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Jean Piaget on Child Development

February 15, 2008 in young learners | No comments

One thinker that has had huge effect on the educational world, especially regarding the education of children, is the Swiss Psychologist Jean Piaget (1896 - 1980). His specialty was child development and he described a series of stages that he believed children go through as they cognitively develop.

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Classroom Dynamics: creating a happy learning environment

February 14, 2008 in classroom dynamics | No comments

Striking the perfect balance between the extremes of ultra- discipline and a lassez-fiare “anything goes” approach is not easy. This  post begins by asking various questions and along the way provides some home-spun answers. None of the ideas here are intended to be prescriptive, rather they are intended to be a starting point, working towards a better understanding of what is happening in the classroom.

Before starting, why not take this test:

  • In a study conducted by Denis Girad (1970), 1000 students between 12-17 were asked to list teacher qualities in order of preference, 1 being the most important to them and 10 the least important.
    • What do think the results were?
  • Scroll to the end of the post to see if you
    • guessed the qualities identified by the students
    • correctly guessed their order…

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