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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






2. Consisted of subjects






3. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






4. World is an emanation of God's own being






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






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






7. 'What is good?'






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






18. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






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






20. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






21. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






22. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






23. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






24. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






25. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






33. Aspect which makes something tangible






34. 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






35. No God






36. Technology is not always a __________.






37. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






38. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






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






41. The 'love of wisdom'






42. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






43. 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






44. 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






45. Two main philosophers of idealism






46. 'What is valuable?'






47. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






48. List of works that have always been studied






49. 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






50. 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