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What evidence do you see of specific teacher behaviors that are geared toward Piaget's theories about cognitive development? Cite specific examples and make clear connection to Piaget's work. Be thorough in your coverage of the theory, addressing multiple concepts (e.g., stage(s) of development, process of adaptation/equilibration) to demonstrate your understanding. Be sure to include a reference in your response.

My cooperating teacher provided the students with a journal question about egocentrism. The question was, "Is my life fair?" The students then engaged in a class discussion about what they wrote down. She did not force any students to share but the ones who were comfortable enough to share, did.

 We recognized that the majority of the students are in Stage 2: Pre operational of Piaget's stages. We came to that realization right off the bat with the lack of conversation being had when she asked the students to share. We also made the connection with Stage 2 of Piaget's stages because the students mostly had the answer, "no". The majority of the students did not think their life was fair for similar reasons. Many of them said that their lives were not fair because they were being forced to do things they didn't want to like go to school, have a job, help clean the house, etc. I think this demonstrates egocentrism because the students think that their lives are hard because they are becoming more responsible for themselves and their choices. They aren't able to realize that these things that they are being "forced" to do, are things that they will likely be doing for the rest of their lives. 

By having the students recognize that these things don't make their lives "unfair" but give them experience in their lives to guide where they are headed. One of the articles that we read says, "As high-schoolers begin developing more mature thinking skills, they may start setting goals for the future." These things teach the students that they have to work to get to where they want and when they can start recognizing this on their own, then they will start transitioning into Stage 3: Concrete Operational of Piaget's stages.

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/developmental-milestones/developmental-milestones-for-typical-high-schoolers

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