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Up(2009) - Carl and Russell  RUSSELL "Good afternoon. My name is Russell. And I am a Wilderness Explorer in Tribe 54, Sweatlodge 12. Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?" CARL No. RUSSELL I could help you cross the street. CARL No. RUSSELL I could help you cross your yard. CARL No. RUSSELL I could help you cross your... porch? CARL No. RUSSELL Well, I gotta help you cross something. CARL       Uh, no.   I'm doing fine. RUSSELL "Good afternoon. My name is Russell." CARL Uh... kid... RUSSELL “And I am a Wilderness Explorer in Tribe 54, Sweatlodge 12." CARL Kid. KID!! RUSSELL "Are you in need of any assistance today Sir?" CARL Thank you, but I don't need any help! RUSSELL Ow. CARL Proceed. RUSSELL         "Good afternoon. My-" CARL        But skip to the end! RUSSELL See these? These are my Wilderness Explorer badges. You may notice one is missing. It's my Assisting the Elderly badge. If I get it I will become a Senior Wild

 By Pimpisut Sirirattanapanit  The Zone of Proximal Development is the sweet spot of education; this is where meaningful learning happens. If you are an  educator,  you are bound to come across Vygotsky’s ZPD and Social Development Theory .   A theory that is based on performance-based learning, individualized learning, and customized learning. What Is the Zone of Proximal Development? The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), or zone of potential development is a learning or cognitive development theory developed by psychologist Lev Vygotsky. The ZPD is the range of abilities a student can perform with the guidance of an expert or teacher, but still not have the proficiency to perform it by themselves. Vygotsky (1978) believed that “what the child [or learner] is able to do in collaboration today, he will be able to do independently tomorrow.” There are three separate stages a student may fall in terms of their skill set and for learning to take place, the teacher must be able to unders