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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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






4. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






5. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






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






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






8. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






9. Theoretical issues and practical issues






10. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






11. What medievals focused on






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






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






14. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






15. Rational structure of Christian thought






16. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






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






18. It is a dead language






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. Denies rationality or order in the universe; focus of primacy of existing individual; man is nothing but what he makes of himself - Jean Paul Sartre






24. 'What is valuable?'






25. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






26. 'Man is the measure of all things'






27. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






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






29. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






30. 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






31. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






32. 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






33. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






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






35. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






36. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






37. Peterson thinks we are not doing very well with what Christian mind - because it is not a strong force in academia?






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Categories of philosophy as an activity






43. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






44. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






45. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






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






47. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






48. 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






49. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






50. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true