Is there a purpose to education and schooling? Does it depend on who you ask; teachers, parents, students, governments, religious institutions, employers. (Week 7 Lecture, P.3) What is this purpose of education is it as simple as becoming learners who can solve problems, or is there more to it than that, such as developing life skills students will need to prepare themselves for their future in terms of the economy and relationships. (Week 7 Lecture, P.2)
Education today compared to a hundred years ago has changed in more ways than one. Schooling a hundred years ago was not compulsory and there was not even a demand for it. Students who were lucky enough to go to school went to learn basic math and literacy skills and only went until they …show more content…
This is how he came up with the four stages of cognitive development: The first stage is sensorimotor development, this occurs between birth and 2 years of age, this is the earliest stage of cognitive development. Piaget believes this is the stage where children start to experience the world around them and will gain knowledge through their senses and motor movements.(About. 2015) The second stage is preoperational development, this occurs between 2 and 7 years of age, this stage children will begin to engage in symbolic play and manipulate symbols, however they still have no understanding of concrete logic. (About 2015) The third stage of cognitive development is concrete operational development. This stage occurs between the ages of 7 till around 11. This development is based on logical thinking, children will still struggle with abstract thoughts however they are more logical about concrete and specific things. (About 2015). The final stage of cognitive development is formal operational development, this stage occurs from 11 years of age and above. This final stage is marked by the emergence of abstract thought and hypothetical reasoning. (About
Education today compared to a hundred years ago has changed in more ways than one. Schooling a hundred years ago was not compulsory and there was not even a demand for it. Students who were lucky enough to go to school went to learn basic math and literacy skills and only went until they …show more content…
This is how he came up with the four stages of cognitive development: The first stage is sensorimotor development, this occurs between birth and 2 years of age, this is the earliest stage of cognitive development. Piaget believes this is the stage where children start to experience the world around them and will gain knowledge through their senses and motor movements.(About. 2015) The second stage is preoperational development, this occurs between 2 and 7 years of age, this stage children will begin to engage in symbolic play and manipulate symbols, however they still have no understanding of concrete logic. (About 2015) The third stage of cognitive development is concrete operational development. This stage occurs between the ages of 7 till around 11. This development is based on logical thinking, children will still struggle with abstract thoughts however they are more logical about concrete and specific things. (About 2015). The final stage of cognitive development is formal operational development, this stage occurs from 11 years of age and above. This final stage is marked by the emergence of abstract thought and hypothetical reasoning. (About