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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






3. What was created to protect academic freedom?






4. 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






5. Most famous multiculturalist project






6. 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






7. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






8. Quintessential educated medieval person






9. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






10. 'What is valuable?'






11. Nature of any given thing






12. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






13. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






14. 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






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






16. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






18. Concept of the beautiful






19. 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






20. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






21. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






22. 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






23. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






24. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






25. Martin Luther; John Calvin






26. 'Man is the measure of all things'






27. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






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






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






30. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






31. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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






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






34. General ideas about education and their logical implications






35. 3 traditional philosophies of education






36. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






37. Express information to others; high school; want to express themselves






38. What is a 'DWEM'?






39. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






40. 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






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






42. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?






43. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






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






45. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






46. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






47. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






48. Two main philosophers of idealism






49. 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






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