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Christian Education
History and Philosophy
Question | Answer |
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Christian Education owes no debt to the Hebrew educational system. True or False | False |
A clear distinction between Hebrew education and other Oriental philosophies was the acknowledgement of and commitment to a ____________ ______. | Speaking God |
Hebrew education focused on the ___________ and the __________ ____ ______ alone. | present, worship of God |
The concept of sin was a large difference between Hebrew and Other Oriental philosophies. True or False | True |
The centricity of Hebrew education is __________. | theistic |
The most important educational agency on earth is a. the church b. the state c. the home | c. the home |
The transfer of educational responsibility from the patriarchs to priests took place after King David decreed it. True or False | False |
The priests were primarily concerned with educating young children. True or False | False |
Hebrew education declined during the period of the judges. True or False | True |
During the divided monarchy, the ______________ became the center of Hebrew education. | prophets |
During the era of the prophets, we see the development of the __________ of the prophets for teaching and instruction. | schools |
During the fifth century B.C. the ______________ became the central place of instruction in Hebrew theology. | Synagogue |
During the first centruy, elementary schools called "___________ ___ _____ ________" were established to provide formal trainig outside the home. | "Houses of the Book" |
The methodology of early Hebrew education was largely oral. True or False | True |
The three goals of Hebrew education just before the time of Christ were _________________, _________________, and ________________________, | nationalism, religious, universalization. |
There is a real similarity between Athenian education and twentieth century education in America. True or False | True |
Four schools of Greek philosophy were ___________________ (____________), ________________ (________________),___________________ (___________________) and __________________ (__________) | the Academy (Plato), the Lyceum (Aristotle), Epicurian (Epicurus) and Stoics (Zeno) |
Which of the Schools of Greek Philosophy stressed mathematics and literary studies? | The Academy |
Which of the Schools of Greek Philosophy stressed the biological sciences? | The Lyceum |
Which of the Schools of Greek Philosophy stressed ethics? | Epicueanism |
Which of the Schools of Greek Philosophy stressed self-control? | The Stoics |
__________________ believed that it was the function of a teacher to stir the thinking of the average man. | Socrates |
Socrates believed that the universe reflected a moral order and definite purpose. True or False | True |
____________________ is a judgement or opinion formed without due examination. | Prejudice |
_____________ is probably the most significant philosopher of ancient Greece. | Plato |
Socrates had a great influence on Plato. True or False | True |
Plato placed extreme emphasis on mind and ________. | reason |
List, in order of importance, Plato's philosophies: | Category of thought, Category of imagination or fiction, Category of belief, Category of knowledge. |
Plato believed the church should control education. True or False | False |
Plato was a firm believer in the doctrine of Original sin. True or False | False |
Aristotle's philosophy may be referred to as historic _________________. | relativism |
Aristotle argued that doing something was much more important than thinking about it. True or False | True |
Aristotle was concerned about the development of character through right behavior. True or False | True |
Aristotle believed the _____________ should control education. | state |
Aristotle viewed God as a loving, heavenly Father. | False |
Aristotle turned minds from a dependence on God to a dependence on _____. | man |
The death of Aristotle opened the door to the period of history referred to as the __________________ period. | Hellenistic |
The Romans believed that the chief function of education was the training of a good citizen. True or False | True |
While Rome held the power, Greece has the superior ________________. | Culture |
The Romans developed a three-ring ladder system of education that included _______________, ____________________ and ____________________. | elementary, secondary and rhetorical |
During the early Roman education the _______________ was the backbone of education. | family |
Until the age of seven, the child was educated by his _______________. | father |
The _______________ was a slave assigned to a child to oversee his education, making sure assignments were done. | mother |
In Rome, home education was completed by age ____. | 16 |
Elementary schools first appeared in the _____ century. | 4th |
By the third century the grammar (secondary) school had been imported from _____________. | Greece |
Latin poetry was introduced as a way to off-set Hellenistic influence. True or False | True |
Corporal punishment was never used in Roman schools. True or False | False |
Rhetoric schools were begun to produce ____________ and _____________________. | orators and statesmen |
Due to an increased tax burden, education became the toy of the rich. True or False | True |
______________________ became the most famous teacher in Rome. | Quintilian |
Quintilian believed that the character of the teacher was an essential element in education. True or False | True |
