Over this past weekend began reading Vygotsky. I have vague memories of him from my Intro to Qualitative Research course. But turns out I was confusing him with Lave and Wenger. In any case, KM - you are an awesome mentor - this is the second of the papers that you told me to read and the first was really worth the effort! This second one is amazing in that I have read exactly three pages of the introduction to Vygotsky's book Mind in Society and already I am convinced of the value of reading the rest of the book.
The first section that lays out the landscape of the European psychological thought in days before Vygotsky came on the scene is a concise and precise description.
Oh no doubt that this is dense reading but what the heck - this is kind of research weight lifting training I needed for many years now. The secret of getting this imibed is the same as exercise - any exercise is better than none and eventually the effects will show. Patience and consistency! (Now if only I could do the same for exercise :-)).
