"It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical knowledge, mathematical knowledge, physical knowledge, and so forth." - Jean Piaget
"The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done." - Jean Piaget
“Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do.” ― Jean Piaget
“... People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feelings, even people with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls.” ― Lev S. Vygotsky
“Through others, we become ourselves.” ― Lev S. Vygotsky
The child begins to perceive the world not only through his eyes but also through his speech. ~ Lev Vygotsky
“Teaching is not a profession; it's a passion. Without passion for your subject and a desire for your students to learn and be the best in the world, then we have failed as a teacher and failure is not an option." Copyright © 2003 John F. Podojil
" Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they do not know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it."
Sir William Haley
Sir William Haley
" Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave."
Ropo Oguntimehin
Ropo Oguntimehin
I too, have become a fan of Vygotsky. Do you feel as I do that we truly live and use his theories daily? When I reflect on the way I learned and helped my children to learn, I feel as thought my family and I could have been in his studies.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading the qoute by Jean Piaget, "Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do." back when I was in undergraduate school and being taken aback by such a simple but profound statement.
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"The child begins to perceive the world not only through his eyes but also through his speech". ~ Lev Vygotsky. This is but another testament to, " out of the mouth of babes...". The children relate through sounds before they can talk and say whatever they think or feel once they can.
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