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Egocentrism In Children

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Introduction Children see the world from their own point of view Piaget claimed that young children are egocentric, capable of contemplating the world only from their personal perspective. Every child views the world differently. It all depends on how they were brought up; also their experiences will tell how they view the world. Children from 3-to 5-year-olds see the world only from their own point of view ( a quality called egocentrism ). If you listen to two children argument you will notice that neither the two understands the other one’s side of the argument. Children who think and talk egocentrically are not intentionally being selfish. They truly believe to themselves that everyone shares their own point of view. If you ask a child …show more content…

They see every new day with fresh eyes knowing they will find something new and different. Unlike adults won’t feel fascinated about everything because most days it’s one routine for them (work). They understand how life really goes but children don’t. They are not aware of the different problems one may face in live. Everything is a learning experience for children. They are very curious in learning. They can ask a hundred questions about something they want to know about and we may think they are through but they have a hundred more to ask. They want to know every detail of something that they like. Children tend to give lifelike qualities such as feelings and thoughts to inanimate objects such as teddy bears, bunny, …show more content…

The teacher can use the teddy as a puppet and talk as if it’s the teddy talking to teach the lesson. This will capture the learner’s interest because they like the bunny. • By making science fun and interesting rather than boring. • Using of technology – the using of textbooks will not get learners to be interested in science so it’s a good idea to use technology in the classroom (showing videos based on the topics to be taught) • Bring science to life – the best way for learners to be interested in science is to bring life amazing experiments which will grasp their interest. Children and very curious so amazing experiments is a number one way to motivate learners to love science. • Improve the image of science – the way children see science is somewhat negative or boring and it’s all because of some nerdy scientists or textbooks. In order for a teacher to make children love science he/she should change this view of children and show them how important and fun science is to

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