Autonomy, on the other hand, is the ability to make knowledgeable decisions based on all relevant facts. Autonomy is devoid of making decisions on the possibilities of rewards or punishments. It is, in both the moral and intellectual sense, is when people do the right thing because they know that it is the right thing to do. This is not only an important goal of early childhood and primary education. It is also an important lifelong goal that benefits us all.
Children learn through the construction of knowledge.
The process of constructing knowledge is basically a balancing act. The child has several schemata, or basic categories in which knowledge falls. The child can construct knowledge only though experiences. When a child has a new experience, one of two things can happen. First, the child can ignore the experience and stay in balance.