Symbol-Brained

[Ghetta Life]

I think what is so interesting and really the point of the study is that the 
*symbolic function* is one of the FIRST tools needing to be developed to 
proceed with learning, not the AGE at which that happens.

And "setting them up to fail" really sounds pejorative, and is really only 
the negative side of the "can they do this?" question.  The kids didn't know 
thwy were failing to do something, they were just being themselves, and what 
limits that might entail in their perceptual ablilities is just the measure 
of who they are.

Ghetta

>From: Bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
>
>Seeing symbolically is a developmental thing.  The study did show that. It 
>showed that what 2 year olds were not able to do,  3 year olds were.   
>There was some vital info missing in the report,  but basically I think 
>that was the thrust.,
[...]
>So the answer to the above is yes,  the kids were set up to fail because 
>they were not developmentally ready for what they were supposed to do,  but 
>getting to precise ages is interesting (albeit probably flawed).

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