Summary

 

Summary

       

        Carl Rogers was an influential psychologist and part of the movement in psychology known 

as humanism. Humanistic psychology developed as a response to behaviorism and psychoanalysis, 

which were the two dominant forces in psychology during the early 20th century. Early humanistic 

psychologists were not satisfied with what they saw as the reductive nature of behaviorism and 

psychoanalysis, meaning that humanists believed that behaviorism and psychoanalysis reduced humans 

to specific parts or processes instead of viewing them as complete wholes.

     

Humanism postulated a new theoretical perspective that viewed 

humans holistically. Humanists 

believed that individuals were influenced by their environments and social interactions and that they 

were aware of past experiences. They believed in a type of consciousness in which humans are aware 

of their motivations and can set goals and adopt behaviors that will help them reach their goals. These views differed from behaviorism, which did not concern itself with internal processes such as motivation or thought, and from psychoanalysis, which believed that humans were controlled by unconscious impulses that the therapist had to explain to the client.

       Humanistic learning is student-centered, so students are encouraged to take control over their 

education. They make choices that can range from daily activities to future goals. Students are 

encouraged to focus on a specific subject area of interest for a reasonable amount of time that they 

choose. Teachers who utilize humanistic learning believe that students must find motivation and 

engagement in their learning, and that is more likely to happen when students are choosing to learn 

about something that they really want to know.

       

Overall, we should be a good model for our students as it is often believed that values are caught and not taught. This implies that students learn everything from the examples of behaviors that we perform in our classrooms. Notably, diversity in the classroom is on the rise including students of different religions, economic statuses, gender identity, and language backgrounds. Thus, teachers should be aware of various models and philosophies to deal effectively with different cases. In addition to that, students are human beings they have needs, social-emotional problems, and future goals.