Understanding Human Development Through the Eyes of Erickson, Piaget & Vygotsky
By Brian Bergman
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
May 21, 2009
In this evening’s class, we learned about the theories of Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky.
I especially like the quote of "Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom."
This quote exemplifies how delicate children are, and how everything that is said and done in front of them can be taken literally and learned by the child. These are both positives and negatives I refer to.
One of the many things I learned this evening is that there are several concepts and theories of how children learn. A child learns and continues to learn using different modes and methods. Some of the ways in which they learn are TAIIIGI. What exactly this means is: Trust, Autonomy, Initiative, Industry, Identity, Intimacy, Generativity, and Integrity.
One thing that I found most interesting was the Industry area, setting tasks or jobs for the students to make them feel needed, wanted, and a special part of the class. I find this ironic, because when I was the eraser cleaner, I thought I was just being helpful. I would always behave in class because I never wanted to lose my special job. Little did I know that my teacher was using one of Erikson’s stages when giving me a position in class.
I think that empowering the students to participate in the class is an excellent way of helping them to learn. The Learning cycle that we discussed is an interesting concept. We all fear the unknown or the disequilibrium. Once we have tried and conquer the fear, we move onto learning phase, then back to the equilibrium state. All working together, the student learns. The interesting thing about tonight’s lesson is that there are so many ways in which a child can learn. From assimilation to accommodation, categorizing, organizing, and cognitive stages; learning takes many forms.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
May 21, 2009
In this evening’s class, we learned about the theories of Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky.
I especially like the quote of "Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom."
This quote exemplifies how delicate children are, and how everything that is said and done in front of them can be taken literally and learned by the child. These are both positives and negatives I refer to.
One of the many things I learned this evening is that there are several concepts and theories of how children learn. A child learns and continues to learn using different modes and methods. Some of the ways in which they learn are TAIIIGI. What exactly this means is: Trust, Autonomy, Initiative, Industry, Identity, Intimacy, Generativity, and Integrity.
One thing that I found most interesting was the Industry area, setting tasks or jobs for the students to make them feel needed, wanted, and a special part of the class. I find this ironic, because when I was the eraser cleaner, I thought I was just being helpful. I would always behave in class because I never wanted to lose my special job. Little did I know that my teacher was using one of Erikson’s stages when giving me a position in class.
I think that empowering the students to participate in the class is an excellent way of helping them to learn. The Learning cycle that we discussed is an interesting concept. We all fear the unknown or the disequilibrium. Once we have tried and conquer the fear, we move onto learning phase, then back to the equilibrium state. All working together, the student learns. The interesting thing about tonight’s lesson is that there are so many ways in which a child can learn. From assimilation to accommodation, categorizing, organizing, and cognitive stages; learning takes many forms.
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