See p.296 for arguments for and against character education. When these basic needs have been met sufficiently, people naturally seek to satisfy higher needs, the highest of which is self-actualization the desire to use one s talents, abilities, and potentialities to the fullest. Students whose needs for safety have been fairly well satisfied will discover strong needs for friendship, affection, and love, for example. If efforts to satisfy the various needs are thwarted, the result can be maladjustment and interruption or delay in the individual s full and healthy development. Hierarchy of needs The hierarchy of needs model has particular relevance for teachers because students differ markedly in terms of where they are on Maslow s hierarchy of needs.
Many families lack the resources to provide adequately for children s basic needs.
They come to school tired and hungry and may have trouble paying attention in class. Supporting Adolescents Development Provide opportunities and encouragement for students' to develop competency Promote the development of positive self-concept and high esteem Intervene to prevent or address problems that place students at risk. Items and tasks in the test perceived to be culturally biased and drawn mostly from white-middle class experience. Assumption of the biodeterminism of intelligence Case of Larry P. v. Consider the case of Stephen Hawking, the gifted physicist.