Piaget would definitely be the one to put students in extremely varied groups. This would support his theory, and would provide a framework where active exploration, self-discovery, as well as social experiences could occur. The one thing he would disagree with would be putting extremely different ages together, because he believed active exploration worked better between students of the same age. The Breakfast Club would definitely follow Piaget in this exception because it took place between five students who were in high school, and were relatively the same age.
I also think Vygotsky should be mentioned if we are talking about The Breakfast Club. In the movie, each student becomes a teacher for one of the other students. Each student takes their turn providing scaffolding for one of the other students, and tries to teach them something in which they are more experienced, pushing the limits of each other’s ZPD. Each must bridge the gap between their experiences to come to a mutual understanding of each other’s lives.
I think any type of diversity is beneficial, no matter how radical. The more points of view a child can view the world through, the more he will benefit, and the more he will develop, socially and otherwise.
I like your idea of how Piaget would be the one to put students into varied groups. I didn't really think of that and focused more on Vygotsky. But I feel like you explained it quite well and it makes sense! This is what I like about the blog, being able to learn from others answer to the same question that you already answered. So nice work. :)
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