On April 1, 1908, Abraham Harold Maslow was born in Brooklyn, New York, to two Jewish immigrants from Russia (Boeree, 2011). He grew up in Brooklyn, briefly studied law at the City College of New York, transferred to Cornell and then back to CCNY, and then graduated from the University of Wisconsin (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, n.d.). Interestingly, he married his first cousin, Bertha, against his parents' wishes (Boeree, 2011). Later, he began teaching at Brooklyn College, where he met people such as Adler, Horney, Fromm, Gestalt, and many Freudian psychologists (Boeree, 2011). Finally, he moved to Brandeis University where he served as chair of the psychology department and began his campaign for humanistic psychology (Boeree, 2011). As his life progressed, he spent his retirement in California. He died of a heart attack on June 8, 1970, after many years of poor health (Boeree, 2011). Each student who enters school is involved in a different situation and comes from a different background with different levels of difficulty. Regardless of a student's background, each student has specific needs. According to the needs ladder theory of motivation, everyone has basic needs that must be satisfied before they can begin to satisfy more complex needs. Abraham H. Maslow developed a hierarchy of needs, which is usually represented by a pyramid (Woodland-Gyles, 2011). The most basic needs are found at the base of the pyramid, while the most complex needs are found at the top. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is composed (from the bottom to the top of the pyramid): physiological needs, safety needs, belonging needs, esteem needs and self-actualization needs (Boeree, 2011). Graduates enter the teaching profession no... half of paper... any other human being, regardless of age, will respond this way. Therefore, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is correct and should continue to be implemented accordingly in schools. Works Cited Boeree, C. G. (2011, April 24). Abraham Maslow. Retrieved from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/maslow.htmlKauchak, D., & Eggen, P. (2014). Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional. (5th ed., pp. 204-205). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Morrison, G. (2012). Early childhood education today. (12th ed., pp. 400-402). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://homepages.rpi.edu/~verwyc/MASLOWOH.htmWoodland-Gyles, J. (2011). Early Childhood Education Workforce Capacity Project. Retrieved from http://www.csu.edu.au/special/teachec/RESOURCES/PDF/Transpersonal_Psychotherapy.pdf