Re: Executive Functioning -- EDPR 7/8112 Adolescence Sec. 001 0500-0800 R

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Date Posted: 19:28:13 02/15/07 Thu
Author: Julie Falvey
Subject: Re: Executive Functioning
In reply to: Bradley Kovach 's message, "Executive Functioning" on 16:41:32 02/14/07 Wed

I agree, Brad. I think we have a tendency to forget sometimes that kids and teenagers are not adults; therefore, we need to explain why certain behaviors are wrong rather than just punishing kids for being "bad" and assuming they know why. I think the comic in Chapter Four with the teenager praying for "good abstract reasoning ability, interpersonal skills, and cultural perspective.." illustrates this point. Kids often know that they do not know and they are looking to their teachers and parents for guidance even though they will seldom ask for it.

>The section on executive function does a great job
>explaining what Bill Cosby calls "brain damage" in
>children. You tell the child she can't have cookies,
>then you catch her trying to take the cookies and ask
>her why she did that when you said not to and she says
>"I don't know". That seems like a really common answer
>amongst children and adolescents when asked why they
>did something. I think as teachers it's important to
>make that distinction between when someone is lacking
>knowledge and when someone is lacking the ability to
>apply that knowledge.

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