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Belonging, friendship and learning

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Image from Pixabay Flawed though it is, Maslow's theory of motivation highlights at least one important theme: We are social beings and we need to know that we belong. Management of behaviour, especially around the relationships children develop with each other, is a crucial aspect of professional practice for all educators.

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(re)Designing learning in a digital world

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In order to prepare students for a coming world of work we cannot clearly describe, we need to instill a flexible set of transferrable skills that include adaptability, change management, creative problem solving, collaboration and a range of digital literacies that will enable them to meet any challenges head on. Unported License.

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#LearningIs social

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From Maslow to Latane to Festinger, and even taking into consideration the 'risky' social experiments of the sixties, such as Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment , or Milgram's shocking compliance studies , psychology is replete with explanations about how we operate in social contexts and engage within our communities. Unported License.

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Shocking behaviour

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Thos involved in behaviour management in schools should take into account the influence of other, older or ''stronger'' children. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Milgram Six Degrees of Separation Photo by Deviant Art Shocking behaviour by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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#TwistedTropes 32. Goliath's huge weapon

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Tiny David somehow managed to lift up Goliath's huge sword and used it to separate Goliath's head from the rest of his body. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25. Custer's coal stand Goliath's huge weapon by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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