Which is true of Quintilian's educational philosophy? a. the early years of development were important. b. corporal punishment was permissible. c. teachers should speak well. d. learning was to be interesting. | a, c and d |
Waht were the three stages of development, according to Quintilian? _________________ __________________ and _______________ | birth to 7, 7 to 14 and 14 to 17 |
Quintilian believed in accounting for individual differences in students. True or False | True |
Quintilian believed group situations were better than the tutorial approach. True or False | True |
While Rome brought a sense of peace to the area, the Greeks provided a common ______________. | language |
The religion of Greece was largely monothesitic. True or False | False |
The Scriptures make up the only educational handbook that will not go out of style. True or False | True |
Christ was the embodiment of what He taught. True or False | True |
Through the educational processes of ___________________ and _________________, Christians will become more like their leaders and like Jesus Christ. | identification and modeling |
What were the four steps Jesus used in educating his disciples? | 1. He gave verbal instruction. 2. He demonstrated what He wanted understood. 3. He gave them opportunity to attempt what was being instructed. 4. He provided evaluation of that which had been learned. |
Community hinders authentic Christian teaching. True or False | False |
God sent the _______ ___________ to assist believers in the interpretation and memory processes. | Holy Spirit |
Christ presented His message by teaching more than preaching. True or False | True |
The major thrust of Christ's ministering was to meet the _______ of people. | needs |
In the early church there seemed to be a great distinction between "preaching" and "teaching". True or False | False |
First-century teaching occurred in the Christian _______________ and in the Christian ___________. | meeting and home |
What are the three types of Christian meetings? | 1. Intruction or teaching of Scripture 2. Love Feast or Lord's Supper 3. Business or discipline |
No other nation placed as high of emphasis on children and education as the Jews. True or False | True |
In Jewish education the ________ was the center of education. | home |
___________________ might be called the first theologian of stature in the postapostolic church. | Irenaeus |
____________ ___________ was the chief apologist of the early church. | Justin Martyr |
Tertullian was a staunch supporter of philosophy. True or False | False |
Tertullian may be labeled a legalist. True or False | True |
____________ was the greatest scholar and most prolific author of the early church. | Origen |
Origen was a highly respected teacher. True or False | True |
Origen's writings are held in high esteem today and are broadly accepted throughout Christianity. True or False | False |
______________________ schools were designed to instruct new believers in Christian doctrines. | Catechumenal |
Catechumenal schools gave systematic instruction to those preparing for Christian ____________. | baptism |
The growth of the practice of infant baptism helped to end the period of catechumenal schools. True or False | True |
The ______________________ school represented the scientific approach to Christianity. | catechecal |
The ____________________ persecution was perhaps the greatest test and triumph of the early church. | Diocletian |
Constantine's ____________ ___ __________ proclaimed toleration for both pagan and Christian subjects. | Edict of Milan |
______________________ declared Christianity the state (Rome's) religion. | Theodosius |
During the height of Greek emphasis, what were the basic disciplines in a liberal arts curriculum? | grammar, gymnastics, music, and occasionally drawing. |
The higher Greek education included what? | logic, dialectics, geometry, rhetoric, arithmetic, astronomy, and music harmony. |
The cultured Romans studied nine areas. What are they? | 1. logic 2. rhetoric 3. grammar 4. arithimetic 5. geometry 6. music 7. astronomy 8. medicine 9. architecture |
By the end of the fourth century, Western Europe's liberal arts curriculum consisted of the _______________ and the ____________________. (NOTE Add in what those consisted of. | Trivium - grammar, rhetoric, and logicquadrivium - arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music |
Theological debate and controversy seemed to rise as the church's focus on survival diminished. True or False | True |
________________ translated the Bible into Latin. | Jerome |
Jerome's writings included thoughts on the education of girls and the principle of universal education. True or False | True |
_______________________ was the illustrious of the Latin Fathers. | Augustine |
Augustine's work "________________ ___________________" was a manual of instruction for the Christian teacher. | "Christian Education" |
Augustine wrote books on the principles of pedagogy. True or False | True |
Augustine held to the concept that all truth is God's truth. True or False | True |
According to Augustine, the _______________ must offer himself for imitation. | teacher |
____________________ was the channel through which Greek philosophy flowed into the Middle Ages. | Augustine |
The educator _____________ encouraged Charlemagne to enact legislation requiring every abbey to conduct a school where boys would learn _______________, ______________, ______________, __________________, and _________ _______________. | Alcium, reading, writing, psalm singing, arithmetic, and Latin grammar |
Christianity was essentially stagnant from 500-1000 A.D. True or False | True |
