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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. 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






2. No God






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






4. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Martin Luther; John Calvin






11. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






12. Portion of being






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






14. Consisted of subjects






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






16. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






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






18. Socrates' ultimate goal






19. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






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






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






22. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






23. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






24. Quintessential educated medieval person






25. Categories of philosophy as an activity






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






27. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






28. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






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






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






31. What medievals focused on






32. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






33. Philosophy is both...?






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






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






36. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






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






38. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






39. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






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






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






42. 1. Homer and epic poetry 2. theater; educated Greeks on their values using comedies and tragedies; embraced fate as one's destiny 3. History: Herodotus and Thucydides - who asked questions of 'why?'






43. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






44. Use women more as slaves






45. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






47. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






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






49. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






50. Learning is...