Early Childhood Corner: Vygotsky and the Three Bears

Abstract

It was 4:30 p.m. and I had just finished straightening up my kindergarten classroom. I let out a sigh. It had been a very long day—the kind of day that leaves you scratching your head and saying to yourself, “Did any learning take place?” I wondered, “Why did Kathy push Tom into the pile of blocks? Why didn't my new center with pattern blocks work for Joey? Luis loved it and he stayed on task. Poor Jennifer—she just started crying when everyone else was counting by 2's.”