Much of the educational training during the Middle Ages was in the form of __________________ training. | apprenticeship |
Chivalric training was the process of education and training of ________________. | knights |
The patriarch of Western monasticism was _______________ ____ _________________. | Benedict of Nursia |
The sole aim of education in monastic schools was religious. True or False | True |
____________________ or ____________________ schools were initiated and governed by bishops. | Cathedral, Episcopal |
As the church grew, the responsibility for teaching in cathedral schools passed from bishops to special clerics call ____________________. | scholasticus |
As cathedral schools grew, they became the first ________________________. | universities |
Medieval universities eventually specialized into schools of law, medicine, and theology. True or False | True |
The growth of cities spelled the end of centralized cathedral schools. True or False | True |
The first public school in England was founded in the ____________. | 1382 |
_______________________ was the attempt to support the Christian creed with ancient Greek philosophy, especially the teachings of _____________________. | Scholsasticism, Aristotle |
Thomas Aquinas held a very low view of the worth and value of teachers. True or False | False |
Scholasticism had is basis in realism. True or False | True |
During the Middle Ages education actually brought about many needed changes. True or False | False |
Aquinas' work is accepted by all as sound. True or False | False |
Germany was the cradle of the Renaissance. True or False | False |
The period of history from the 14th - 16th centuries is referred to as the ______________________. | Renaissance |
The vehicle for the birth of the Renaissance was theology. True or False | False |
During the Renaissance _________________ was the the major contributor to science. | Roger Bacon |
During the Renaissance _________________ was the the major contributor to art. | Giotto |
During the Renaissance _________________ was the the major contributor to literature. | Dante |
During the Renaissance _________________ was the the major contributor to philosophy. | Thomas Aquinas |
Thomas Aquinas was the outstanding theologian of his day. True or False | True |
______________ _______________ taught that to teach was to mediate between God and man and to pass on the ideals of the church. | Thomas Aquinas |
The Renaissance was a period of ________________ renewal. | cultural |
Humanism was a dominant characteristic during the Renaissance. True or False | True |
The Renaissance began in the ____________ cultures of Europe. | urban |
_________ and ____________ rather than God and His heaven became the focal point of interest in the Renaissance. | Man, world |
The Renaissance saw a rise in individualism. True or False | True |
_____________________ began to affect business practices during the Renaissance. | Capitalism |
"The Renaissance Man" enjoyed _______________, ______________, ____________________, and _________________ with equal interest. | atheletics, music, literature and sciences |
Renaissance leaders saw man's purpose as glorifying _____________ _______ and enjoying the _____________ to the fullest. | human life, world |
The master artists of the Renaissance were ___________________ and ____________________. | DaVinci and Michaelangelo |
Two famous architects during the Renaissance were ____________________ and _______________. | Brunelleschi and Bramante |
___________________ is known as "the father of the New Humanism". | Petrarch |
___________ mixed pagan and Christian thought in his literary works, the most famous being The Divine Comedy. | Dante |
______________ _____________ was a trained theologian who became the father of the Renaissance's scientific inquiry. | Roger Bacon |
The scientific master of the Renaissance period was ____________________. | Copernicus |
________________ was the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. | Groote |
The Brethern of the Common Life's concept of education was to give the common man a religious education. True or False | True |
__________________ _____________, an Italian educator, was a Christian humanist, who tried to develop a family atmosphere at his school. | Vittorinno da Feltr |
_________________ was a French educator who recruited women students. | Rabelais |
Erasmus believed man's nature was fundamentally good. True or False | True |
Erasmus placed great emphasis on thh role of the state in the educational task. True or False | True |
________________ was one of the first advocates of the systematic training of teachers. | Erasmus |
_________ ________________ was called "The Morning Star of the Reformation". | John Wycliffe |
The ___________________ became the forerunners of the Christian literature proponents. | Lollard's |
John Huss started a movement to promote practical Christianity. True or False | True |
John Huss was burned at the stake because of his beliefs. True or False | True |
______________________ was acclaimed by Luther as the proto-martyr of the Reformation. | Savanarola |
The mail difference between the Renaissance and the Reformation was the difference between _________________ and ______________. | humanism and theism |
The man who spanned the transition between the Renaissance and Reformation was ____________. | Erasmus |
Martin Luther condemned Erasmus for Erasmus' "theology of peace". True or False | True |
The major difference in theology and educational philosophy between the Renaissance and the Reformation is the difference between _________________ and __________________. | humanism and evangelicalism |
