Author Archives: Steve Hurd

An exciting new unit has been added to the Human Studies Website. It is designed to give young people an opportunity to think about the essential needs of human beings; those things which help us to survive and lead a “fulfilled life”. It is based on the work of the psychologist, Abraham Maslow. Maslow’s principlesContinue reading “Human Needs”

Contributed by Juma Siriwayo… As Ugandans, when we consider Living History, we must also consider the legacy we are handing to future generations in terms of the Arts and Culture. When we teach Art in our schools we need to go beyond simply painting and drawing and give our students an insight into the roleContinue reading “Uganda Art and Culture in Living History”

Choice and control:I suggest that the humanist approach should place a great deal ofemphasis on students’ choice and control over the course of theireducation. Students should be  encouraged to make choices that rangefrom day-to-day activities to periodically setting future life goals.This allows for students to focus on a specific subject of interestfor any amount ofContinue reading “Thoughts on Humanistic Education”

Thank you for the progress in developing the Human Studies website I should like to add, for us all to consider, the following Principles of Humanistic Education: 1) Students should be able to choose what they want to learn.Humanistic teachers believe that students will be motivated to learn asubject if it’s something they need andContinue reading “Principles of Humanistic Education”

Thanks for the Trees for Life document. Its a good one with  lots of helpful information about trees and citing the different types of trees we have in the world. I am happy that you have sighted some examples of indigenous trees here in Uganda as well.I am sending in a write up about theContinue reading “Trees for Life”

It is very important to give children in Humanist Schools a deep understanding pandemics and epidemics. The challenge is to reduce as much as possible the negative impactthis pandemic will have on learning and schooling and build on thisexperience to get back on a path of faster improvement in learning. As education systems cope withContinue reading “Pandemics: Learning outcomes”

I am not a teacher but would there be any merit in stating what we know about the likely origins of Covid 19 and that it passed from bats to other animals to humans so that there is an awareness of having to be careful around animals and animal management? Glenda Miller, Trustee, Uganda HumanistContinue reading “Animal source of Covid”

Thanks for this fine work. There is widespread teaching here in churches and mosques that covid-19 is god’s punishment for people’s sins. However, the history of epidemics and their scientific cause demystifies such lame thinking. In my lifetime, there was an outbreak of leprosy and tsetse flies in this part of Uganda and the sameContinue reading “Pandemic: First topic for Human Studies website”

Thanks SteveCongratulations on a unique and necessary investment in education.I will read through everything and pass it on to our donors.Happy Easter!Sven Olof Andersson, HumanistHjälpen

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