What?
What was learned was a whole lot of something deep. We talked about Piaget and his opposite Vygotsky. Both did research on the learning of children and adults and both came up with information that would help in both of the areas. To me both had an interesting way looking at the brain and because of both their views it gives us a more complete view on how the brain works and how we all learn. Piaget was more of Cognitive Constructivism, meaning the building of knowledge in the brain. While Vygotsky was more of a Social Constructivism, meaning to build knowledge through interaction with others. The things we learn are dependent on cultural. Both men let us remain deep with how people learn and how they retain knowledge. Also, both were able to provide views of the brain that helped me understand more so how we all learn and how we all progress in school and in life in general.
Why?
i felt that the information that I learned about the brain from both Piaget and Vygotsky were very informative. They gave me another look on how my teaching can affect how others learn. Not that all my lessons need to be just based on each learning principle, but rather that I need to always be checking my teaching to see if how I am teaching is being helpful or harmful to the students. I need to be teachable if I expect my students to be teachable. Also, I need to continue to learn more on Piaget and Vygotsky studies so that way I will be more effective as a teacher.
What now?
Well, I was thinking that I am in great need of applying these studies now, with my teaching. That I need to remember what they talked about and how it relates not only to those around me, but also to me. I need to also write down what it is that stuck out to me the most and how I felt I could apply it to my future classrooms. I really am just excited to start applying it and start observing others to see if I fully agree with what these men came up with.
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