In my humble opinion, Maslow’s learning theory based on human needs is the finest of them all.
As a humanistic, he puts the person at the center of attention (in our case it’s the student). In a
classroom environment giving attention to students one by one is important. It would help them
with boosting their confidence and the feeling of belonging. With his hierarchical pyramid based
on human needs, it’s easier to give students their needs while emphasizing their human
qualities. It models how students are motivated to learn. In the pyramid, physiological needs are
the bottom level, teachers can provide this by keeping nutritious bars in the classroom and
making sure all students have access to water. For the fourth level teachers can monitor the
classroom in case of bullying or harassment. As I mentioned before teacher’s attention would be
so useful for the feeling of belonging in a classroom for the third layer of Maslow’s pyramid.
Boosting students’ self-esteem with feedbacks would be the greatest way and as the top level of
self-actualization when they reached their full potential they are ready to learn. Maslow’s goal of
education is healthy and happy learners. From my standpoint, Maslow’s humanistic theory is the
key to a successful classroom environment with happy students. This specific theory would be
so useful for students’ mental health especially nowadays with stressful youngsters with test
anxiety etc. Our generation met the term of anxiety too early but this learning theory with its
useful steps would help teachers but also students overcome a lot in classroom.