Sigmund Freud has been criticized more than any other psychiatrist. Most professionals will agree his work was groundbreaking, and yet he is still considered the most scandalous researcher. Discuss your thoughts about this seemingly contradictory dichotomy.
Compare and contrast Bandura's idea of learning through imitation with Montessori's theory of learning through guided personal experiences.
So far, we have been reading about theorists who posit development occurs in an internally governed manner. Pavlov, Watson and Skinner discuss the idea of externally motivating development of specific traits and skills. Discuss intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how they impact the classroom.
Piaget:
Discuss the importance of "suspending adult preconceptions" when working with children and teens. Kohlberg: Do you think, as a classroom teacher, you can encourage moral development? Do you believe educators should promote moral development? If so, how do you propose to support this development? If not, explain why not. In your discussion, you should have a paragraph for each topic. Maria Montessori was vague about the ages a child reaches different sensitive periods, or times for acquiring skills during development. Why do you suppose this is?
Preformationism is the idea of young children being mini-adults. We may look back on the Middle Ages and recognize it is unreasonable to think children can look and act like adults but we still often have unreasonable expectations (such as expecting kindergarten students to sit still for thirty minutes). How do you think you will recognize when a student or a class is unable to meet your expectations and what do you think you will do to get the class back on track?
Please post by the Sunday prior to our next meeting to allow for time for others to respond. Remember to respond to at least one other student. Some people argue that Gesell's maturation theory encourages indulgence. Explain the benefits and drawbacks to a child-centered approach.
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