Martin Luther believed the state should be responsible for the education of its citizens. True or False | True |
Martin Luther thought education should center in __________, ___________, _____________, and the study of ______________. | reading, writing, thinking and Scripture |
Martin Luther believed and advocated that the church and state should each pursue its own course in education. True or False | False |
Accoring to Martin Luther, ___________ was the sustaining norm of all human interrelations. | love |
The crux of Martin Luther's educational philosophy was ______________ ______________. | domestic training |
Due to the inadequacy of domestic training and the theological deficiencies of the overloaded clergy, Martin Luther recommended that the state play a larger role in education. True or False | True |
Martin Luther advocated universal compulsory education so that everyone would be able to read the Bible. True or False | True |
Martin Luther placed great emphasis on music in his curriculum. True or False | True |
In Martin Luther's reforms, the ______________ were the most important item in the curriculum, next to the Scripture. | catechism |
Martin Luther believed that __________________ should be a major goal in the educational process. | comprehension |
Which of the following is attibuted to Martin Luther? a. emphasis on the education of common people. b. a love-moderated discipline. c. a renewal on the emphasis on the home. d. the centrality of the Scriptures in curriculum. e. all of the above. | e. all of the above. |
Philip Melanchthon was a _______________ humanist, who held to the centricity of _______________ and __________________ in curriculum. | Christian, Scripture, theology |
Zwingli's greatest educational contribution was the participatory, nonauthoritarian style in his institute. True or False | True |
Zwingli was eventually killed in a civic/ecclesiastical wave of persecution. True or False | True |
The University of Geneva was started by ______ ______________. | John Calvin |
Martin Luther's educational concepts exerted more world-wide influence than Calvin's. True or False | False |
Calvin called the ______________ back to its official task of educating children to a godly lifestyle. | church |
The only educational consequence of the Reformation in England was the publication of some prayer books by the _____________ __________. | Anglican church |
_________ _________ helped to organize a graduated system of schools in Scotland. | John Knox |
The __________________ were the forerunners of today's Baptists, Brethren, Mennonites, Amish, and Quakers | Anabaptists |
Most of the emphasis of the Anabaptists on education was in _________________. | congregations |
The Catholic order of Jesuits was founded by ______________. | Loyala |
_______-__________________ was the central theme of Jesuit education. | Self-discipline |
___________ _________________ is known as "The First Modern Educator". | John Comenius |
John Comenius was active in the fellowship called _________ ____ _____ ________________, known in America as the _______________ church. | Unity of the Brethren, Moravian |
Coenius' best known book is ____ ___________ ______________. | The Great Didactic |
Comenius' educational philosophy may be labeled as "_____________". | Realism |
_____________________ is the teaching of all subjects as a part of the total truth of God. | Integration |
Comenius may have been the forerunner of the process of integration. True or False | True |
Comenius believed in a very structured, disciplined approach to education. True or False | False |
Comenius is generally credited with being the first to emphasize the educational sicnificance of early childhood. True or False | True |
Through the plan called Pansophia, Comenius planned to publish and encyclopedia of universal knowledge. True or False | True |
Comenius did not think education could reform society. True or False | False |
Comenius was in favor of educating girls, and also supported the idea of corporal punishment. True or False | False |
Comenius wrote the first textbook utilizing _____________ as a teaching device. | pictures |
Comenius stressed the importance of learning by ___________/______________. | doing/action |
Aside from Thomas the Twin, ______________ is probably history's greatest skeptic. | Descarte |
Descartes advocated that man, not God, was the starting point of education. True or False | True |
_________ ___________ is known as "the father of modern English education." | John Locke |
John Locke taught that ____________ should form the basis of education. | reason |
The popularity of Locke rests in his __________________. | moderation |
Baruch Spinoza was ex-communicated from the Jewish community. True or False | True |
Spinoza's "God" varied greatly from the God of the Old Testament Hebrews. True or False | True |
Spinoza was not interested in the _________________ side of philosophy. | theological |
Spinoza made no significant contribution to Christian education. True or False | True |
__________________ is the name given to a great religious awakening within the Protestant churches of the 17th and 18th centuries. | Pietism |
Pietism stood for a return to the Bible as a whole with freedom from creed. True or False | True |
______________ ____________ ___________ argued that students needed more study of Hebrew and Greek, and less of Latin. He also revived catechistic instruction in the church. | Philip Jacob Spiner |
Johns Hopkins University was a secular model of the university of Halle, Germany, founded by the ____________. | pietists |
