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HUMANISM: The humanistic theory in education. In history humanistic psychology is an outlook or system of thought that focuses on human beings rather than supematural or divine insight. This system stresses that human beings are inherently good, and that basic needs are vital to human behaviors. Humanistic psychology also focuses on finding rational ways to solve these human problems. At its root, the psychology of humanism focuses on human virtue. It has been an important movement throughout history, from Greek and Latin roots to Renaissance and now modem revivals. This theory and approach in education takes root in humanistic psychology, with the key concepts focusing on the idea that children are good at the core and that ‘education should focus on rational ways to teach the "whole" child. This theory states. that the student is the authority on how they learn, and that all of their needs should be met in order for them to lean well. For example, a student who is hungry won't have as much attention to give to learning. So schools offer meals to students so that need is, met, and they can focus on education. The humanistic theory approach engages social skills, feelings, intellect, artistic skils, practical skills, and more as part of their education. Self-esteem, goals, and full autonomy are key learning elements in the humanistic leaming theory. The humanistic learning theory was developed by Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, and James F. T. Bugental in the early 1900's, Humanism was a response to the common educational theories at the time, which were behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Abraham Maslow is considered the father of the movement, with Cari Rogers and James F.T. Bugental adding to the psychology later down the line. Masiow and the humanists believed that behaviorism and other psychology theories had a negative perception of learners—for example onerant conditioning in behaviorism psychology suggested that students only acted in a good or bad manner because of the reward or punishment and could be trained based on that desire for a reward. Maslow and humanistic psychology suggests that students are inherently good and will make good decisions when all their needs are met. Humanistic psychology focuses on the idea that learners bring out the best in themselves, and that humans are driven by their feelings more than rewards and punishments. Maslow believed this and wrote many articles to try and demonstrate it. This belief that humans are driven by feelings causes educators who understand humanistic psychology to focus on the underlying human, emotional issues when they ‘see bad behavior, not to just punish the bad behavior. The humanistic learning theory developed further and hamesses the idea that if students are upset, sad, or distressed, they're less likely to be able to focus on learning, This encourages teachers to create a classroom environment that helps students feel comfortable and safe so they can focus ‘on their learning. Emotions are at the center of humanism psychology.

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