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Donald. Duck!

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Some loved his earthy, no-quarter given demolition of an host of established theories of learning. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is only popular, because triangles are easy to put into Powerpoint slides" he opined. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Picture above: Donald Clark appeals to the Gods of Pedagogy).

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Clark is not Keen

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I'm referring in particular to a keynote session on the final day of Educa, presented by Donald Clark (above) , who was articulate, humorous, and at times, deeply profound in his analysis of the process of learning. Glib, perhaps, but also inherently true when faced with the oversimplification of Maslow's model. get a grip, Andrew!'

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