A student of yours consistently seems to make unwise choices ...

[kellyjaisingh]

A student of yours consistently seems to make unwise choices while in your classroom. She always finds opportunities to antagonize classmates, and while she is quite bright, she rarely turns homework in on time or does it correctly. In short, she always seems to choose the path to failure. According to Maslow, what are the probable reasons behind the student's behavior?
 
  a. The student simply enjoys the role of troublemaker in the class.
  b. The student has poor self-esteem and no feelings of belongingness, and she is trying to fit in the only way she knows.
  c. She has not received enough positive reinforcement for the few successes she has had in life.
  d. She is not being intellectually challenged enough in the classroom.

Question 2

A limitation to applying Maslow's theory in the classroom is that
 
  a. teachers cannot satisfy any of a student's deficiency needs.
  b. it is not the role of the teacher to satisfy students' deficiency needs.
  c. teachers may be unable to satisfy one or more of their students' deficiency needs.
  d. there is no relationship between satisfaction of deficiency needs and students' academic performance.

[bob]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c

[kellyjaisingh]

Thank you!

[bob]

Happy to help