EP360: The missing level of Maslow's Hierarchy: What we get wrong about struggling students' needs

Abraham Maslow never drew the pyramid you've seen on every PD slide. In this episode, I share where it came from (a 1960 business article about getting more out of workers for less money), what Maslow actually said about human needs, and why taking "Maslow before Bloom" too literally can lead us to lower expectations for the kids who are struggling the most. I also get into the level of the hierarchy most of us never learned in teacher prep. Late in his life, Maslow added self-transcendence above self-actualization. I trace how that idea connects to the six weeks he spent with the Blackfoot indigenous people in 1938, and what it means for how we support students today. You'll walk away with a research-backed way to build that missing level into your classroom this week. Mentioned in this episode: Finding Flow Solutions curriculum for K-12: findingflowsolutions.com My video essay on why self-actualization is for everyone, on my YouTube channel. Full transcript and blog post: https://truthforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/the-missing-level-of-maslows-hierarchy-what-we-get-wrong-about-the-needs-of-struggling-students/