Reflection #9: Chapters 20 and 21
1. What information surprised you or was new to you in this chapter? Hows does this information connect to info in the main course text? 2. What information do you agree with and why? What info do you disagree with and why? 3. Describe an experience you have had that relates to the information in this reading. 4. How can you use this information in your personal or work/school life? 5. Rate this chapter on a scale of 1 to 5 and explain your rating (1 = low and 5 = high). Chapter 20 While I did not find the information in this chapter particularly surprising, the story of President Reagan’s thoughtless comment to the silver medalist about having lost was something I had not heard before (Pica, 2015, pp. 95-96). I was a very small child during his administration. That story did irritate me quite a bit. The overall concept of pitting children at this age against each other in such a way brings to mind Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development. During middle childhood, Erikson c