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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






2. 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






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






4. Concept of the beautiful






5. Children born from 1981-1999






6. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






8. More democratic; founder of much more individual freedom than Sparta; picked government positions by lots because of their egalitarian view; did elect people for the position of general; Athenian leadership could be gained through the military; educa






9. Two main philosophers of idealism






10. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






11. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






12. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






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






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

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16. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






17. Enable students to be more self-aware and discriminatory in what they enjoy; improve their judgments about what is aesthetically admirable






18. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






19. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






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






21. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






22. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






23. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already






24. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






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






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






27. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






28. 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






29. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






30. Technology is not always a __________.






31. Knowledge most worth having






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






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






34. Use women more as slaves






35. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






37. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






38. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






39. How was ancient Greece divided?






40. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






41. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






42. 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






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






44. Good and evil in constant battle






45. What the medievals are criticized for






46. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






47. The 'love of wisdom'






48. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






49. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






50. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation