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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. What is the building block of civilization?






2. 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






3. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






4. Martin Luther; John Calvin






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






6. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






7. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






8. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






9. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






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






11. Aspect which makes something tangible






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






13. Pertain to actual conduct of teachers and their activities in the classroom






14. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






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






16. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning

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






18. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






19. Generally is not a big supporter of the arts and believes they tend to make you focused on the wrong things; believes state should control what people read - see - etc






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






21. 1600s; get to truth through science






22. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






23. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






24. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






25. 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






26. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






27. What was created to protect academic freedom?






28. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






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






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






31. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






32. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






33. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






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






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

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






37. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






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






39. 'What is good?'






40. 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






41. Core curriculum; not necessary for one to become liberally educated but can be a good basis






42. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






43. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






44. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason