Julie’s Blog

I found the four common characteristics of the students’ view of language use for home particular significant and probably more common in homes of various cultures.  Views regarding uses of language can also differ very much for boys and girls among families across cultures.  This creates a curiousity regarding social constructivism.  If that is a theory of learning, wouldn’t it be continous across cultures?  Vygotsky and Dewey were from very different cultures and times.  I wonder what constructivism looks like in a school in Asia.  How is it similar to our schools that value dialogue that involves risk taking and negotiation of meaning?