RE: Reference?: The 'american problem"

From: George Cunningham (gkc@louisville.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 07 2002 - 18:28:14 PST


Reference?: The 'american problem"Mary,

The American Problem refers to the question that Piaget was always asked
when he came to this country: how can we speed children through your stages
more quickly. Piaget of course thought this was a terrible idea.
George K. Cunningham
University of Louisville

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Mary Bryson [mailto:mary.bryson@ubc.ca]
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 8:32 PM
  To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
  Subject: Reference?: The 'american problem"

  Yikes
  I just got a query for a reference to "what Piaget referred to as 'the
American Problem' - what can I cite for this concept?

  Mary
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