Does Vygotsky's argument retrodict their ontogenetic paths?
And then, does Phillips notion of giftedness also apply to leadership, that
it is a collage of particular attributes favored by a culture at one time?
Which of the above requires no hesitation for any or all of us to check off
as leaders?
Damned if this white american male had to deliberate to think of names of
non-Americans, native Americans, and women, when the first three names
above tripped off the keys. As in the movie Citizen Kane, maybe there is
no escaping childhood. Perhaps leaders are those who do.
Bill
At 9:50 AM -0600 8/5/98, Phillip Allen White wrote:
> yet in follow-up studies, most gifted students demonstrated social
>success by incrementally adding to their professional fields (doctors,
>lawyers, professors). hardly any demonstrated leadership or intellectual
>leaps within their fields.
>
> could this be because _giftedness_ is a collage of particular
>attributes favored by the culture at that time? - it has certainly been
>a reflection of social demographics.
>
>
>phillip
>
On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Konopak wrote:
> I'd be interested in the reaction of others in the group to
>
> >Vygotsky was critiquing the
> >attitude of looking at those children as having moral problems. He
> >argued instead that these were the children who were gifted and would be our
> >future leaders.
Bill Barowy, Associate Professor
Technology in Education
Lesley College, 29 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
Phone: 617-349-8168 / Fax: 617-349-8169
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