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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






3. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






4. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






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






6. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






8. Believes reality is composed of minds - ideas - or selves - rather than material things






9. Nicholas Wolterstoff; calls for balance between behavioral and cognitive domains






10. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






11. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. Academic freedom does not mean _______






16. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






17. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






18. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






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






25. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






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






27. Socrates' ultimate goal






28. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






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






30. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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






32. Most famous multiculturalist project






33. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






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






35. Two categories of axiology






36. 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






37. A specific body of info every American should know






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






39. 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






40. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






41. World is permeated by divine essence






42. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






44. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






46. 3 traditional philosophies of education






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






48. Kant's general form of moral law






49. 1600s; get to truth through science






50. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization