tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847877.post115206452098407072..comments2024-02-08T04:15:53.399-06:00Comments on Why Not Blog?: Independently notedDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08200732104876804746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847877.post-1152209895054418322006-07-06T13:18:00.000-05:002006-07-06T13:18:00.000-05:00Vygotsky seems to be much more of a force in the l...Vygotsky seems to be much more of a force in the literature (and praxis) of education and literacy studies than he is in Comp/Rhet. While Bakhtin is (sometimes) viewed as a rhetorician, Vygotsky rarely is. Which is strange to me b/c they seem to have so much in common in terms of their theory/philosophy of language development and acquisition (as well as the fact that they were both working in the socio-historical period of post-revolutionary Russia; the Marxist influences are all over the place). The difference, i think, is probably related to their respective sources of data...<BR/><BR/>If you have a hankering to chill with something Vygotskian, you may want to consider James Wertsch's _Mind as Action_. Of course it's not the same as actually reading V, but it's prob more apropos to Comp studies than a shot of straight Vygotsky. I'll try to remember to post some notes on JW in the days to come.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474897835570476116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847877.post-1152203800171578542006-07-06T11:36:00.000-05:002006-07-06T11:36:00.000-05:00That body has been through so much over the years....That body has been through so much over the years...to think a coconut tree landed ole Keith in the hospital!bdegenarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616611448733705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847877.post-1152200963066701732006-07-06T10:49:00.000-05:002006-07-06T10:49:00.000-05:00Hey Marissa! Good to hear from you. But you *delet...Hey Marissa! Good to hear from you. But you *deleted* your blog? Do you know how that hurts?<BR/><BR/>And, Chris, though it may affect my professional reputation to say so, I've never spent much time with Vygotsky. Perhaps I should. I have noticed that his stuff is giving you a lot of ideas over at your blog. (And hope Florida is treating you well so far.)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200732104876804746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847877.post-1152150472396543802006-07-05T20:47:00.000-05:002006-07-05T20:47:00.000-05:00Hey Donna, it's Marissa...I deleted my blog from o...Hey Donna, it's Marissa...I deleted my blog from our class, but I have a myspace account now. That's right, I sold my soul...I'm not proud of it, but it'll do for now. If you ever want to read it...myspace.com/jesuschristwasanonlychildAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847877.post-1152131498059342942006-07-05T15:31:00.000-05:002006-07-05T15:31:00.000-05:00RE brain plasticity:i think this is one of the dra...RE brain plasticity:<BR/><BR/>i think this is one of the draws of Vygotsky. Though his work (that i'm familiar with) doesn't say anything about the placticity of the brain on into adulthood, his method implies this very thing. That is, that b/c "development" is largely determined determined socio-historically it doesn't come to a gradual or sudden stop at a particular age. ...at least this is what i've been pulling from b/n the lines of Vygotsky, Wertsch and others.<BR/><BR/>Cool stuff.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474897835570476116noreply@blogger.com