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DSST Foundations Of Education

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






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. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






4. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






5. A specific body of info every American should know






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






7. 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






8. No God






9. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






10. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






11. Character is Xenophon's Memorabilia; thought himself very wise because he read many philosophers and poets; Socrates used the Socratic method on him and made him see that he was not wise; spent as much as possible with Socrates after this






12. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






13. 1600s; get to truth through science






14. To teach men how to learn for themselves






15. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






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






17. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






18. Two main philosophers of idealism






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






20. Enable students to be more self-aware and discriminatory in what they enjoy; improve their judgments about what is aesthetically admirable






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






22. Father of History






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






24. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






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






26. Socrates' ultimate goal






27. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






28. Children born from 1981-1999






29. 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






30. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






31. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






33. All knowledge is derived from the senses






34. 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;






35. Music should be studied with a view to what?






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






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






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






39. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






40. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






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






42. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






43. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






44. List of works that have always been studied






45. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






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






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






48. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






49. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






50. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry







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