Humanism

For an assignment this week I have been looking at Maslow's hierarchy of needs and what that means in an educational setting.  The needs of each individual need to be met going up the scale from physiological needs like hunger through to self realization which is the highest need that can be attained and therefore the least likely to be attained.  Maslow was kind of the grandfather of the humanist movement.  Humanists believe that education should focus on meeting these needs, with particular reference to self actualisation.  In that regard as far as humanists are concerned learning should be child focused.  Children should be able to decide what, how, why and when they learn.  I rather like humanism, I like the idea of allowing children a voice in deciding their own education.

So there you go, that is my thoughts for the week. 


Here is what Joss Wheden had to say