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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Concept of the beautiful






2. 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






3. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought






4. Strongly intellectual; pure cognitive activity; teacher is a model for students






5. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






6. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






7. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






8. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






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






11. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






12. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






13. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Identify methods and assumptions upon which common sense and science depend






25. No God






26. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already






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






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






29. Father of History






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






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






32. 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)






33. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






34. 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






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






36. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






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






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






40. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






41. 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






42. Rational structure of Christian thought






43. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






44. Portion of being






45. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






46. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






47. What the medievals are criticized for






48. Theoretical issues and practical issues






49. World is permeated by divine essence






50. 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