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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. No God






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






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






4. 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






5. What the medievals are criticized for






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






7. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






8. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






9. 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






10. An untranslatable word that encompasses the total formation of a human being






11. General ideas about education and their logical implications






12. Leads educators to think in specific way about shaping moral character and refining aesthetic taste






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






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






15. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. How was ancient Greece divided?






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






24. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






25. Good and evil in constant battle






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






27. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






28. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






29. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?






30. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






31. Concept of the beautiful






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






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






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






35. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






36. What do property taxes for schools not work to creat equal schooling?






37. Children born from 1981-1999






38. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






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






40. 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






41. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






42. Socrates' ultimate goal






43. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






45. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






46. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






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






48. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






49. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






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