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Vygotsky is the proponent of the Cutural Historical theory of development. There has been
renewed interest in what he had to say in the last 10 years. His biggest contributions are
the zone of proximal development, scaffolding, and the purpose of private speech
which we will cover later. These are all on the Place test. Constructivist:
knowledge is an interpretation of experience. Each individual constructs his or her own
version. Thus children presented with the same material may not come to the
same conclusion about what it means. Obviously, we don’t just rely on our own
discoveries, we don’t reinvent scientific concepts but receive some from the generation before.
This is essentially the social context that Vygotsky notes. However, if we lived pre-circa
1890 we wouldn’t nec. Believe in germs and so on. Who was Vygotsky? He lived from 1896
to 1934 wrote over 180 workes articles, books and res. Studies. He was a Russian Jew
who had to overcome difficulties to get an education. In pre-Revolutionary Russia there
were strict limits on the number of Jews who could be educated in the Univ. He also got TB
and died of it at about 37 years of age. The Soviets tried to get him to modify his
theory to fit the political dogma. After he died, his students kept his ideas alive.
These scholars were able to bring his ideas back after the politics changed.
Interestingly, he studied with Alexander Luria (noted brain psychologist) who also
helped promote his work.
The answer: usually NO.
15% of Houses in major cites were electrified by 1915. Just because things were invented
doesn’t mean anyone had such things. But consider: whole industries were yet to be
invented, esp the travel industry. That used to be reserved for the wealthy and
now includes everyone. There were hotels but not motels---motor hotel in case
you missed it, designed to service car drivers. The essential issue here is that
inventions bring occupations. Like people to service the stuff, sell the stuff, etc.
People also didn’t retire so there were no money management firms. Divorce counselors would
have starved. Family planning clinics were non- existent. Undertakers did
well, about ½ of yoru children died before age 5. So look back at your family history and see
if you can even recognize what these people did for a living.
So there’d be no computer analysts, no c.tech instructors, no salespeople,
etc. etc.