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Re: [xmca] LSV's use of metaphor



Which immediately brings to mind the "zone of actual development". Then what about the "buds of development", "flowers of development" and "fruits of development"?

Phil



On 08 Oct, 2010,at 09:36 AM, mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:

:-)
Slippery these metaphors!
Can I toss in "Zone of proximal development" along with vryaychivanie and
"Consciousness is reflected in the word like the sun is reflected in a drop
of water" (1987, p. 285)?
mike

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Colette Murphy <c.a.murphy@qub.ac.uk> wrote:

> I was thinking more of the type of toy trains that my brothers would have
> played with - very, very independently moving coaches! But, come to think of
> it, some coaches often fell off - ouch. But seriously, I do like the idea
> that the teacher is like a little bit of track - the coaches arrive from
> soemwhere and travel for a little distance along a path directed by the
> teacher before they go elsewhere on their journey of life..
> colette
>
> Dr Colette Murphy
> Senior Lecturer
> School of Education
> 69 University St
> Queen's University
> Belfast BT7 1HL
>
> tel: 02890975953
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> Subject: Re: [xmca] LSV's use of metaphor
>
> Woa, not so sure about the train track metaphor. The train moves freely up
> and down a pre-scribed
> track and the only thing that can vary "independently" is speed! Brrrr_______________________________________________
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