tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092053382843096891.post8876449087848422948..comments2024-03-26T12:54:40.055+01:00Comments on Interaction Imagination: The Competent child... inspiration from Alison GopnikSuzanne Axelsson - Interaction Imaginationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513322963337168674noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092053382843096891.post-32628721573858697202014-07-15T19:40:45.675+02:002014-07-15T19:40:45.675+02:00I have been reflecting on this some more… and afte...I have been reflecting on this some more… and after re-reading I feel that children ARE competent in their own way… but that we as adults are misinterpreting what competent is… that we should be trusting the children more in their play and learning… to experience… and that we should be guiding, modelling, encouraging them to try new things, encouraging them when it does not work the first time… allow them to make mistakes for themselves to learn from - so that they get used to the frustrations of mistakes but not give up… that making a mistake is not something wrong, but a natural part of learning…<br /><br />I don't want to be making mini-adults… how will I learn from the children is they are required to behave in a certain way… how can I learn to see through children's eyes if we are only giving them one view of life - an adult view?<br /><br />No, I am not finished with exploring what is competent - I am beginning to understand more about what I mean… but how is that working in the great scheme of things? How do I know what others really mean when using the word "competent"?Suzanne Axelsson - Interaction Imaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513322963337168674noreply@blogger.com