Edu 220, Chapter 2 Discussion

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Within Erikson's theory,

two stages relate more closely to students in school;

these are the stages of Industry vs. Inferiority and Identity vs. Role Confusion.

Explain the conflict that is going on within these two stages and what a teacher needs to do to promote a positive developmental outcome in each of these two stages.

  Post a response to this statement and a reflective response to another student's posting.

 

Each stage is characterized by a psychosocial crisis, which is based on physiological development, but also on demands put on the individual by parents and/or society. 

 

    Generally, children come from all sorts of background. Children mirror what is in their environment. Through interaction with family members, peers, the media, game boards, and the community as a whole – they are subject to something (s) external. Whichever or whoever has the strongest hold or influence on the child, surely affects the physiological development of the child. Some folks just stacked their reasoning about these stages as a psychosocial crisis. Erickson theory hit on all three broad and comprehensive factors: the child's personality is affected highly on demands by parents, society, culture and sexuality. From my world view, some adults are quite incomplete in some of these stages; and, considering that folks or some adults stuffed themselves with Tool Kits or Kaboodles to appeased their Identity Crisis; or, do the some make-overs for what they think they lacked with the image they see in the mirror! Regardless if Erickson was lacking statistical data, I would like to promote an Image Enhancer Pod to my students. Creativity completes all living things. How much more children? I would like to reflect on my experience as a young 5^th grader regarding inferiority, identity, vs role confusion. One day my home-room teacher got my attention. She bent over at my level and looked me with her large light brown eyes and told me in a clear as a glass voice, that "I know that you are so good with plants because your mom told me that you tend to the home-garden. Since, that is your expertise, I would like you to do special care to our classroom's plants". Indeed, that was one of my most defining moments in my life! My teacher did complete me.

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