Social and Moral Development

Today we talked about social and moral development. We talked (and learned how to memorize) Erikson's Eight stages of psychosocial development which I thought was very accurate. We talked about the implications of this new knowledge and how much school can influence a child's psychosocial development. We also discussed Kohlberg's stages of moral development and the criticisms of his studies. I can't believe he only observed girls! that is so odd to me.
It is good to know the different stages because now we know what to look for and how we can help them move along in their development. We are responsible for helping them in their development, and social and moral development are just as important as intellectual development.
Now we know what to look for and how we can encourage appropriate behavior. We of course are the principle models for these kids, but we can also relate these developmental issues with cognitive development and more fully understand what is going on in their heads.