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What do you believe students need to learn?  (feel free to use infographics, videos, text, photos)

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What do you believe students need to learn?  (feel free to use infographics, videos, text, photos)

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Mariani Padlet Week 6 LAI 649

What do you believe that students need to learn:

It might be a little cliche, but I fully believe that in order for students to have the capacity to learn effectively, all of Maslow’s needs have to be fulfilled.  Without having a sense of safety, protection and/or belonging, the student's mind will be too focused on how to get those needs met, and quickly. If a student is worried about when the next time they may eat will be or if they will be safe tonight, it will be nearly impossible for learning to take place based on the preoccupation of their hierarchy of needs being met.  #maslowbeforebloom

If we are considering factors that are inside the classroom that contribute to an effective learning situation, I would say based upon my experiences that having a good relationship with the teacher and/or having a safe place within the school is paramount to internalizing the material.

In my experience, I have also found that students tend to learn more effectively and naturally if they have some type of choice or ownership over their learning, whether it be having a choice in how they demonstrate learning or in having a say as to what is covered in the curriculum, if possible.

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Students need to have their basic needs met in order to really learn. They need to be fed and safe. They need an environment that they can trust and where they feel safe.

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I can’t get the poll padlet to work, but I believe they most need attitudes and cognitive strategies - those are the most important, in my opinion.

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Motivation and self determination! Without these I finding teaching and learning to be extremely difficult. (Melinda Haas)

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I don't have much to add to what Sarah and Melissa have already said, but I'll post a link to the CDCs page on ACEs, since this has both a clear linkage to Maslow and education, and reminds us of the physical and emotional costs of childhood trauma.https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

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They need an external and internal environment conducive to the promotion of intrinsic motivation to learn—which is wonderfully different for all of us.

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Space to think in addition to support and guidance.

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Much of Maslow's theory is what I typically think of for answering this question; however, I think students also need to avoid homeostatic states in order to learn best.  I think a rich learning environment will create a nice balance between having safety and belonging needs met, while also creating some aspect of learning stimuli that pushes students to adapt somewhat.  This is why I believe scaffolding is so important. I also think basic physiological needs must be met, but many of these are beyond our control (thinking of lack of sleep and children who are hungry waiting for a 7th period lunch).

Additionally, I think a level of trust is needed for students to feel they can make mistakes without terrible consequences. I often hear of students cheating on assignments that they feel they can't risk a bad grade on, which obviously is not ideal for learning. (I think I would really do away with grades if I had the power!)

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Students need to feel safe, feel listened, and feel cared for!

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Students need to feel safe, feel listened, and feel cared for!

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Working with students from low socioeconomic communities, I believe students need to learn that they are capable of learning and becoming something other than what their lived culture makes them believe they can be. They must learn that their perceived social class or status does not bind them. Without that belief, they are not invested in their education or learning.