August Hermann Francke was one of the greatest instructors that sat at the University of _________. | Halle |
Francke founded a school of orphans and a school for training teachers. True or False | True |
According to Francke, the aim of education is to honor _____. | God |
Francke attributed human degeneration and unhappiness to the neglect of Christian training in the _______. | home |
In Francke's educational system no aspect of the pedagogical role was more important than ___________ _____________. | positive example |
It was generally agreed that teachers who graduated from Francke's schools were inferior to others in Germany at the time. True or False | False |
The _______ _________________ were the core of Francke's curriculum at all levels of enstructions. | Holy Scriptures |
Francke's education system placed the cultivatio of the moral feelings of the pupils as of paramount importance. True or False | True |
Zinzendorf was a great evangelical, ecumenical thinker. True or False | True |
The Moravians showed a balance between Christian education and missions. True or False | True |
The acceptance and usefulness of the scientific method led to the decline of the role of theology in academic circles. True or False | True |
David Hume sought to emacipate philosophy and education from theology. True or False | True |
David Hume favored memorization and repetition in education. True or False | False |
To this day, David Hume is a folk hero for _______________. | skeptics |
Some experts consider ___________________ to have had the most important influence on modern thought. | Rousseau |
Rousseau was a proponent of the school of philosophy called _________________. | naturalism |
Rousseau believed in the inherent goodnes of man. True or False | True |
Rousseau favored ________ experiences in education. | life |
Rousseau believed very strongly in "book learning". True or False | False |
According to Rousseau, __________________ is the basis for our knowledge. | sensation |
According to Kant, it is through __________________ that we become free. | discipline |
According to Kant, "Man can only become man by _________________." | education |
________________________ took the ideas and concepts of Rousseau and developed them into a working philosophy of education. | Pestalozzi |
Pestalozzi placed large importance on the role of the home in education. True or False | True |
Pestalozzi's curriculum centered around _____________ experience. | direct |
Pestalozzi was an originator of the idea of "readiness" True or False | True |
Pestalozzi worked mainly with the poor and those without parents. True or False | True |
According to ________________, the ultimate objective of education is the forming of character. | Herbart |
Acording to Herbard, ________________ is crucial in the educational process. | content |
The steps of Herbartian methodology include _____________, ___________________, ____________________, and __________________. | preparation, association, generalization, application |
To Herbart the objective of education was sound ___________ development. | moral |
According to Froebel, the task of education is to help an individual become conscious of the internal or spiritual dimension so that he is aware of the inner law of divine unity. | Froebel |
According to Froebel, the stimulation of sef-activity and ______ - _________________ is a prime requirement of instruction. | self-fulfillment |
_________________ started the first kindergarten | Froebel |
According to Froebel, ________ is not only the child's primary learning medium, it is also his work. | play |
Herber Spencer was an adherent to the philosophy known as ____________ ______________. | social Darwinism |
In Social Darwinism the ________________ dictates the curriculum. | learner |
Spencer believed that ________________ studies should head the curriculum. | scientific |
For the evangelical, the most distressing change in education over the last three centuries has been the constant drift away from biblical teaching. True or False | True |
The development of educational thought in colonial America was a product of Reformation thought carried from Europe. True or False | True |
In its early days colonial America was most influenced by _____________ institutions. | English |
Along with the drive for the separation of church and state in the late eighteenth century, came the retaining of control of education by the state. True or False | True |
The school system tened to integrate the class distinctions in the colonies. True or False | False |
The center of the economic, political, and religious life off the New Englander was the ______. | town |
The Puritans in New England brought with them a strong _________________ theology. | Calvinistic |
Education to the Puritans was not optional but ____________________. | mandatory |
The first three American colleges were opened because of _________________ motivations. | religious |
The first "town school" was established in 1635 in ________________________. | Massachusetts |
The ______________ ________________ ______ of 1642 required that praents and guardians provide education for their children or be fined. | General Courts Act |
The _______ __ _________ _________ Act ordered townships to provide schools for the education of its children. | Old De lader Satan |
In these first "public" schools tuition was charged. True or False | True |
Attendance was compulsory at the first "public" schools. True or False | False |
________ schools were unstructured and taught children to read in the vernacular. | Dame |
The ______________ school had a bona fide teacher and a building specifically used for classes. | common |
