Glasser's Theory: Address Student Needs — Transcript
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- 0:00hello and welcome to teachings and
- 0:02education the five student needs from
- 0:05William Glasser and choice theory as
- 0:07teachers you can address the needs of
- 0:09your students and create a positive
- 0:11classroom culture William Glasser argues
- 0:16that all behavior serves a purpose in
- 0:18his work he describes five basic needs
- 0:21that essentially motivate any of the
- 0:24various types of behaviors that you'll
- 0:26witness in the classroom his ideas are
- 0:29quite simple if a student is bored
- 0:32they'll begin to act out young children
- 0:35and adolescents are subject to their
- 0:37emotions and many times student feelings
- 0:40are a result of these needs just not
- 0:43being met you may see a student
- 0:45despondent and said think to yourself
- 0:48what basic human needs are not being met
- 0:51on behalf of the child now let's
- 0:55identify the five basic needs described
- 0:59first up is survival survival is the
- 1:06most basic of all student needs before a
- 1:11student can learn anything their basic
- 1:13needs of food and shelter must be met
- 1:15when we talk about survival we mean that
- 1:18students must have shelter food and
- 1:20nurturing how could you possibly expect
- 1:23a student to focus on their schoolwork
- 1:24when they don't know where the next meal
- 1:26is coming from or where they're going to
- 1:28sleep at night if you are a teacher you
- 1:31must do your best to get students help
- 1:33first make sure these children have food
- 1:36to eat and places to sleep reach out to
- 1:39various services the next basic need to
- 1:43explore is belonging belonging is
- 1:47described as having affiliations with
- 1:49other students a student should feel
- 1:52that they are a valued part of the
- 1:54classroom and community every student
- 1:58wants to be a part of the group even the
- 2:01most rebellious students deep down want
- 2:04to be accepted by their peers
- 2:07as a teacher create opportunities
- 2:10through collaborative learning for
- 2:13students to form bonds with one another
- 2:15the next basic need on the list is
- 2:19freedom and offering choices students
- 2:26must be given the opportunities to make
- 2:28their own choices and take
- 2:30responsibilities for the choices that
- 2:32they have made
- 2:33now obviously freedom doesn't mean
- 2:36letting students to whatever they want
- 2:38teachers just need to give their
- 2:40students a little bit of a voice solicit
- 2:43some feedback from their students and
- 2:46offer them choice in their assignments
- 2:49help students become independent and
- 2:51self directing onto the fourth basic
- 2:55need empowerment students want to feel
- 3:01powerful and their decisions and they
- 3:03want to feel that their decisions make a
- 3:05difference students should not feel that
- 3:08they are owned or controlled by the
- 3:10school system each person desires to be
- 3:13a master of their own destiny and
- 3:15youngsters especially don't really have
- 3:18a feeling that they have power over
- 3:19their lives too often teachers engage in
- 3:23contentious arguments and aggressive
- 3:24confrontations as again involved in a
- 3:26power struggle with students every once
- 3:29in a while and power your students but
- 3:31not too often now on to the last need
- 3:34mentioned fun and enjoyment
- 3:40don't underestimate the importance of
- 3:42having fun in the classroom students
- 3:45need to have fun in the classroom every
- 3:47once in a while don't be afraid to make
- 3:49learning a fun experience don't be
- 3:52afraid to inject a laugh into your
- 3:54lesson every once in a while
- 3:56allow the students to play novel
- 3:58learning games teachers need to make
- 4:01that effort to make their classrooms an
- 4:03enjoyable place throw a birthday party
- 4:05for your students have celebrations
- 4:07whatever you have to do to make it fun
- 4:10now remember students behave in a
- 4:13certain way to meet their needs as a
- 4:16teacher neglecting to meet your students
- 4:18needs will lead to a disruptive and
- 4:20dysfunctional classroom by understanding
- 4:23these needs and addressing them teachers
- 4:25will understand student behavior and
- 4:27create a positive classroom culture
- 4:30right now I want to say please subscribe
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- 4:50[Music]
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