A word devoid of thought is a dead thing, and a thought unembodied in words remains a shadow. Lev S. Vygotsky More Quotes by Lev S. Vygotsky More Quotes From Lev S. Vygotsky The specifically human capacity for language enables children to provide for auxiliary tools in the solution of difficult tasks, to overcome impulsive action, to plan a solution to a problem prior to its execution, and to master their own behavior. Lev S. Vygotsky executionovercomingchildren The only 'good' learning is that which is in advance of development. Lev S. Vygotsky educationaldevelopmentphilosophy Any human act that gives rise to something new is referred to as a creative act, regardless of whether what is created is a physical object or some mental or emotional construct that lives within the person who created it and is known only to him. Lev S. Vygotsky emotionalcreativegiving Childhood is a complex dialectical process characterized by periodicity, unevenness in the development of different functions, metamorphosis or qualitative transformation of one form into another, intertwining of external and internal factors, and adaptive processes which overcome impediments that the child encounters. Lev S. Vygotsky educationalphilosophychildren Writing should be meaningful for children, Y an intrinsic need should be aroused in them, and Y writing should be incorporated into a task that is necessary and relevant. Lev S. Vygotsky educationmeaningfulchildren Psychology teaches us at every step that though two types of activity can have the same external manifestation, whether in origin or essence, their nature may differ most profoundly. Lev S. Vygotsky educationalessencephilosophy There is reason to believe that voluntary activity, more than highly developed intellect, distinguishes humans from the animals which stand closest to them. Lev S. Vygotsky reasonanimalbelieve
