The fundamental concept guiding learning and development in Vygotsky's theory is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). ZPD is the distance between what a learner can accomplish independently and what they can achieve with the help of a more knowledgeable guide or collaboration with capable peers.
Graduating medical school students traditionally swear allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath, which they assume mandates that they “first do no harm,” but it is dated and now coming under fire.
A hugely moving insight into the life of a parent of a pediatric cancer victim. We always feel deeply for young patients, but the parents bear their own kind of trauma.
