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Zone of Proximal Development

I Just Want to Know Why Joel Didn’t Save the Goat

October 27, 2016 by Terri Eichholz

I despise routine, mundane activities.  My daughter inherited this attitude, unfortunately, so we often find ourselves at an impasse when neither one of us feels motivated to do something that needs to be done. She rides a shuttle bus from her magnet school each day, and her responsibility is to text me when the bus leaves … Read more

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Categories Critical Thinking, Education, Motivation, Parenting Tags education, motivation, parenting, Zone of Proximal Development 6 Comments

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