Class #4 - 1/29/08

Having introduced you to the developmental theory of Erik Erikson last week, I spent the better part of this week's class providing you specific detail of each of his 8 stages. As I offered you last week, extend your understanding by visiting this link. An additional thing you could consider doing is to take one (or more) of the 8 stages and write a paper about it, perhaps using one of the earlier stages and illustrating your experience in it.

I've heard from several of you about how much you enjoy this class. That's great, especially considering, as I told you the first week, that a lot of it would be lecture-based. If you are finding this class deeply interesting, I really want to encourage you to extend your learning by taking on a project. There are few better ways to solidify your understanding of something than personalizing it in some way. Talk to me if you want some help with this. An additional benefit is the strong likelihood of earning high school credit for the work.

More Erik Erikson links:

• Wikipedia
  
• Graphic of the 8 Stages
  
• Table of the 8 Stages