*Jean Piaget (1896-1980) in his office.
Shout out to all those who didn’t tidy their office before the start of the school year.
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“simple solutions seldom are. it takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.”
-alfred north whitehead
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*Piaget’s (1936) theory of cognitive development explains how a child constructs a mental model of the world. He disagreed with the idea that intelligence was a fixed trait, and regarded cognitive development as a process which occurs due to biological maturation and interaction with the environment.
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credit: modern language association
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
LOVE THAT!!!!
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it’s so funny that it’s him
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Looks like my office! Great post
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brilliant
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It looks like every work space I have. 😏
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creative genius, then )
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🤣
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I wouldn’t be able to stay in such a cluttered space!
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it would be a bit nerve-wracking )
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I would be itching to have a go at those piles of books.
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Oh my! And I bet he knows exactly where everything is!
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No doubt
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This used to be me and then the internet happened and the clutter is in my computer. I kind of miss it…
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Not the same feel)
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As long as you know where it is, Beth.
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Before computers Offices was like this… 🙂 😀 That time was amazing… ❤
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Yes
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OMG…LOLOL good luck with that.
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Yes!!!
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The paper resycling industry would have had their fun with his papers 🙂
Best regards
Bernhard
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A field day !
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sounds similar to Carol Dweck’s work on a growth mindset…
I’d be worried about that bookcase toppling over on top of me…
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Your words and stats could literally be your downfall
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🙂
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I’m also an adherent to the Layers filing system.
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I’m a ‘piles, not files’ person by nature
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And I thought MY office area was messy! Pffft! I ain’t got nothing on Piaget… if only Mick were alive for me to show him I was not that bad after all 😉
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We’re all mere amateurs, compared
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I think you’re right.
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And you know what? I bet he knows where everything in his office is.
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Yes!
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Thank you for this. Finally, I have someone to commiserate with and he was a leader in his field. Wishing you a beautiful day.
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I’m so glad! And to you, too
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and i thought my desk was messy ahaha
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I think this makes us all feel a little better about ourselves
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Oh dear, so much paperwork.
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And so little time
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The obvious has always caused me to stumble. Truth.
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Me too
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I like his theory a lot. We develop from inspiration to realization and the experience that goes along with it. Definitely an interaction with the environment.
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Absolutely right
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😊💖
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And on the next edition of Hoarders—
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Right! The early days –
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A quick question, and there is a reason for this I will explain after you answer.
Without looking it up, do you have any idea what he was before he got into psychology?
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No, but let me know, I’m curious
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Biology and philosophy.
When I was in college we studied him and his child development stages and the question that made it to the exam was “what did he do before psychology?”.
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How interesting
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when did you take my picture, beth! 😉
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💗
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It’s like I’ve met him. I can’t tell you how many offices and homes I have been in that resemble him !
And it feels ‘right’, that intelligence is not a fixed trait.
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I can only imagine. And I agree
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Hooray for Piaget! His office makes me relax. His was the first book I read in college.
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i know, i feel better after seeing this
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😀
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Oh my goodness, I don’t feel so bad about my craft table now. 😊🌟😊
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exactly!
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This made me laugh even though it probably shouldn’t have. I can relate. 😉
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i think we all can to a degree –
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My house is organized- but not my desk or any work “stuff.” Must be psychological.. or proof of brilliance. 😂
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I’m going with the brilliance option –
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🙂
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Looking at the picture it seems unorganized. But to me who’s house looks worse that that room it seems organized in a very unusual way.
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i get that. everyone has their system –
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My little office is not quite as bad, because in the middle of my office I have my bed … and I able to sleep on the uncluttered side of the bed … I am creative, but no genius .. !!
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sounds like you’re on your way )
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Haha … I am not sure whether to laugh or cry …
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means you’ll soon be a genius )
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Yes, I still think this photo could be my desk if the library director didn’t send out periodic clean-up-your-spot reminders, Beth.
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A good warning to all of us
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Ah, good old Piaget! One who has so much to answer for.
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Indeed!
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Cheers. Stay Safe.
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time changes nothing
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Right
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I always liked him, but seriously, how could he find anything?
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He had all his needs met )
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It looks like Piaget after his first all-staff P.D. days!
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Right!!!
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If I had an office, it would look like this … with a computer tucked in the middle.
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You’re clearly a genius
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Yikes! I have piles, but at least the piles are NEAT! 🙂
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That’s what we all say)))))
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Good heavens : I DO hope you get your computer sorted soon – or else…. you wouldn’t want to be buried under your papers like P.! 🙂
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Right!
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indeed, our brains maintain plasticity…learning and creating continue…
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Some great quote, that one! The office is literally how it is wherever I am 😂 I have a sick reputation of being very clumsy and cluttering things around… 😅
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I love how it’s an absolute mess. Aren’t geniuses often like that? 🙂
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they so often are –
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