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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Aristotle had a strict division between these two; he advocated a liberal education






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






3. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






4. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






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






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






7. 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?'






8. 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






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






10. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?






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






16. One that shapes the whole person






17. 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






18. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






19. Knowledge most worth having






20. 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






21. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






23. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






24. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






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






26. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






27. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






29. Peterson thinks we are doing well with what Christian mind?






30. Consisted of subjects






31. Reading and writing - gymnastics exercises - music - and drawing






32. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






33. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






34. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






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






36. 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






37. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






38. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






39. 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






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






41. What Greeks mostly focused on






42. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






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






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






45. Philosophy is both...?






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






47. It is a dead language






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






49. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






50. 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;