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96). In an interview with Gandini, Malaguzzi stated that “Piaget's constructivism isolates the child”; noted that constructivists understood the importance of social interaction and cognitive development;” (Edwards, Gandini and Forman, 1998, pp. 82) and emphasized that children also construct knowledge through all the social relationships in their lives through peers, family and teachers (Hewett, 2001, pp. 96). Regarding Lev Vygotsky, about whom multiple theories were developed, Malaguzzi quoted: “Vygotsky reminds us how thought and language work together” (Edwards, Gandini & Forman., 1998, pp. 83). Lev Vygotsky's theory of communication and language in learning (Hewett, 2001, pp. 96) was elaborated in Edwards, Gandini & Forman as a way to help children learn "within context" how to collaborate, negotiate and cooperate (cited by Hewett, 2001, pp. 96) with those around