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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. 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






3. 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






4. What the medievals are criticized for






5. Learning is...






6. Character is Xenophon's Memorabilia; thought himself very wise because he read many philosophers and poets; Socrates used the Socratic method on him and made him see that he was not wise; spent as much as possible with Socrates after this






7. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






8. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






10. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






11. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






12. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






13. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






14. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






15. 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






16. Stress self-expression






17. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






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






19. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






20. Rational structure of Christian thought






21. Portion of being






22. What medievals focused on






23. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






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. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity






26. Concept of the beautiful






27. What Greeks mostly focused on






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






30. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






31. 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






32. 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






33. 'What is valuable?'






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






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






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






37. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






39. What do Americans have the most of in education?






40. 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






41. 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






42. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization






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






44. It is a dead language






45. Two categories of axiology






46. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






47. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






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






49. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






50. Experience is reality; activity-based