It seems that every December, I fall into the same trap of trying to prevent yet another dismal xmas where passive aggressive behaviour is the norm. I know it’s not, but in my attempts to prevent it, I become a grinch (and perhaps a bit passive aggressive myself). I haven’t put my finger on why it happens, but there’s something about family get-togethers that should be shaken apart.

I think I succeeded in shaking things up this year. But aside from that, I’m getting back into reading. I’m going to seriously (no, really, I am, just watch) get back into the research.

To that end, I started reading Vygotsky’s Educational Theory in Cultural Context this morning. Yesterday, I proof read (a part of) a chapter that I’m writing on computer mediated communication. For someone so well versed in the theory, you’d think I’d be better at the practice, but that’s another paper.

I’m wondering, though, if I can really manage to rework Vygotsky for adult learners in mediated environments. All the pieces are there, it just seems that there’s another piece missing, an area of research that I haven’t found yet. I think it’s the notion of the end product of childhood developmental processes, but adulthood is way too vague a concept.

And then again, adulthood is a contested mindset.