Assignment:
QUESTION 1
Piaget and Vygotsky shared some similarities in their developmental theories, but they also have some marked differences. Describe one area in which their views are similar and one in which they differ. Include an example for each of those areas. It can either be something you personally observed or a hypothetical example.
QUESTION 2
Commenting on Nancy ideas and suggesting additional ways they could expand their ideas.
QUESTION 3
Review the interviews posted by Nicole. Identify the primary issues you see various families struggling with or experiencing. Are there any themes you can identify here? How do the responses differ regarding the varying cultural aspects?
Interview
For this discussion, I interviewed a mother who has a kindergarten-aged son and a second grade daughter that attend the school that I teach at. I taught both of these children at a center a few years ago before they attended public school. I have a good relationship with their mother and father due to my time at the center they used to attend.
1. What are some of the biggest issues the parents and child struggle with in regard to education?
2. What ways are the school administrators and teachers addressing their needs and providing support to them?
3. How do they communicate with educators about their child and how is the communication reciprocated?
4. Does the parent believe the school supports their cultural and diversity needs and is in sync with their own beliefs toward education?
QUESTION 4
Be constructive and professional in your responses.
Part 1
One of my most favorite movies is "The Shawshank Redemption", directed by Frank Darabont and based off of a short story written by Stephen King (IMDB, 1990-2019). The movie stars Tim Robbins, who plays Andy Dufresne. Andy gets locked up in prison for murdering his wife and her lover. Throughout the movie, the audience learns that he was innocent and falsely accused. By the end of the movie, Andy escapes from prison and lives out his life in Mexico.
This movie had many artistic choices that was well done. The story progression, the costuming, the tone of the move, and even the choice of actors was well thought out and executed. The best artistic choice the made was in having the movie narrated by Morgan Freeman. The timbre of his voice really helped set the mood to scenes.
I do believe the movie can be turned into a great play. Since the majority of the movie is in a prison there would not have to be too many drastic set changes and the use of the narration could be expanded upon to add in any needed background or to fill the set changes.
Part 2
One of my all time favorite movies is the 1993 film, The Sandlot. I'm a huge baseball fan as is my family so this is definitely a family film. There are a few elements that stand out to me that draw me into this film the major ones are the cast, dialog (script), wardrobe, soundtrack, and setting (plot). The film is set in the 60's and follow a group of about 10 young teenagers who spend their Summer playing a never-ending game of baseball. Both the dialog and wardrobe used in the film definitely help the viewer see that the film is set in the 60's. Specifically in regards to the wardrobe, you can see the baseball gloves that are used are not of those used in the present time or that of the time the film was made. The soundtrack was nothing but oldies which also helped relay to the audience the setting of the film.
This film can most definitely be made into a stage play but with some minor conflicts. The baseball playing for the most part could be more focused on on the dialog as it can be hard to have the actors "play" actual baseball on stage as there's no way to control how the ball is hit. For major scenes such as when one of the characters hits the ball into the Beasts' yard, a prop can be used like that of a ball on a string or that scene can be depicted by using sound effects (think of a high pitch whistle rising and then falling). Although the film is primarily a cast of teenagers, I don't see why adults wouldn't be able to take on the role.