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Thinking in Verbs Not Nouns
June 4, 2010
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.
-Isaac Asimov, Author and Biochemist, 1920-1992
George Forman has always been interested in how children think.  As a researcher in training he became fascinated with observing children in natural play situations as opposed to laboratory settings.  What he came to recognize that children learn to think in verbs, not nouns.  To hear George explain this observation, go to the 8th segment of WoFo Radio

George is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Massachusetts.  In addition, he and Ellen Hall produce Videatives -- the video clips Exchange sells for use in professional development initiatives.



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By using Videatives Streaming Service, you can make general principles of child development and early education come to life — turn ordinary moments into rich learning experiences.  Students and staff members will learn to "see what children know," not by studying text, but through observing and assessing real incidents in real early childhood settings.

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Comments (1)

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Leslie · June 04, 2010
United States


This is very interesting, and I would like to print more information off to share with my teaching team on the topic. When I googled around, I was unable to find anything. Does anyone have any resources that I could share?



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