Publisher's Synopsis
This booklet was compiled by Mario Llorente, a pedagogue from Guantánamo, Cuba, and Steve McCrea (BuildTheFuture.net, GuideOnTheSide.com). Send comments to [email protected] Humanistic education is an alternative approach to education based on the work of humanistic psychologists, most notably Abraham Maslow, who developed a famous hierarchy of needs, Carl Rogers, previous president of the American Psychology Association and Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf education.[1]In humanistic education, the whole person, not just the intellect, is engaged in the growth and development that are the signs of real learning. The emotions, the social being, the mind, and the skills needed for a career direction are all focuses of humanistic education. "Much of a humanist teacher's effort would be put into developing a child's self-esteem. It would be important for children to feel good about themselves (high self-esteem), and to feel that they can set and achieve appropriate goals (high self-efficacy)." Procedures are suggested. You can learn more by contacting Dennis Yuzenas at WhatDoYaKnow.com and Matt Blazek at [email protected]. If you want to buy the book, great. The book has been priced to generate a penny per sale, so 250 purchases will generate one book that will be donated to a local school. But you can download it FREE at TransformTeaching.org and distribute it to your teachers, friends, charter school operators and taxpayers. Mario and Steve met at a charter school and tried to use some of these procedures in the school. Their contracts were not renewed. In the face of adversity, they decided to use Createspace to share their ideas: posters instead of multiple choice tests, projects instead of written exams, mentors instead of reading books on computer screens. An excerpt from Abraham Fischler's blog appears in the book. Cover design by JK McCrea at JKMcCrea.com. The work of Dennis Yuzenas, Jeff Hutt, François Savain, Matt Blazek and others is highlighted here.