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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. What was created to protect academic freedom?






2. Stress self-expression






3. 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






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






5. The 'love of wisdom'






6. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






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






8. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






9. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






10. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






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






12. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






13. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






14. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






15. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






16. All knowledge is derived from the senses






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






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. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






20. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






21. List of works that have always been studied






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






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






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






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






26. Use women more as slaves






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






28. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






29. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






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






38. What is the building block of civilization?






39. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






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. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






42. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






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






44. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






45. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






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






47. Experimentalist students are to be both:






48. A specific body of info every American should know






49. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






50. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






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