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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






2. World is an emanation of God's own being






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






4. 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






5. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






6. Use women more as slaves






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






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






9. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






10. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






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






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






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






14. 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;






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






16. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






17. Believes reality is composed of minds - ideas - or selves - rather than material things






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






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. Stress self-expression






21. Socrates' ultimate goal






22. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






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






24. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






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






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






27. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education






28. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






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






30. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






31. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






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






34. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






35. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






36. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






37. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






38. 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






39. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






41. World is permeated by divine essence






42. List of works that have always been studied






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






44. 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






45. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






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






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






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






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






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