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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Socrates' ultimate goal






2. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






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






4. Roots in Hellenistic and Judeo-Christian thought; ffirms that the world is real - good - and intelligible






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






7. Started naturalism






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Concept of the beautiful






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






15. Aspect which makes something tangible






16. List of works that have always been studied






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






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






19. 1. examination of assumptions behind truths 2. independent investigations of a problem 3. opportunities for creativity 4. socialization exercises






20. 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






21. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






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






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






24. Technology is not always a __________.






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






26. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






27. 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






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






29. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






30. Kant's general form of moral law






31. Express information to others; high school; want to express themselves






32. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






33. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






34. 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






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






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. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






38. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






39. 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






40. Place cognitive integrity of many theological matters in question






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






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






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






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






45. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






46. 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;






47. Not just liberation from falsehood but...






48. 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






49. 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






50. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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