2.7 Humanistic
The involvement of the whole person in the learning experience is central to the
humanistic approach. A supportive atmosphere is encouraged in the classroom where
students are listened to, their comments accepted without judgement and they are
encouraged to share their feelings and experiences. Activities are used that involve
students talking about their feelings and experiences. Students may be involved in
fixing the aims for the course or for one lesson. A teacher may enter the classroom
with no plan and just ask students what they want to do that day and the teacher goes
with the flow (maybe not an approach to be adopted by a very new teacher).
Speaking as a Psychology graduate, I think care is needed in this type of approach;
some people or some cultures might be uncomfortable unveiling their feelings in front
of people they might not know well. However, I fully agree with the advantages of
creating a supportive, non-judgemental learning environment.
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