I choose the scenario of the baby and the educator. Here's how I interpreted it: The educator thought the baby was behind his developmental stage, perhaps based on Piaget's four stages of development. This prompted the educator to place the baby in a situation where he would “learn to become independent.” The baby seemed scared and overwhelmed by the situation he found himself in and pointed this out to the educator by crying excessively, to the point that the educator had to justify why she had left him there: “he needs learn to be independent. (Mac Naughton, 2003, p. 51).Educator's point of viewThe educator believed that the baby could not be left alone and that he must learn to become independent. Based on constructivist theory, it is believed that a child's learning is based on action and trial and error to build on their existing knowledge to create new knowledge. “We learn through our own actions by gathering information, working with that information, and transforming it into new understandings or connecting it to what we already know” (Mac Naughton, 2003, ). The caregiver in this scenario obviously believed that this baby would only learn to be independent if left alone for a period of time. Although constructivist theory is based on children learning their own active participation and actions, it also believes that learning relies on social interactions to create concrete knowledge: "learning does not meaning only if we possess it" (Mac Naughton, 2003, pp. 41). The educator in this scenario adopted a Piagetian view of constructivism (individual constructivists), which believed that "adults (educators) play a role non-directive in a child's learning" (Ma...... middle of paper... she created a pleasant and healthy environment so that the baby was happy, content and could learn to become independent by assuming the power role, without thinking about how the baby felt The situation and assuming that the baby would simply "learn" to become independent by being alone showed that their relationship would be limited on behalf of the baby because he would feel neglected and distant from. the educator, which could lead to distrust towards her. , L.S. (1978). Mind and society: the development of higher mental processes. Dictionary, AH (2000). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language. Answers.com. Piaget, Jean (1968). Six psychological studies. Anita Tenzer (Trans.), New York: Vintage Books. MacNaughton, G. (2003). Shaping early childhood: learners, programs and contexts. McGraw Hill International.