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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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






3. Capability to change in certain ways






4. No God






5. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






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






7. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






8. 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






9. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






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






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






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






13. What the medievals are criticized for






14. 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






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






16. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






17. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






18. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?






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






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






21. What we take to be reality is created by our language; postmodernist thought






22. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






23. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






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






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






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






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. If schools exist solely to package and arrange data - then they may well become _______ by new technology.






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






30. 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






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






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






33. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






41. General ideas about education and their logical implications






42. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






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






44. Children born from 1981-1999






45. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






46. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






47. Roots in Hellenistic and Judeo-Christian thought; ffirms that the world is real - good - and intelligible






48. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






49. Portion of being






50. Encourages individual choice