Jan 28 2013: No. It isn't fair to stereotype schools as inherently incorporating developmental psychology into their teaching methods. You asked to address the situation of students in your country, assuming that is the U.S.: The basis of education in the United States is reiteration and ability to follow orders, because it fits the "ideal business model," where if it works, it creates obedient unskilled workers. In an age where machines do most of the easy work, this system is silly; this system was silly when it was designed, because it doesn't work, it has only the appearance of functionality. I am now going to procede to throw popular evidence at you until you understand or come forward with apt evidence to suggest all of Developmental Psychology is wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U
Jan 28 2013: I was admittedly a little bit upset, immediately after watching the video; allow me to provide and example that explains essentially what is important to raise a child – with respects to education and family. Assuming you're telling the truth, you must understand that a lot of a person depends more on their peers than their superiors, but if you can make a generation of good parents, you wont so much have to worry about peer influence in children. The example: a willingness to work is simply not minding menial tasks that would otherwise seem tedious. This is accomplished simply by taking something that the child obviously takes to, and introducing obstacles in a slowly increasing and periodic regiment, so that even as the number of difficulties increase, the child is emotionally unaffected. This can be done with any subject. The integral piece of this scenario is that you take what the child is interested in, and probably good at, as they continue to work for it without lazily excusing it as not worth the effort. After an amount of time I haven't gotten far enough into the experiment to determine, you make it impossible for the child to obtain what it is they seek. For the sake of the explanation, let's say it's a toy (even though in schooling you would use a subject they enjoy and introduce more complex variables, asking them to problem solve with a group of like and opposite minded peers). After the child has successfully gotten the "toy" through the introduction of multiple variables, place it out of their reach by putting it "out of their reach." Make it impossible for them to get it. Then return to the previous routine the next week or something. I haven't gotten this far into the experiment, so I'm unable to draw conclusions on that. But I hypothesize that the child will react to the increased difficulty in the way that any animal reacts to limited resources – they will want it more. I realize that I rambled and that it was uncalled for, I apologize.
Jan 27 2013: If you want, okay:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychology
No need for discussion; this is how people learn. Here is a school model with Developmental psychology in mind:
http://www.ted.com/talks/geoff_mulgan_a_short_intro_to_the_studio_school.html
Jan 27 2013: The concept is shallow and short sighted. Collin Powell is not a psychologist, he has no credibility in the field of developmental psychology; he does not attempt to understand the dilemma, he simply wants it gone. His mindset is that of any american politician, "The ends justify the means." The issue with american education isn't the students, it's the education system itself. This talk was essentially one of "We have to brainwash them earlier than we already are." Our children shouldn't have to be shaped to do well in schools, schools should be well suited to teach children as they are; to build on innate and early developed skills. Trying to build a society of Renaissance Men is an obsolete view. In the age of information we need specialization. Passionate education that focuses on curiosity and a willingness in people to work for the things they actually care about – as opposed to the things they're told to care about.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychology
No need for discussion; this is how people learn. Here is a school model with Developmental psychology in mind:
http://www.ted.com/talks/geoff_mulgan_a_short_intro_to_the_studio_school.html
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