Vygotsky/Grouping post 2

In this module there are many differen teaching approaches looked at when dealing with cooperation and grouping in the classroom. Vygotsky and Piaget would both praise grouping, but I think they would praise different types of grouping. Piaget for example I belive would praise within class ability grouping. I think that he would praise this based on his different stages of development because each student develops at their own pace. For one to push through their stage they have to be challenged with harder material. Therefore, if a student that is more ahead than another will not be challenged if they are both learning the same material. If students are split up based on their ability then they will be with students that are capable of learning the same material. Vygotsky on the other hand may praise the cooperative classroom collaboration because everyone works together. With class ability grouping this tends to divide the students into different socioeconomic backgrounds which, Vygotsky would not agree with. If these students of different backgrounds were all cooperatively w0rking together their different backgrounds would help each other learn different materials from each other. This would also help children who are shy come out of their comfort zone and become more social with students of different cultures and socioceonomic classrooms. This could also hel pstudents become more comfortable in the classroom and with all their classmates. Each type of grouping has different pro's and con's that teachers reall need to assess when setting up teaching plans in the classroom.