EDUC 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Revolution, Nature Genetics, Preformationism
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Development- relatively enduring growth and change that makes the individual better adapted to the environment by enhancing the individuals ability to engage in, understand and experience more complex behavior thinking and emotion. o o o. Developmentally appropriate practice o it capitalizes on children"s strengths. Ex- if a kid loves cars, lets count cars o. Other people will help take care of you and will build relationships. When you are born you can"t see very well- all you need is breast so you can only see like 12 inches o. Nudge children towards more advanced thinking and behavior. Ex cook to learn fractions and later explain it in pies o. Sets the ways you engage in your environment o o o. Use norms to predict dev"t but expect differences. Don"t expect too much from them- you can add confusion, and child abuse is a cause from this. They didn"t think childhood mattered, children are little people.
