InterView( Dr. Harrell)- HU UKNO

HU UKNO interviewed Dr. Harrell for our research presentation. He contributed aspects that caused us to reevaluate some of our research in ways to organize it better and have other views. He also gave a reference of  book on Farel (completely isolated children) and his knowledge matched with the previous information that had been researched.. Here are the questions and Dr. Harrell's answers:

            

1. What are some characteristics of feral children?

• Retarded language
• Very hard for them to learn
• Characteristics are nearly permanent
• Samller and suffer from many diseases
• Mainly stay institutionalized
  2. How can you prevent them from acting a certain way?
• Find out what they like
• Usually no reasoning with them
  3. What is your view on children born in the wild?
• Not necessarily born there more like left and abandoned
• confusing for that child
• impossible to determine if there was a troubled pregnancy
  4. How can you help them to adopt to a human way of life?
• Do all you can
  Three key ingredients: empathy, warmth, and positive regard 
  5. What are the causes of lack of communication within the black children or the black community in general?
• Technological society is a risk

• Less human to human contact
• Things like music in black culture are bringing us together, but if that is lost then we lose communication with each other.
  6. Have you had contact with children that lack communication?
• Yes
• Question of them being able to work in groups
• Not a great increase

7. Whats your input on home school children

• Ease them into interaction with their peers
• Early interaction is very important

Question of if you teach academics or communication

8. Is social or acedemic communication more important?
• Social
• If you don't have social, academics could backfire.