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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






3. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






4. 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






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






6. Nature of any given thing






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






8. Encourages individual choice






9. 'What is valuable?'






10. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






11. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






12. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






13. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






14. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation






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






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






17. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






18. Thomas Aquinas became foundation of intellectual endeavor in Catholic church; kept learning alive during Dark Ages; monks preserved church






19. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






20. What Greeks mostly focused on






21. Knowledge most worth having






22. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






23. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






25. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






26. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought






27. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






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






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






30. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






31. 'What is good?'






32. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






33. World is permeated by divine essence






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






35. Music should be studied with a view to what?






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

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37. Consisted of subjects






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






39. Technology is not always a __________.






40. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason






41. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






42. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






43. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






44. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






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






47. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






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






49. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






50. Theoretical issues and practical issues