What does the process of thinking involve? How do we recognise young children thinking? And what conditions give children the best opportunities to develop their thinking? These are important questions that early years practitioners need to consider if they are to build on their understanding of young children and the quality of their practice.
- What is involved?
Thinking causes mental disequilibrium. We can be going about our daily affairs cheerfully when we come up against something new that causes us to pause. It doesn't quite fit in with what we know already. This challenges our current understanding, and we have to mentally adjust and then accommodate the new idea.
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