i was wondering what the difference was between the adult ed. and the childrens ed.

[Tooks]

im just wondering cz i never seem to fugure it out :confused:

[Tooks]

anyone? =[

[Aslan'sFriend410]

I don't really think there is a difference in the text, only the cover. I have never picked one up to confirm that but I have heard others say that this was the only difference. If anyone has found out otherwise, please speak up. I would be interested to know as well.

[EveningStar]

Now you are in my "neck of the woods."

Children's Ed is usually based upon the stages of childhood cognative development discovered by Dr. Jean Piaget, Swiss child psychologist. He discovered that there are actually genetic...not just cultural...differences in the way developing children process information and learn.

One day I'll sit down with ye and have a long chat about Genetic Epistemology.

[Tooks]

Now you are in my "neck of the woods."

Children's Ed is usually based upon the stages of childhood cognative development discovered by Dr. Jean Piaget, Swiss child psychologist. He discovered that there are actually genetic...not just cultural...differences in the way developing children process information and learn.

One day I'll sit down with ye and have a long chat about Genetic Epistemology.
...huh? lol i didn't get that...lol wow im dumb....looking forward to you genetic epistemology thingy =} boy im going to learn something! lol

[EveningStar]

Genetic Epistemology is...to oversimplify it a little...the discovery that people actually have certain changes in the way they learn new things and think abstractly based upon their age. That the maturing of the brain actually affects not only what we know, but how we learn it.

Sensorimotor - birth to two years - children learn through their senses

Preoperational - two to seven years - motor skills are acquired

Concrete Operational - seven to eleven years - Children think logically about concrete events

Formal Operational - eleven up - abstract reasoning.

These stages overlap a lot and also vary widely from child to child. But they always seem to occur in that order.

That's why, for instance, a Cub Scout gets a list of rules to keep and knows that it is bad to break the rules and that's why rules exist. A Boy Scout has a list of ideals and is left on his own to figure out how best to achieve those ideals by interpreting things in his environment in light of them.

There you be.

[Tooks]

ok.........wow i learned something..thx still a bit confusing though >__<

[ABright5]

Now you are in my "neck of the woods."

Children's Ed is usually based upon the stages of childhood cognative development discovered by Dr. Jean Piaget, Swiss child psychologist. He discovered that there are actually genetic...not just cultural...differences in the way developing children process information and learn.

One day I'll sit down with ye and have a long chat about Genetic Epistemology.

I think the creator of this thread was asking what the difference between the childrens' edition of the books, and the adults' edition of the book.

As to that question, I didn't know they did adults' and childrens' editions of The Chronicles of Narnia.

[EveningStar]

What's what the problem is when people just say "adult ed and children's ed."

The difference is that Edward has a deeper voice and is taller than when he was just a children's Ed.

[PrinceOfTheWest]

The only thing I've heard is that they're coming out with "excerpts" of the books turned into picture books for children in the 4-9 age range. I haven't seen any of these books in stores and I can't find any mention online, but I've heard they're there.

Other than that, the full, unabridged Chronicles is all I've ever seen.

[MrBob]

As far as I know, the only difference between "adult" versions and "child" versions of the same book is the artwork such as the cover as Aslan'sFriend mentioned as well as the typesetting and font. Books meant for the younger audience may also include extra illistrations. The story, however, is the same.

I have bought three versions of "The Neverending Story", bought from the young adult section, teens section, and regular sci-fi section. The story is the same in each one, but the lettering was different as well as the cover.

Now when you get to shortened versions or picture book versions of larger stories, then they usually take out some scenes, merge scenes, or summarize the story.

MrBob