: Castanon-"Hurry Up and Develop"-3

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Educational Psychology
• Course: HDFS 2317

Document Summary

Piaget would not be in favor of accelerating a child"s development through various activities such as special activities , and education. He would disagree simply because of the fact that children are unable to be trained to have a higher cognitive stage. He believed that a child had to reach a certain mental level in order to process or understand them. Children would better understand concepts as they grow up and discover these skills through interaction in different environments. Additionally, piaget believed that a child"s development is led by his own self-centered and focused activities as he is more independent (main ). Through this assimilation of the world around them to further develop their schemas. Parents in the united states are often extremely overwhelmed while raising children. They want to ensure their children are successful, often putting it over the child"s well-being without realizing it.