tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post5395558287678660793..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The Marshmallow TestA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-19227456714138277412011-08-15T10:08:35.660+01:002011-08-15T10:08:35.660+01:00JH - I've never been there but to me, Russia s...JH - I've never been there but to me, Russia seems addicted to despair - maybe it's all those novels I read.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-87315537756618850582011-08-14T21:32:45.007+01:002011-08-14T21:32:45.007+01:00Russia is a great place to learn to deal with frus...Russia is a great place to learn to deal with frustration too.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-75976222953265005072011-08-14T18:28:36.414+01:002011-08-14T18:28:36.414+01:00I agree - get rid of them.I agree - get rid of them.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-55820444670562662352011-08-14T11:27:14.766+01:002011-08-14T11:27:14.766+01:00Good point!
'Surely the Marshmallow Test and ...Good point!<br /><br /><i>'Surely the Marshmallow Test and similar games could easily form part of any child's education?'</i><br /><br />The Marshmallow Test has a major flaw in the eyes of educational theorists; those who perform well are usually the product of homes where children are well-cared for and nurtured by trusted adults who communicate with them and encourage them.<br /><br />Emotionally or materially deprived children, on the other hand, have often already learned to be opportunists, seizing what they believe may at any time be snatched away by fate or capricious or indifferent adults.<br /><br />This test, at least in my experience, is seen and described by orthodox progressive educationalists as anathema, undermined by its perceived bias in favour of middle-class children.<br /><br />This, IMHO, constitutes a powerful argument for dispensing with educational theorists altogether.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.com