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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Peterson thinks we are not doing very well with what Christian mind - because it is not a strong force in academia?






2. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






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






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






5. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






7. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






8. Denies rationality or order in the universe; focus of primacy of existing individual; man is nothing but what he makes of himself - Jean Paul Sartre






9. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






11. Believes reality is composed of minds - ideas - or selves - rather than material things






12. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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






14. Father of History






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






16. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






17. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






18. Learning is...






19. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






20. 'What is good?'






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

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22. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






23. 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






24. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse






25. Use women more as slaves






26. Theoretical issues and practical issues






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






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






29. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






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






32. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






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






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






35. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






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






37. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






38. What we take to be reality is created by our language; postmodernist thought






39. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






40. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






41. Nature of any given thing






42. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






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






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






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






46. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






47. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation






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






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






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