The common school provided a formal ________________ education. | elementary |
The ________________ was the earliest tool placed in the hands of children in the dame and common schools. | hornbook |
The _____ ____________ ______________ became the most widely used book in New England. | New England Primer |
The New England Primer was thoroughly religious in content. True or False | True |
The _________ _____________ schools provided education in the Latin and Greek languages and literature. | Latin Grammar |
___________ _______________ ___________ became the secondary school system of the time. | Latin Grammar school |
The Latin Grammar Schools were for the elite and were very difficult. True or False | True |
_______________ college was the first college established by the Puritans for training ministers and Christian teacher. | Harvard |
_______ was the first American college to rely upon self-governance as opposed to state control. | Yale |
Due to the existence of several different religious groups in the Middle Colonies, public and state control of education was a smaller factor then in New England. True or False | True |
________________ or private education was the prime educational pattern in the Middle Colonies. | Parochial |
Educators in the Middle Colonies were less harsh and strict with children than the Puritans in the North. True or False | True |
Education in the Middle Colonies was not only parochial, but also ______________. | practical |
Schools in the Middle Colonies placed heavy emphasis on the vocational. True or False | True |
____________________ were established as terminal secondary schools that focused on a specific vocation. | Academies |
The first "boarding schools" in America were ______________. | academies |
Girls were allowed to attend academies. True or False | True |
Benjamin Franklin believed that religion should not be the determining purpose of schools. True or False | True |
There were no Latin Grammar Schools in theh Middle Colonies. True or False | False |
The most prevalent schools in the Middle Colonies were ____________________ schools. | denominational |
The most organized and comprehensive effort in beginning schools was carred out by the __.__.__.__.__ (_________________ _____ __________________ ___ _____ ____________ ____ _______________ _________). | S.P.G.F.P. (Society for Probagation of the Gospel in Foriegn Parts) |
________________ ________________ schools were established to provide training in areas not often offered in otherr schools. | Private venture |
Colleges in the Middle Colonies were begun by different religious groups for training ministers and teachers. True or False | True |
Education in the South was largely for the _________ classes. | upper |
The most common approach to education among the wealthy South was through the use of _________. | tutors |
The Anglican Church through the SPGFP played an important role in the education of the ___________________ disadvantaged. | economically |
Apprenticeships were more common in the _________ than in any of the other colonies. | South |
______________ ____ _______________ _____ ______ was the firstt institution of higher learning in the South. It was established to train ministers and teachers. | College of William and Mary |
From the beginnings of the colonies, education in America was thoroughly Christian. True or False | True |
As America expanded to the West, new schools were established in the new towns that were taught by traveling teachers. True or False | True |
The strong cooperation between the church and the _________ insured a strong Christian emphasis in colonial education. | state |
As the seeds of the European __________________ were sown in the colonies, the church began to lose its grip on education. | enlightenment |
Our Constitution itself began to lay the groundwork for secular education. True or False | True |
During the Reformation it was held that _____ was at the center of the universe, but during the Enlightenment, attention was focused on a _____ - _________ universe. | God, man-centered |
The influx of immigrants from various countries brought little change to American theology and thought. True or False | False |
As the 1800's approached, minister/teachers played a lessr role in American intellectual life. True or False | True |
The Wesleyan movement brought little advancement in the form of schools and colleges. True or False | False |
John Wesley was responsible for instituting three patterns of meetings that helped to encourage church growth and personal accountability. They included the __________ meeting, the _______ system, and the _______________ _______________. | class, band, select system |
The Industrial Revolution revised the __________ structure in the United States. | class |
The Sunday School began as a ____________ movement in ____________ started by __________ ___________. | reform, England, Robert Raikes |
The Sunday School movement grew rapidly in the United States. True or False | True |
The Sunday School was a ______ movement in that ministers were not involved. | lay |
Sunday Schools were first organized to teach poor children to read. True or False | True |
The primary goal of the Sunday School switched from teaching literacy to seeking the _____________________ ___ ____ _________. | conversion of the child |
Education in America in the nineteenth century reacted against Puritan doctrines. True or False | True |
________________ _________________, who later served as President, believed that education should be a political rather than a ________________ function. | Thomas Jefferson, religious |
Thomas Jefferson's theology was a mixture of ________ and _________________________. | deism, unitarianism |
