Post Time: 2026-03-13

Country: United States, Australia, United Kingdom. City: Cedar Rapids, McAllen, Newark, Norwalk, SalinasIn 1964 most people thought that the reason people ended up poor was a matter of biology and had little to do with the environment they grew up in. Urie Bronfenbrenner, a young psychologist, helped us understand that a child’s environment also matters. When he was invented to explain his Ecological System Theory to the US congress, he made history. #sprouts #socialsciences #sproutslearning SUPPORT us to make more videos that can make the world a better place 🐦: DOWNLOAD video without ads and background music 🤫: SIGN UP to our mailing list and never miss a new video from us 🔔: SOURCES and teaching resources 🎓: VISIT our website THANKS to our patrons This video was made with the support of our Patrons: Margaret Grace, Jonathan Schwarz, Shao Xiang, Denis Kraus, Judy Roland, Bettina Kind, Gatsby Dkdc, Enrique Arellano Farias, Vishruth Harithsa, Nancy Bueffler, Adam G, Tetiana Gerasymova, Raman Srivastava, Daniel Kramer, David Markham, Marq Short, Scripz, Muhammad Humayun, Ginger, Tsungren Yang, Esther Chiang, Badrah, Cedric Wang, Broke, Jeffrey Cassianna, Sergei Kukhariev, Andrea Basilio Rava, kritik bhimani, Don Bone, John Zhang, Mathis Nu and all the others. Thank you! To join them visit www.patreon.com/sprouts COLLABORATORS Script: Jonas Koblin Artist: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Mithril Coloring: Nalin Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Production Assistant: Bianka Proofreading: Susan Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda SOUNDTRACKS Toys Are Alive Highly recommended Online site - Studio Le Bus Here Come The Raindrops - Reed Mathis DIG DEEPER with these top videos, games and resources: Challenging taken-for-granted ideas in early childhood education: A critique of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory in the age of post-humanism - is Bronfenbernner’s model still relevant today? Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory - with limitations Child Social Development in Context: An Examination of Some Propositions in Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory - how take a look at the site here Bronfenbrenner revised his model SOURCES Biography of Urie Bronfebrenner Overview of the Bioecological Model Overview of More Support the Ecological systems theory Overview of the Ecological systems theory Bronfenbrenner's Mesosystem: Definition & Examples CLASSROOM EXERCISE Give each child a sheet of paper with Bronfenbrenner's 5 systems and let them draw the people and forces that affect their lives in each of the circles. Once they are done, let them explain the interrelationships between the different forces and how they affect their lives to a peer. Later you can ask your students what they know about poverty? Is it happening in your country and if so, how would a poor child’s 5 systems look different from theirs? You may even want to let your students simulate a congress and make an action plan to solve poverty in your country. Who knows, they might just make it come true one day ;).