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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






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

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4. Concept of the beautiful






5. A specific body of info every American should know






6. 1. Learn a language 2. Learn how to use a language 3. learn how to express oneself in language 4. compose thesis upon a theme and defend it against the criticism of the faculty






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






8. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






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






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






11. One that shapes the whole person






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






13. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






14. 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






15. 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






16. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






17. Encourages individual choice






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






19. Quintessential educated medieval person






20. Started naturalism






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






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






23. It is a dead language






24. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






25. 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






26. Most famous multiculturalist project






27. 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






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






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






30. 'What is good?'






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






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






33. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






34. Two main philosophers of idealism






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






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






37. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci






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






39. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






40. Socrates' ultimate goal






41. Portion of being






42. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






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






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






45. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






46. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






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






48. Knowledge most worth having






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






50. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse