Maslow Before You Bloom

LearningClassroom EnvironmentTeachingClassroom Management

Aug 19

Written By Nagham Alsamari

"Maslow before you Bloom."

Not sure who came up with that term, but I think it hits the nail on the head!! It may carry different meanings to people reading it, to me...

Here is how I like to depict this phrase,

Brushing my teeth every day is important, however...

...If I'm running for my life in a life-and-death situation, I may not stop and brush my teeth because I simply don't feel safe to do so. This feeling of safety allows us to do things we deem necessary as well as things that are not as important, or things we consider as fun.

In a classroom environment where students don't feel safe, trusted, cared for or have a sense of belonging, what they have is an urge to flee the scene as soon as possible to another place where they feel safe. So learning is not going to happen when all you can think about is when do you get to leave.

Let's create a safe learning environment by building relationships and with that our credibility with our students!