In the case study titled, "Learning the Ropes" we are introduced to a kindergartener named Mindy. She has never been in any type of pre-school or pre-k program and she isn't familiar with being in a room with so many other children that are her same age.
We see Mindy developing a sense of self throughout this case. She is learning from her peers Tabitha, Tanya, Grant, and Jonathon. Jonathon has been to pre-school so he knows a little bit about school and ways to behave in the classroom. Tabitha is upset that her mother has left, so I am assuming that she has not attended pre-school. Mindy does have a sense of what is right and wrong, which we see when she goes to tell Mr. Corbet that she broke her crayon.
Mindy was focusing on her peers concrete, observable characteristics which goes along with what we have learned about cognitive development. We see this as the day progresses. She watches her classmates line up for recess and notices how she must walk to get positive praise from her teacher. Once at recess she saw a child push Tanya off of the swing. She raises her hand to get Mr. Corbet's attention just as Jonathon had done in the classroom. When Mr. Corbet arrives Mindy stops herself from pointing because she had seen Jonathon get corrected earlier.
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