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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






2. Good and evil in constant battle






3. One that shapes the whole person






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






5. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






6. 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






7. 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






8. It is a dead language






9. Knowledge most worth having






10. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






11. Academic freedom does not mean _______






12. To teach men how to learn for themselves






13. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






14. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






15. Consisted of subjects






16. Use women more as slaves






17. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






18. 'Man is the measure of all things'






19. No God






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






21. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






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






23. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






24. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






25. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






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






27. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






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






29. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






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






31. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






32. Public education should teach in accord to a Christian nation






33. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization






34. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






35. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






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






37. Learning is...






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






39. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






40. A specific body of info every American should know






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






42. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






43. Peterson thinks we are doing well with what Christian mind?






44. The 'love of wisdom'






45. What is a 'DWEM'?






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






47. Portion of being






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






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






50. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry