Children develop at different levels and at different paces. Having knowledge of the growth that occurs throughout a child lifespan can help you to be able to better assist the children. Throughout centuries there have been multiple theorist who have researched and develop different causes and strategies that may help you when it comes to teaching children. Many researchers have explored many aspects of children lives. The explore why children act a certain way, why some learn faster than others, what may influence them and why some may grow faster than others. Two of the theorists that I will explore are Erik Erikson and Lev Vygotsky. Erikson and Vygotsky have made a major influence on understanding the way children grow and develop. Born
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Mistrust which occurs during infancy and the virtue of this is hope. The second stage - Autonomy vs. Shame which happens during early childhood and the virtue of this is the will to do something. The third stage - Initiative vs. Guilt which happens around the play age, the virtue in this stage is purpose. The fourth stage in Erikson’s Psychosocial development - Industry vs. Inferiority which happens around the school age years. In this stage the basic virtue is competency. The fifth stage - Identity vs. Identity Confusion this stage occurs during the adolescence years and the basic virtue of this is fidelity. Intimacy vs. Isolation is the sixth stage of the psychosocial development. This stage occurs in young adulthood. The basic virtue of this stage is love. The seventh stage - Generativity vs. Stagnation this stage occurs in adulthood and the basic virtue of this is care. The last and final stage - Integrity vs. Despair which is basically based on wisdom, this stage generally occurs during maturity age. It is stated that all must pass through one stage before entering the next in the stated order. (Sharkey).
Erikson development of the psychosocial stages has been very important to teachers today. The reason for this is because the way that teachers interact with students it can dictate how children develop emotionally and cognitively. His work shows us that the most important things that children need is education, …show more content…
The reason that there is compared is because they both created theories on cognitive development. Vygotsky’s work differed from Piaget because he put more focus on how one’s culture and social factors affects their cognitive development. He portrayed that cognitive development is different from culture to culture. Vygotsky also believed that parents has a lot of influence on what a child learns and the ways that child develops. Whereas, Piaget thinks that children learn more from their peers than they do from their family. They both believe that children earn through exploring their surroundings. Vygotsky also believe that for a child to develop intellectually they must be giving the opportunity for social
Mistrust which occurs during infancy and the virtue of this is hope. The second stage - Autonomy vs. Shame which happens during early childhood and the virtue of this is the will to do something. The third stage - Initiative vs. Guilt which happens around the play age, the virtue in this stage is purpose. The fourth stage in Erikson’s Psychosocial development - Industry vs. Inferiority which happens around the school age years. In this stage the basic virtue is competency. The fifth stage - Identity vs. Identity Confusion this stage occurs during the adolescence years and the basic virtue of this is fidelity. Intimacy vs. Isolation is the sixth stage of the psychosocial development. This stage occurs in young adulthood. The basic virtue of this stage is love. The seventh stage - Generativity vs. Stagnation this stage occurs in adulthood and the basic virtue of this is care. The last and final stage - Integrity vs. Despair which is basically based on wisdom, this stage generally occurs during maturity age. It is stated that all must pass through one stage before entering the next in the stated order. (Sharkey).
Erikson development of the psychosocial stages has been very important to teachers today. The reason for this is because the way that teachers interact with students it can dictate how children develop emotionally and cognitively. His work shows us that the most important things that children need is education, …show more content…
The reason that there is compared is because they both created theories on cognitive development. Vygotsky’s work differed from Piaget because he put more focus on how one’s culture and social factors affects their cognitive development. He portrayed that cognitive development is different from culture to culture. Vygotsky also believed that parents has a lot of influence on what a child learns and the ways that child develops. Whereas, Piaget thinks that children learn more from their peers than they do from their family. They both believe that children earn through exploring their surroundings. Vygotsky also believe that for a child to develop intellectually they must be giving the opportunity for social