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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






2. Rational structure of Christian thought






3. Consisted of subjects






4. 3 traditional philosophies of education






5. 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






6. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






7. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






8. No God






9. Socrates' ultimate goal






10. 1. Homer and epic poetry 2. theater; educated Greeks on their values using comedies and tragedies; embraced fate as one's destiny 3. History: Herodotus and Thucydides - who asked questions of 'why?'






11. Quintessential educated medieval person






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






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






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






15. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






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






17. All knowledge is derived from the senses






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






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






20. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






21. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






22. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






23. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






24. Started naturalism






25. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






27. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress






28. What is the building block of civilization?






29. 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






30. Theoretical issues and practical issues






31. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






33. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






34. 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






35. How was ancient Greece divided?






36. Two main philosophers of idealism






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






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






39. 'What is good?'






40. 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






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






42. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






44. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






45. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






46. General ideas about education and their logical implications






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






48. Father of History






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






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