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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. World is an emanation of God's own being






3. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






4. Capability to change in certain ways






5. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






6. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






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






8. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






9. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






10. Father of History






11. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






12. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






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






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






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

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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. What do Americans have the most of in education?






24. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






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






27. 'What is good?'






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






29. What is a 'DWEM'?






30. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






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






32. Experience is reality; activity-based






33. 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






34. Learning is...






35. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






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






37. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






38. What is the building block of civilization?






39. To teach men how to learn for themselves






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






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






42. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






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






44. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






45. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






47. 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






48. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse






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






50. 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