Questions:
- What principles are Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development grounded on?
- What could Erikson’s theory teach us about the experiences of the children from the Waco compound in Perry’s account? Which psychosocial crises might it have been difficult for these children to successfully resolve?
- What concepts of Erikson’s psychosocial theory can inform your socioemotional observation and understanding of your focus learner’s socioemotional development? How?
- What questions did these texts raise for you in light of your own experience with students/children? What critical questions about this/these theories do these observations raise for you? Remember – you can also google search critical questions of developmental theories if you cite your source!