That's a good way to phrase it Bill, thanks. I'm guessing there are many ways to enact the concept of a zoped. I am not after prescriptions (here is what you must do to create a zoped and if you don't do it that way its wrong). But there must be some basic elements (laws of development?) necessary for one and if those elements are not in place, it is something other than a zoped. This is a proscriptive model - anything that does not violate the basic structure is acceptable. Kind of like the difference between evolution and intelligent design ;-)
djc
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Subject: Re: [xmca] zoped
Not to violate words, Don, zoped can be contrasted to the "semiotic/meaning
potential" of Halliday. Contrasting the two could lead to clarification and
more meaningful interpretation of the laws of development that you could
police. I would love to converse about zoped as I am coming to be very
uncertain about how useful that term can be.
bb
On Sunday 19 March 2006 11:06 pm, Cunningham, Donald James wrote:
> Since I sometimes play the role of "word police", could I ask about the
> zone of proximal development?
>
> It seems to me that the term is often used to characterize any interaction
> between a teacher and a student. That would be a pretty vacuous use, not in
> keeping with Vygotsky's basic insight, IMHO. As the page of exemplary
> zopeds is being built, could we talk about the criteria for determining
> whether something qualifies? Did Socrates create a zoped with (I assume you
> create one with not for) the slave boy? Did Jesus (or Mohammad or whoever)
> create a zoped? How about the teacher in "Dead Poet Society"? The former
> coach at Indiana University, Bob Knight?
>
>
>
> Just wondering........djc
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