Thomas Jefferson advocated that _____ people should have at least a primary education. | all |
The concept of universal education was supported by everyone in the United States. True or False | False |
________________ _______ believed that the school was an agency that could change society and bring in a utopian state. | Horace Mann |
Horace Mann believed that the common school would result in _____________ for the people and would generate __________ virture. | freedom, moral |
Horace Mann wanted to remove all elements of religious education and Bible reading from the classroom. True or False | False |
The common school was conceived as a vehicle to reconstruct _______ and promote social ___________. | society, harmony |
_________________ ______________ is known as the "father of modern religious education." | Horace Bushnell |
Horace Bushnell's theological beliefs were rapidly accepted by most all theologians of his time. True or False | False |
The theological foundation for Horace Bushnell's beliefs about the nurturing of children was in ___________ _____________. | infant baptism |
Horace Bushnell thought a child could be raised as a Christian from birth by godly parents in a Christian home. True or False | True |
The revivalists of the day taught that parents should teach their children about _____; Horace Bushnell said parents should teach their children regarding ________. | sin, faith |
Horace Bushnell wanted parents to raise and train their children in such a way that ________ and ______________ to God would be the natural outcome. | faith, obedience |
Horace Bushnell believed that the parents should prepare for their responsibility of nurturing prior to the birth of their child. True or False | True |
Between the Civil War and ________ _____ __ the major period of development for the modern Amrican school system occurred. | World War I |
____________________ passed a compulsory school attendance in 1852. | Massachusetts |
A central principle of education after the Civil War was that public education should be available to _____. | all |
The use of tax dollars to suppport secondary education was initiated in _____________. | Michigan |
The American Sunday School Union or the American Missionary Fellowship was founded in ______________. | theology |
By 1859 thre were 50,000 ______________ established through the American Sunday School Union (A.S.S.U.) throughout America. | libraries |
Following the Civil War a group of men including Dwight L. Moody, called the ____________ ________ helped to dramatically expand the work and role of the Sunday school. | Illinois Band |
In 1872 a ______________ lesson plan for Sunday school material was devised. | uniform |
The pioneer in the area of youth work outside the walls of the church was the __.__.__.__. | Y.M.C.A. |
American education is primarily the product of John Dewey's work. True or False | True |
Darwinian evolution played a large role in shaping John Dewey's philosophy. True or False | True |
John Dewey's philosophy was concerned with the activity of ___________________. | experiencing |
John Dewey rejected any kind of supernaturalism. True or False | True |
John Dewey taught that man's purpose and possibility of survival depended upon his relationship to ____________. | nature |
To John Dewey, change was inevitable. True or False | True |
John Dewey's concept of truth was extremely ________________. | relativistic |
John Dewey thought that the student was __________ in his basic, moral nature. | neutral |
According to John Dewey, man was a product of his ____________________. | environment |
In John Dewey's philosophy, ________________ was supreme. | science |
According to John Dewey the following are legitimate objectives of education: ________ ___ _______________, _____________ _____________, _______-____________, __________ __________________ ____ __________. | love of learning, social efficiency, self-control, proper recognition of leisure |
For John Dewey, the goal of life was full development of the individual's _________________, __________, and _______________ capacities. | intellectual, moral, aesthetic |
________________ __________________ is basic in John Dewey's system of learning. | Problem solving |
John Dewey suggested a __________-_____________ curriculum instead of a ___________-_____________ curriculum. | child-centered, content-centered |
John Dewey envisioned the teacher as a dictator of knowledge to be presented. True or False | False |
John Dewey developed a core curriculum to use for all elementary children. True or False | False |
__________ and ___________ are inseparable in John Dewey's educational system. | Method, content |
If the excesses can be avoided, Christian education can make valid use of John Dewey's principles in the learning process. True or False | True |
George Albert Coe's philosophy of education was shaped by ______________ theory, not by biblical or theological works. | secular |
George Albert Coe was a liberal Christian educator. True or False | True |
The key to the Montessori system of education is freedom from ________________ or the substitution of ___________ will and way. | inhibition, adult |
There seems to be a link between the ______________ church and the contemporary Bible college movement. | Moravian |
Seminary education in the late nineteenth century was almost dead. True or False | True |
In the late nineteenth century, __________________ was dominating the religious scene. | liberalism |
