Piaget's Cognitive Development

Development during middle childhood is very important there are many aspects in this area of development, is very important for children to start to understand the world that we live in. Concrete-operational period is a major turning point in a child’s cognitive development it marks the beginning of logical or operational thought. The child is mature enough to understand, use logical or operations but can only apply logic to physical objects. Children in the concrete operational, they gain the abilities of conservation and reversibility. Their thinking is more organized and rational; they can solve problems in a logical fashion but are typically not able to think abstractly or hypothetically. Here is an example using glasses of orange juice:
The child is then asked which glass can hold more juice, the tall glass or the short glass. Any response other than 'they hold the same amount of orange juice' is incorrect and thus demonstrates a lack of concrete operational thought. The child who recognizes that even though the shape of the orange juice has changed its volume remains consistent has mastered the conservation task. He has demonstrated the ability to mentally manipulate the orange juice and recognize that even though it looks different, it is the same amount. Formal operational stage is the fourth and final stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. The emerging thought and hypothetical reasoning mark this phase of development. This point in development, thinking becomes much more sophisticated and advanced. Kids can think about abstract and theoretical concepts and use logic to come up with creative solutions to problems. Examples of formal operational thought: Piaget used a test called the ‘third eye problem’ this is to determine one’s full transformation into a formal operational
Special needs children have certain learning disabilities or are handicapped like have autism, down syndrome, and ADD some of these children grow out of this over time others do not unfortunately schools have certain classes for these children that tend to not cater to them at certain levels depending on the child, I was one of those kids while I was in school so it holds a special place in me. Pros and cons of integrated classrooms Students get to receive their education with their non-disabled peers who are the same age as them. By doing so, students get to interact with their peers in ways that the special education classroom wouldn’t do. Many students with special needs often have an identified need to improve their social skills. Placing them into classes with a diverse group of students can certainly help increase those skills. Students receive the same curricula material as their non-disabled peers. Although they may receive accommodations and modifications to the curriculum, they are still learning what everyone else is learning. It gives these students a chance to learn something that they may not have had a chance to learn in a special education classroom. If classrooms aren't mainstreamed, then a great majority of the student population will not be exposed to students with special needs. This means that they will never get to learn or promote the