Humanistic and Social Development programs are both excellent ways to design a physical education lesson. The humanistic approach focuses on helping students reach their maximum potential. This approach believes that learning is seen as a personal act aimed at realizing one's potential. On the other hand, the social development curriculum is designed for students to interact with peers to develop in positive ways. Social development is the process of change exhibited by individuals resulting from their interaction with other individuals. These two curricula are often related. For example, by developing yourself socially, you can have a positive impact on your self-esteem. Therefore, by increasing your self-esteem, you can reach your full potential more easily. As you look more closely at the humanistic teaching approach, you will discover five key components. These include choice or control, concern, the whole person, self-evaluation, and teaching as a facilitator. To begin with, choice or control emphasizes more on the student's personal choice. For example, you can let the student choose between different activities to participate in during physical education class. For example, you can let them choose whether they want to play basketball or football. Next, you must have felt concern for your students. This means you focus on students' concerns and interests. If it's January and you know your students like to get out in the snow, take them on an outdoor hike. Having felt concern for your students brings us to the next point, knowing the whole person. To focus on your students' interests, you need to know your students. You have to know each student by name and take the time to get to know them I bet... middle of the paper ......ration lessons on. By combining humanistic teaching theories with social development theories you can create a positive learning environment. Both of these theories can therefore be applied to physical education lessons. Works Cited Lynch, April, