Re: what silence?

Peter Smagorinsky (smago who-is-at peachnet.campuscwix.net)
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:50:35 -0500

Mike, I guess my first question would be, what exactly do you mean by
"contextualist"? Is is an official term with a particular meaning? What do
you understand it to mean?

Peter

At 11:49 AM 3/18/99 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Folks need something to think and chat about? Here is a question which
>I think could use some discussion.
>
>Why is it that in a variety of textbooks, Vygotsky is referred to as a
>contextualist? I have asked this question before, and it tends to get
>the kind of silence that indicates everyone is busy grading exams or
>is on vacation in Hawaii. :-)
>
>I am particularly interested in citations from LSV for this characterization.
>That is, the question is not, "what is the relation between CHAT" and
>contextualism?" ( a fine question in its own right!) but what evidence do
>we have that LSV was a contextualist.
>
>Non-silent in so cal.
>mike