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Opposing Maslow's Hierarchy in a Patreon post and new videos
December 02, 2025
Greetings

In this issue:

1) NEW Vodcast! Juraj Mazák and Lenka Mazáková of Slobodná Škola in Slovakia

2) SDT Q&A - New Video

3) A New DLA Patreon Post Opposing Maslow's Hierarchy

Coming Events

NEW Vodcast! Juraj Mazák and Lenka Mazáková of Slobodná Škola in Slovakia

Juraj Mazák and Lenka Mazáková of Slobodná Škola on Agentic Schools

SDT Q&A - New Video

The second SDT Q&A video:

Harika - SDT Q&A E02

Ask me your questions about motivation, psychological needs, engagement, and how they relate to learning, education, and schooling.

With the link below you can schedule your opportunity to ask an expert in Self-Determination Theory, the world's leading model of motivation.

SDT Q&A Calendly Page


A New DLA Patreon Post Opposing Maslow's Hierarchy

I had AI help me write a new essay in opposition to Maslow's hierarchy. Moving Beyond Maslow: Why Elementary Schools Need Self-Determination Theory --


Coming Events

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Jan 22 -LearningPlanet Festival - Virtual

LearningPlanet Festival --

Feb 5-7- Seen and Heard Conference in Valletta, Malta.

Seen and Heard: Young People’s Voices and Freedom of Expression International Conference University of Malta Valletta Campus Feb 5-7 2026 --

Mar 26-29- Holistic Education Conference in Las Vegas, NV, USA

International Holistic Education Conference --

Jun 30 to Jul 3- Self-Determination Theory Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

9th International Conference on Self-Determination Theory --

Jul 22-26 Global Self-Directed Democratic School Conference in LaGrange, IL, USA

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Joyce and I welcome your suggestions of events to attend.

We are almost guaranteed to attend if we can make a presentation or have a table at a reasonable rate.

Thanks for your time and attention.

Don Berg

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