Basically four processes are involved in modeling: (1) paying attention to people, (2) selecting behaviors to reproduce, (3) remembering the observed behavior, and (4) reproducing what was observed. Attention to people is based on their engaging qualities, …show more content…
Some children learn at a slower pace and it could extend to the ages of eight to twelve. Children of all ages, whether they are out of their development stage or not can be influenced by adults. Parents, kindergarten teacher, and other adults that have an effect on children's lives have a big responsibility. Some adults do not realize that children that see them can imitate everything they do. Little eyes that want to grow up to be just like them watch everything they do. An adults influence on a child can be overwhelming to some adults who do not know exactly what their child can and will …show more content…
Every day teachers struggle to find effective tools for helping children use their brains to their greatest capacity. In a sense, both groups are focusing on different aspects of the same issues. It seems logical that science might offer some clues to guide educators -- and that educators might ask questions that suggest fruitful areas for scientific inquiry. Oddly, discourse between the two groups has been virtually nonexistent. Neuroscience has provided fascinating glimpses into the brain's development and function. Scientists now believe the structures that control perception; action and cognition develop at the same time -- not sequentially, as was previously believed. What is clear, though, is that early stimulation helps a child develop. At the same time, while much of the brain's basic equipment is in place at birth and its neural connections continue to form during the first few years of life, a great deal of plasticity exists in its cognitive and intellectual development. Such findings suggest that an enriched home and school environment can help make the most of each child's mental capacities. (Internet-www.ecs.org Education Commission of the States and the Charles A. Dana Foundation