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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






2. All knowledge is derived from the senses






3. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






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






5. It is a dead language






6. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






7. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






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






9. How was ancient Greece divided?






10. 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






11. No God






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






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






14. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






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






21. 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






22. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity






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






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






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






26. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






27. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






28. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






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






30. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






31. Philosophy is both...?






32. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






34. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






35. 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;






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






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






38. Father of History






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






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






41. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






42. 'What is valuable?'






43. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






44. Started naturalism






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






46. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






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






49. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






50. Recommend condition child to his/her social role







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