Reflection On Human Development

As I read my project A and glide over the notes I have taken in class throughout the semester, I have grasped a better understanding of human nature compared to where I have started in the beginning of the semester. I was startled with confusion in the beginning, but now I am understanding the fundamental importance of human nature and its relation to the development of children. Although I am on the path to a deeper understanding and even though some perspectives may be cloudy and confusing, it is truly rewarding to accumulate such knowledge about human nature. The observations I have made throughout the semester has influenced me as a person and in my last college semester. There is pivotal information about human nature that has jumped out

Although exploration and independence is critical, the individual has an innate desire for order and structure. Without structure and order, there would be chaos and confusion that may detrimentally stunt the development of children. I was able to better understand the concept of structure and order through Piaget’s cognitive-development theory. Piaget did not believe children’s thinking is shaped by adult teachings or other environmental influences. Although he saw interactions with parent and environment is important to children, Piaget theorized in an active construction process, which is through their own activities, build increasingly differentiated and comprehensive cognitive structures. Piaget was firm to believe in three components of cognitive development, assimilation, accommodation, and organization, which all require the element of structure and order. As children organize their thoughts and process information that is being given by themselves, they rely on their desire for structure and order to make their own understanding. As the brain is wired for and enjoys order, it stores, organizes, and familiarizes information. This understanding of structure and order was a new understanding and perspective for me. Although I have learned different perspectives of development proposed of various theorists throughout child and adolescent development, I was unable to depict the importance of structure and order found in human