(Initially posted May 27, 2021) While there are many pathways into Vygotsky's work, this approach, so far, has been the most sensible for a slow learner like me -- even if it's misguided and even if I'm still years away from synthesizing a lasting and holistic understanding.  

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Highly relatable:  "People develop concepts in what Vygotsky calls a 'twisting path' that does not proceed in a neat, linear fashion. Rather, one's route toward  the development of a concept becomes detoured, rerouted, and otherwise thrown off course as new examples are considered for inclusion within the concept, and as one generates sufficiently extensive related knowledge to make consistent judgments." Smagorinsky (2012) Vygotsky and Literacy Research: A Methodological Framework