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Optional Web Exploration

The authors of your text do not present humanistic psychology well. This area of study does not appear to be a strong point for Hyman. The most important misinformation is the confusion between humanism and humanistic psychology. As you read more about the people who write about and represent this area of psychology, you will recognize the inaccuracies for yourself.

The second kind of misinformation is in the beliefs Hyman ascribes to third force psychology.

Try looking up some of these people. Then you can build your own perspectives about how these ideas might contribute to education.

Education	Psychology
John Dewey	Martin Buber
Alfie Kohn	Carl Rogers
A.S. Neill - Summerhill	Thomas Szasz
Silberman	Virginia Satir
Herbert Kohl	Abraham Maslow
Thomas Gordon	Rollo May

Keep track of your coins as you travel the internet, gaining insights about teaching. Remember to share those gems of wisdom with others in the VCC.

Once you have completed this topic you should:

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