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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Friedrich Nietzche; asserts radical views; exposes and discards notion of independent - external - stable reality; denies that we can make secure cognitive contact with the world at all; no truer or better interpretations - only more persuasive ones;






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






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






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






5. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






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






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






9. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






10. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






11. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






12. No God






13. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






14. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






15. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






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






17. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






19. Stress self-expression






20. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






21. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






22. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






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






24. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






25. 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






26. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






27. 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






28. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






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






30. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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






32. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers


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






34. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






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






36. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






37. What the medievals are criticized for






38. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






39. 'Discoverer of an art is not the best judge of it.'






40. 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






41. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






42. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






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






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






45. Martin Luther; John Calvin






46. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






47. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






48. Quintessential educated medieval person






49. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






50. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth