The task of teaching a subject to a child at any particular age is one of representing the structure of that subject in terms of the child's way of viewing things (Jerome Bruner The Process of Education)
Bruner describes an educators role as that of a translator. To take the big concepts of maths and science (and everything else!) and make them something that fits in my childs world. I guess this sums up why schema theory appeals to me so much. To me it acts as a child lens for the world. It's not easy to relate to the thinking of someone who cant tell yesterday from last week or thinks there's actually more playdough if it's squished it into a snake rather than left in a ball. Any help is welcome!!
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