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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






3. World is permeated by divine essence






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






5. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






6. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






7. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






9. What is the building block of civilization?






10. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






11. 'Man is the measure of all things'






12. 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






13. 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






14. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing






15. Experience is reality; activity-based






16. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






17. Started naturalism






18. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






19. All knowledge is derived from the senses






20. 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






21. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






22. Philosophy is both...?






23. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






24. Friedrich Nietzche; asserts radical views; exposes and discards notion of independent - external - stable reality; denies that we can make secure cognitive contact with the world at all; no truer or better interpretations - only more persuasive ones;






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






26. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






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






28. Kant's general form of moral law






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

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30. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






31. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






32. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






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






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






35. 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






36. 'What is good?'






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






38. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






39. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






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






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






42. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






44. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






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






46. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






47. 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






48. 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






49. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






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