






28. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






29. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






30. 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






31. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






32. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Quintessential educated medieval person






38. What is a 'DWEM'?






39. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Portion of being






47. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing






48. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






49. What Greeks mostly focused on






50. What the medievals are criticized for