___________ ___________ Institute is generally agreed to have had the greatest influence on the Bible college movement. | Moody Bible |
The one word that most adequately describes the third quarter of the 20th century was ___________. | change |
Today the questions of philosophy are determined by ____________________. | science |
Existentialism reflects the breakdown of the classical idea of rational man in an ____________ universe and the break-up of _______________ religious faith. | orderly, orthodox |
The theology of neo-orthodoxy was formed by _______ ____________. | Karl Barth |
Neo-orthodoxy led the church to return to biblical Christianity. True or False | False |
Secular existentialism in education stands for and leads to ________________. | individualism |
In secular existential education the student must create his own standards of right and wrong. True or False | True |
The cutting or divisive issue in religious extentialism is the doctrine of ______________. | scripures |
___ _____________ ____________ appears to be the conservative within the ranks of the religious existential educators. | D. Campbell Wyckoff |
Catholicism teaches that the church has a major role to play in all levels of education. True or False | True |
Catholicism believes that it is necessary to permeate all of curriculum and life with what it believes to be _____________ ________. | absolute truth |
The weaknesses in the Roman Catholic education stem from its weaknesses in its ____________. | theology |
Modern contemporary Catholic writers seem to show that Roman Catholic education has jettisoned much of its commitment to absolute truth. True or False | True |
The educational philosophies of the existentialists and Catholicism are not the same as the Christian education of the evangelical. True or False | True |
_________________ is a theory that applies psychological conceptions to the interpretation of historical events or logical thought. | Psychogism |
B.F. Skinner taught that behaviour is ___________. | caused |
B.F. Skinner's philosophy teaches that there are no inner qualities, such as sin, conscience, or spirit. True or False | True |
B.F. Skinner is known for starting the school of ______________________ psychology. | behavioristic |
Lewis J. Sherrill turned to ___________________ for his insights into the religious nature of man. | psychoanalysis |
Randolph Crump Miller's philosophy hinged on the concept of ___________________. | relationships |
Randolph Crump Miller is closely aligned with ___________________ theology. | liberation |
_________________ ________________ claims that moral development is a natural process that teachers can nurture in children. | Lawrence Kohlberg |
Lawrence Kohlberg claims that morality can be ___________. | taught |
The crucial issues of philosophy force a consideration of __________________. | theology |
Gaebelein held to the concept of ___________________, which has to do with making a whole by bringing parts together. | integration |
LeBar calls for the use of the __________ throughout the entire system of Christian education, with more emphasis to build on the work of _______ ______ _________________. | Bible, John Amos Comenius |
_______ _________ and _____________ ____________ are two popular "renewal" writers and Christian educators of the 1970's. | Gene Getz, Lawrence Richards |
The thing that must characterize all evangelical philosophy is a commitment to ______________ and ______________. | inspiration, authority |
The church must respond to an increasing need for solid education in ________ life. | family |
It is possible that media religion might be driving people away from involvement in local assemblies. True or False | True |
The ______ of biblical understanding is a major problem in contemporary North American culture. | lack |
_________________ is an attitude, an infatuation with the things that one owns or uses. | Materialism |
The whole mind-set of ___________________ is that of selfish humanism that leaves God out of the picture. | secularization |
Despite the secularization of most areas of life and culture, theology has managed to remain unscathed. True or False | False |
The church is healthy only where _____________ has resisted the trend of secularization and committed itself to ___________ revelation and the _____________ task of the church. | theology, Biblical, Biblical |
The perceived failure of the public school system has led to an epidemic growth in Chrisitan schools. True of False | True |
Any theocentric philosophy of education requires that _____________ truth permeate the entire academic program and subject. | Biblical |
A sound educational objective could be "to search for and communicate __________." | truth |
The Scriptures make it plain that the child is a ward of the ____________. | parents |
The earliest colleges in America were Christian institutions. True or False | True |
The principle dynamic behind the college-founding enthusiasm of American Christians was the spirit of __________________ and ____________________ _____________. | revivalism, missionary thrust |
The three distinctions of the Christian college curriculum are ____________ ___ __________ _________________, _______________ ____ ___________, and __ ______________ ________________. | emphasis on Biblical foundation, integration of all truth, a Christian worldview |
A theological _______________ is a graduate school for ministerial training. | seminary |
The Christian _______________ _______ college is an undergraduate school that offers a variety of majors in the arts and sciences. | liberal arts |
The _________ college usually requires a major in Bible and theology, while its primary objective is some form of ministry. | Bible |