He discussed two very different pedagogues, or styles of education. In the first model, the child is passive, compliant, and imitates the teacher. In the latter, however, the child is an active participant whose self-direction and autonomous functioning are rewarded. The eventual aim is for children to move from collaboration with teachers to autonomy and self direction. In planning, children think before acting, rather than just responding to a stimulus.
Children guide their own behavior, using it to carry out their plan.
And finally, children monitor their behavior, observing and evaluating themselves to figure out where they are in respect to their goals. By encouraging self-direction, teachers are teaching for autonomy. He is reacting passively. In another example, a child needs two red blocks to complete a structure the way she wants to, but has only one, so she paints another block red. This demonstrates self regulation, because the child has manipulated her environment in order to achieve her goal.