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DSST Foundations Of Education
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1. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'
Abraham Lincoln
difference between leisure and amusement
categorical imperative
Individual Christian mind
2. World is an emanation of God's own being
Neo-Platonism
goal of empiricism
Key elements of Greek education
mirror of society and critic of society
3. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise
happiness
philosophy of education
actuality
paideia
4. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition
Nicocles
mirror of society and critic of society
noetic powers
Traditional reasons why we should study the canon
5. 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
3 basic approaches to dealing with false philosophy in classroom
Plato and the arts
complete moral education
up
6. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?
theoretical issues
Middle Ages
helps with learning other languages; emphasizes speaking more than writing; particularly helpful with learning your own language; is involved in math - science - etc
vocational training
7. 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
synthetic
Athens
existentialist aesthetics
sole true end of education
8. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just
idealism - naturalism - and Thomistic realism
postmodernism
Justice and meritocracy
Socratic method
9. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?
ages that Trivium should be used
liberal learning
Protagoras
socialization theories
10. General ideas about education and their logical implications
theoretical issues
controlled transaction
innoculation method
Socrates
11. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people
Great defect in modern education
into poleis (city states) and surrounding country with distinct cultures
Protestant Reformation
fundamental part of teaching
12. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?
trivium
philosophical world and life view - educational philosophy - educational policy - educational practice
idealism - naturalism - and Thomistic realism
philosophy as a subject matter
13. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment
xenophon
idealist metaphysics
Dead White European Male
Family
14. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience
metaphysics
descriptive
Hellenica
Politics
15. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language
postmodernity
existentialist view of education
Isocrates
a healthy Christian theism
16. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis
general education
Liberal vs. Vocational Dichotomy
conceptual mapping
cognitive-stage theories
17. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'
controlled transaction
logic
Protestant Reformation
Key elements of Greek education
18. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization
trivium
Stanford University Students
naturalism
local government
19. Categories of philosophy as an activity
synthetic - analytic - and descriptive
Materialism
reader-response theory
theistic wing of existentialism
20. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related
general education
hallmark of liberal arts education
Experimentalist values
Isocrates
21. 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
Socrates
ethics and aesthetics
experimentalist aesthetic view
Protestant Reformation
22. Technology is not always a __________.
naturalistic cosmotogies
First Amendment activists
Family
Blessing
23. A harmful type of multiculturalism?
particularism
Athens and Sparta
theistic wing of existentialism
cognitive-stage theories
24. 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
X Generation
descriptive
Nicocles
Memorabilia
25. What medievals focused on
synthetic
revelation
California and Texas
self-knowledge
26. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods
virtue
in the home
collective Christian mind
Neil Postman
27. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay
clarifying key terms and concepts - pointing out implications of philosophical statements - and examining structure of educational theories
ultimate goal of aesthetic education
theoretical side (ABC pattern)
Monkey Trial
28. Philosophy is both...?
Strict neutrality
a subject matter and an activity
idealist theory of education
practical side (CDE pattern)
29. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters
division of controversial issues
experimentalism - existentialism - philosophical analysis - and postmodernism
epitome of postmodern person
analysis
30. It is a dead language
Against the Sophists
pragmatism
virtue
criticism of latin
31. 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
clarifying key terms and concepts - pointing out implications of philosophical statements - and examining structure of educational theories
cognitive
goal of empiricism
atheistic wing of existentialism
32. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'
'lost tools of medieval scholasticism'
metaphysics
hairsplitting
Isocrates
33. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?
Blessing
hallmark of liberal arts education
postmodernism
flute
34. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught
complete moral education
local government
idealist metaphysics
Customary branches of education according to Aristotle
35. 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
Golden Mean and habit
X Generation
Socratic method
Memorabilia
36. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education
form
leaner-centered approach
Individual Christian mind
Integrated Education
37. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education
empirical analytics
idealism - naturalism - and Thomistic realism
normative philosophy of education
ethics and aesthetics
38. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person
maturational theories
Isocrates
critique of great texts of western world
Quadrivium
39. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here
descriptive
virtue
Epicurus
Laws
40. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence
Plato
existence precedes essence
national government
logic
41. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety
reason
existentialist view of education
objectivity and subjectivity of Canon
Baby Boomlets (Generation Y)
42. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?
hubris
Athens
X Generation
Acquisition of organized knowledge - development of intellectual skills - and enlargement of understanding - insights - and appreciation
43. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?
practical side (CDE pattern)
Zeno
Abraham Joshua Heschel
local government
44. Rational structure of Christian thought
ethics and aesthetics
dogmatic theory
general education
Laws
45. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving
national government
Integrated Education
Sparta
active
46. What Sayers says is the best language to learn
logic
Experimentalist view of education
Latin
philosophical analysis
47. 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
rejected
philosophical idealist
theoretical side (ABC pattern)
Jacques Derrida
48. Use women more as slaves
active
idealist theory of education
Thracians
naturalistic cosmotogies
49. Concept of the beautiful
aesthetics
Zeno
quadrivium
Strict neutrality
50. Martin Luther; John Calvin
synthetic
a subject matter and an activity
Protestant Reformation
Golden Mean and habit