Chapter
5: Cognitive Development
This section was very interesting,
because looking at my won children, you see how differently they grew and
developed, but generally and physically stayed on the same patterns. And then
as they grew, the spaces between when they learned to crawl, when they chose to
walk or run or talk.. These are a cogitative development that is different than
just the basic physical development that can be compared to any healthy child.
Both my boys were vastly different in personality, and when they chose to do
certain things. I feel a lot of this is genetics, having different fathers, and
that plays a big role in their cognitive development. Cognitive development is important because it can measure the apptitude of the child's growth and development. When you can understand the aspects of a child's learning capacity, then you can increase their levels of learning and growing as a person.
Using this chapter in my own classroom,
I would ask for the records of the child that go back to the primitive
development of crawling, walking and talking, and see how that can play a role
in the child. I think the more you know, the more you can help, and the more
you can be honest with the child on their development, the better the outcome
of the child and how they can work on their strengths as well as their
weaknesses. Understanding a children's development levels and capacities, you can help them understand themselves and how to create an environment that is geared towards grasping concepts and increasing their knowledge.
What I learned in this chapter is that every child is different and learns and grows at a different rate than a child of their same age and sex. Children develop at a rate all their own and sometimes a child is far ahead of their peers and others a child has fallen greatly behind. I believe that the environment plays key roles in how a child reacts and learns in school, but their development is all their own and they will grow independently of their peers. Piaget seems to be the foremost in the stages of cognitive development. His four stages lay out a definitive pathway that can be followed by most of the general population. Although everyone does develop at a different pace, the general ideas that Piaget points out are a great guideline to follow for the cognitive worldview.
What I learned in this chapter is that every child is different and learns and grows at a different rate than a child of their same age and sex. Children develop at a rate all their own and sometimes a child is far ahead of their peers and others a child has fallen greatly behind. I believe that the environment plays key roles in how a child reacts and learns in school, but their development is all their own and they will grow independently of their peers. Piaget seems to be the foremost in the stages of cognitive development. His four stages lay out a definitive pathway that can be followed by most of the general population. Although everyone does develop at a different pace, the general ideas that Piaget points out are a great guideline to follow for the cognitive worldview. 
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