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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you know anything about child development, it is when a child is challenged that real learning occurs. Vygotsky calls it the Zone of Proximal Development - that space between what a child can do independently and what a child can do with assistance. This is the area where challenge should occur. Piaget has pointed out that children go through stages of development and in essence, learning occurs during periods of disequilibrium. So, for children to learn, they need challenges. However, this does not mean that EVERYTHING must be a challenge. [/quote] My nephew who is now at an Ivy did not feel challenged until his junior year of high school. Does this mean he learned nothing in school until then?[/quote]
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