Question 1: What evolutionary advantage could there be for infants to be born with more nerve cells than they actually need? How might our understanding of synaptic "pruning" affect the way we treat infants?
Question 2: What are some of the implications of difference in the ways adults speak to boys and girls? How might such speech difference contribute to later differences not only in speech, but also in attitudes?
Question 3: Why do you think that learning from peers is so effective for young children? How could educators use this idea to improve educational practices?