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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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






3. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






4. What Greeks mostly focused on






5. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






6. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






7. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






8. What medievals focused on






9. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






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






11. Nature of any given thing






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






13. A specific body of info every American should know






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






15. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






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






17. 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






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






19. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






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






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






22. 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






23. Encourages individual choice






24. 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






25. Rational structure of Christian thought






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






27. If schools exist solely to package and arrange data - then they may well become _______ by new technology.






28. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






29. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






30. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






31. Theoretical issues and practical issues






32. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






33. 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






34. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






35. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






36. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?






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






38. Philosophy is both...?






39. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






40. 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






41. Two categories of axiology






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. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






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






45. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






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






47. 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






48. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






49. What do Americans have the most of in education?






50. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?