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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






3. 'What is good?'






4. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






5. Portion of being






6. Knowledge most worth having






7. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






8. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






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






10. Original 7 liberal arts - Grammar - Learn what facts are and mean; memorization; elementary schools; little kids are very good at memorizing and they like it






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






12. Martin Luther; John Calvin






13. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






15. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






16. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






17. 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






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






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






20. 3 traditional philosophies of education






21. 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






22. 'What is valuable?'






23. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






24. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






25. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






26. How was ancient Greece divided?






27. Consisted of subjects






28. Father of History






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






30. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






31. Use women more as slaves






32. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






33. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






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






35. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






36. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






37. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






38. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






39. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






41. 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






42. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






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






44. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






45. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






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






47. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






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






49. Started naturalism






50. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects