Re: [xmca] Zone of Proximal Development

[Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>]

I agree that the "speedup" interpretation of the idea of zoped is mistaken.
Right now I am more focused on how to organize instruction that does not
exclude and push kids backward than in speeding things up.
mike

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 7:58 AM, <ERIC.RAMBERG@spps.org> wrote:

> Hello Ulvi:
>
> My best interpretation of ZPD is that it should not be viewed as a way to
> speed up learning.  It is a tool that can provide instruction ahead of a
> child's development but regardless of instruction if the child's
> development is not capable of grasping the taught concepts then there is
> nothing to speed up.  I think this dovetails nicely into  the discussion
> going on regarding the development of "scientific concepts" and "everyday
> concepts".  THe everyday concept is formed for the child due to a natural
> zpd; while, the "scientific concept" is possibly formed (obviously this is
> the debate going on) by the constructed zpd of the classroom.  Perhaps
> that clarifies, perhaps not.
>
> what do you think?
> eric
>
>
>
>
> ulvi icil <ulvi.icil@gmail.com>
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> 05/29/2009 09:36 AM
> Please respond to "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity"
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>
>        To:     "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
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>        Subject:        [xmca] Zone of Proximal Development
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>
> Hello,
>
> I have a question.
>
> As we know, some people point to the dangers of speeding academic
> education
> for children (to bring it down to preschool, elimination of play etc that
> we
> also discussed here in xmca recently) and I think that they are right.
>
> On the other hand, for many people who hears the concept of zone of
> proximal
> development , it directly brings to mind, a similar speeding up...
>
> Me too, my mind is not clear, if ZPD corresponds to a fastening of
> academic
> education , bringing it to earlier ages or not...
>
> In Bodrova and Leong, Tools of Mind, I have read that Zaporozhets
> interprets
> ZPD so that it should not be interpreted as such a fastening but rather
> amplifying ...
>
> Can any friend have a brief clarifying concept on this please?
>
> Ulvi
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