SBBoB Discussion - Should the Children Know How the Elders Feel?
My son, John Barrera, a student at the University of link alternatif sbobet Phoenix, recently took a formalized SBBoB (Society for Brain Brains) discussion with his classmates. I was fortunate enough to be one of the coordinators for the event and have been able to write some observations about it in the below posts. I encourage you to check out my website where I have posted other related posts.
The discussion started by examining some questions concerning how children develop language skills in relation to their underlying social and biological conditions. While the children were discussing these points, I observed a discussion that was starting from the field of linguistics. I cannot comment on that in depth but will just say that the group seemed to be quite knowledgeable about the subject matter. They were also willing to share the knowledge they acquired during the discussion.
After discussing the topic at length, the SBBoB discussed whether or not some children may in fact acquire abilities which are not language skills. The group seemed to be in agreement that the ability is present in all children, however, the group disagreed on the extent of the abilities and how it can be measured. That is why it was suggested that the overall study should be more than just a study. This is a good point and is something that should be looked into.
The main question that was raised during the discussion revolved around the experience of having an elderly parent. It was suggested that the children did indeed understand the existence of their elderly parents. However, their interpretation of what the elderly parents felt, felt like was very different than the actual thoughts of the parents. For example, one child noted that he remembered his grandmother saying that her toe was hurting. The grandparents had a disease and could not feel anything; therefore, it was assumed that the child understood this and it made him feel better.
This child said that he felt that the elders were not aware of the fact that they could not feel anything, but he considered that if his grandmother had actually mentioned this to them that he would have said that he knew that his grandmother was hurting and that it would make him feel better. Another child also spoke up and said that she remembered the feeling of her grandfather that he had when his mother was giving birth to her first grandchild. The grandfather said that he felt a great sense of happiness because he knew that he was going to have grandchildren. He did not realize that he was already having them.
After hearing these comments from the children, I asked them what they meant by saying that the grandparents understood nothing about their lack of abilities. The response I received was that the elders did not really know what the grandparents thought. Therefore, it was assumed that the elders did not know the elders believed.
After some discussion, I suggested that perhaps the students could have made up stories to illustrate what it means to have some abilities. The SBBoB members agreed that they should write a story about their grandmothers to illustrate the point. I then asked the students to tell a story about their grandmothers and how it made them feel when they experienced this ability.
The children stated that they felt good when they had this ability and that they would probably never forget this feeling and they would probably think about it often. Unfortunately, I think that the story may not be telling the entire story and instead, it is just a few words telling us that we must not only "feel" something but that we must "feel the feeling". However, it seems that the children were making a very good point and they seemed to want to understand their elders' feelings more than anything else.
