Uh, I'll take ZPD's for $100.00 Jay:
>The Other does not have to be more-knowledgeable, we can learn from
>infants, dogs, and hot radiators ... but are we learning in the same sense,
>in the same way, as with the more-knowledgeable partner? and what is the
>nature of this knowledge? suppose it is not consciously held, but tacit
>knowledge: someone can show us what they do, but not tell us how they do it
>... we can still learn from tacit knowers, but somewhat differently, and
>they still seem to me to fit the ZPD model -- but learning from infants,
>dogs, and hot radiators does not fit the model at all. What do you think?
>
What is agency?
diane
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