Lev Vygotsky was known as the creator of an original branch of psychology in
the Soviet union. He is also known for writing many books on psychology. In the
first part of my paper, I will begin telling you how young Vygotsky got into
psychology for thge first time. Second, I will talk about his theories and
thesis's that change the psychological world forever. Last, I will tell you how
you can use his methods in your own classroom. Since Vygotsky is not that well
known, many people pass on his information for Piaget's information in theis
field.
Lev Vygotsky was born on November 5, 1896 in Beyelorussia, Soviet Union. As a
young boy, he began to realize that he wanted to have something to do with
psychology. Not too much is known about his childhood not even where he went to
school at. Until, he received his first job a schoolteacher, teachingf science
to higfh school students 9n Moscow. YThen in 1924 when bygotsky was twenty
eight he was accepted into a psychological institute. This is where many young
psychologists began their psychological career. While there, he wrote many
brilliant articles. In 1926, he wrote his first book, The Psychology of
Teaching. This is when Vygotsky's career began to go up. Throughtout his years
he also came up with many theories and thesis's. The most well known is the
zone of proximal development. Another was his distinction between lower and
higher mental functions in infant cognitive development. He was also known for
later in his life analyping Peaget's Developmental theory.