Jean Piaget

Childhood
•Born in Neuchâtel (Switzerland) on August 9, 1896.
•His father was devoted to his writings of medieval literature and the history of Neuchatel. Piaget learned from his father the value of systematic work, even in small matters. His mother was very intelligent, energetic, and kind, but had a rather neurotic temperament that made family life troublesome. Her mental health influenced his studies of psychology and he became interested in psychoanalysis and pathological psychology. Piaget's godfather was the Swiss scholar Samuel Cornut who nurtured in him an interest in philosophy and epistemology during his adolescence.

Overall Impact
•Piaget’s 4 stages of development follow along with the Epistemology branch of educational philosophy. This philosophy drives the questions of how people learn and how knowledge is acquired. Piaget’s theories provide insight on the steps each child takes to learn and shows that their logical processes are completely different than the way an adult thinks.
•Piaget provided support for the idea that children think differently than adults and his research identified several important milestones in the mental development of children. His work also generated interest in cognitive and developmental psychology. Piaget's theories are widely studied today by students of both psychology and education.

Childhood
•Born in Neuchâtel (Switzerland) on August 9, 1896.
•His father was devoted to his writings of medieval literature and the history of Neuchatel. Piaget learned from his father the value of systematic work, even in small matters. His mother was very intelligent, energetic, and kind, but had a rather neurotic temperament that made family life troublesome. Her mental health influenced his studies of psychology and he became interested in psychoanalysis and pathological psychology. Piaget's godfather was the Swiss scholar Samuel Cornut who nurtured in him an interest in philosophy and epistemology during his adolescence.