In early childhood education there are many philosophers who have theories about early childhood. Each philosopher has a different point of view on how things should be set in for early childhood. In this paper I will discuss a few different philosophers I have learned about while taken early childhood classes.
One of the many philosophers I have learned about in early childhood was Erik Erikson. Erik theories are broken down into four different subcategories. One of the sub categories is trust vs mistrust. In trust vs mistrust you learn that it is developed from birth to eighteen months. Some many wonder how do an infant learn he or she is just a baby well, yes he or she is just a baby but a baby who learns very quickly who to trust. How does a baby trust someone? Easy an infant becomes very depending on their caregiver who provides the infant food and nutrition. When the infant is not cared for adequately the infant develop a sense of mistrust in others and …show more content…
Jean based his theory of cognitive development on his background and training as a biologist (Eva L. Essa 116). Piaget was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development. In Piaget 's cognitive sense he explains that adaptation is the process of any new information or a new experience occurs. When someone don’t adapt to a new problem well they become very upset, which can lead to disequilibrium. Disequilibrium is the lack of balanced, experienced when existing mental structures and a new experience do not fit exactly (Eva L. Essa 116). As well as any philosopher Piaget theory has it’s pros and cons. The pros of Piaget 's theory is he had a huge impact on education many educational programs believe that children should be taught at the level they are developmentally prepared. As well as pros, the cons of Piaget’s theory, methods is not reliable and was formed from a biased
One of the many philosophers I have learned about in early childhood was Erik Erikson. Erik theories are broken down into four different subcategories. One of the sub categories is trust vs mistrust. In trust vs mistrust you learn that it is developed from birth to eighteen months. Some many wonder how do an infant learn he or she is just a baby well, yes he or she is just a baby but a baby who learns very quickly who to trust. How does a baby trust someone? Easy an infant becomes very depending on their caregiver who provides the infant food and nutrition. When the infant is not cared for adequately the infant develop a sense of mistrust in others and …show more content…
Jean based his theory of cognitive development on his background and training as a biologist (Eva L. Essa 116). Piaget was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development. In Piaget 's cognitive sense he explains that adaptation is the process of any new information or a new experience occurs. When someone don’t adapt to a new problem well they become very upset, which can lead to disequilibrium. Disequilibrium is the lack of balanced, experienced when existing mental structures and a new experience do not fit exactly (Eva L. Essa 116). As well as any philosopher Piaget theory has it’s pros and cons. The pros of Piaget 's theory is he had a huge impact on education many educational programs believe that children should be taught at the level they are developmentally prepared. As well as pros, the cons of Piaget’s theory, methods is not reliable and was formed from a biased