"Children have more need of models than of critics."
-Joseph Joubert
Finally, I would like to thank all of my colleagues in EDUC 6160-6 for your insightful posts!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Final Thoughts
I have been influenced greatly by the work of Lev Vygotsky throughout this course. I believe that the development of a child relies upon social interaction. When adults provide scaffolds and opportunities for modeling, children become skilled and independent. A quote that represents this theory is:
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Krista,
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed every blog and discussion post you have created over the last 16 weeks. Thank you for sharing so much of your personal experience, knowledge, resources and passion for education. You have been an inspiration to me and I have gained a lot of useful information from our interactions.
Thank you
Rhonda
I agree that social interaction play a major role in the ways we grow and develop as a person. I have enjoyed having you as a colleague in this class and have definitely found your blogs and discussion posts to be very beneficial. Good luck in your future studies!
ReplyDeleteHi Krista,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your blog. I could not agree more with your take on social interaction. I believe if we accept children for who they are already and not try to mold them into our idea of perfect, more children would be much better off. I have enjoyed reading your blog and all the insight you have provided on child development.