1. SARAH Humanistic Psychology

2. What is it? Emphasizes personal freedom, choice, awareness, and responsibility. Teachers should not force students to learn; instead, they should create a climate of trust and respect that allows students to decide what and how they learn. Based on the belief that individuals control their own destinies through the application of their intelligence and learning. People “make themselves”

3. Founders Carl Rogers (1902-1987) Applied humanistic psychology to education after first using it in therapy sessions. Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) Also developed Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

4. Five Basic Principles of Humanistic Education 1. Students should be able to choose what they want to learn. 2. Students should be self-motivated in their studies and should have a desire to learn on their own. 3. Only self-evaluation is meaningful. 4. Both feelings and knowledge are equally important in the learning process. 5. Students learn best in a non-threatening environment.

5. A Typical Humanistic Classroom Students are working together and participating Not just the teacher talking in the front of the classroom Students are given freedom to choose how to complete/ present a given assignment.

6. Portrait of A Humanist Teacher A teacher works in a small rural school. She chooses this school because its size enables her to develop close relationships with all of her students. This teacher wants to empower her students by giving her feedback about what they like and do not like as far as how the classroom is run. She wants to give her students as many opportunities as possible to make their learning experience an enjoyable and beneficial one. Much of her teaching is based on classroom discussions in which she encourages students to share ideas and feelings about the subject being discussed/taught.