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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






2. 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






3. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






4. Technology is not always a __________.






5. 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






6. Two main philosophers of idealism






7. Use women more as slaves






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






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






10. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






11. What the medievals are criticized for






12. Socrates' ultimate goal






13. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects






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






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






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






17. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity






18. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






19. Experience is reality; activity-based






20. 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






21. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






22. Thomas Aquinas became foundation of intellectual endeavor in Catholic church; kept learning alive during Dark Ages; monks preserved church






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






24. Portion of being






25. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






26. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






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






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






29. What Jacques Maritain calls 'service education'






30. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






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






40. Give every possible argument to false philosophy; combat evil by studying evil






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

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42. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






43. 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)






44. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






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






47. What do property taxes for schools not work to creat equal schooling?






48. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






49. Martin Luther; John Calvin






50. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?