4. Respect, esteem, approval, dignity and self respect
5. Self actualisation- freedom for the fullest development of one’s talents and capacities
The PDHPE programs should focus on encouraging students to make informed decisions about their health and physical activity as they develop a positive attitude to living a healthy lifestyle. This notion is also linked with another humanistic theorist in Carl Rogers. Rogers believes that some forms of non directive teaching are paramount to a child’s development. This involves teaching in which the teacher is a facilitator, guiding students and nurturing their learning. (Krause 2006)
It is also important in studying and critiquing this document, to ask ourselves what is good health? The syllabus believes good health is characterised by improved quality of life, less sickness and disability, happier personal, family and social experiences and the opportunity to make informed choices. All of these I believe are reflected in the humanistic approach to learning and more specifically Maslow’s Hierarchy of …show more content…
Establishing this could define the success of the document for now and the future. As mentioned earlier the document was reformed in 1999, which is now 11 years ago. I believe the same issues specifically with primary school students are still relevantly the same however now with an added urgency. In today’s society it is said that children are less fit than children of a generation ago saying that the percentage of overweight children aged 5-11 has more than doubled in the last 30 years. (USDHHS, 2000) This is an alarming statistic for every one of all ages to consider. The PDHPE curriculum aims to get children physically active but more importantly it aims to provide children with the knowledge to develop both mental and social health awareness as well as providing the knowledge they need in order to make informed choices about their health. An example of this is evident through the Values and Attitudes outcomesV5: values the important of physical activity to personal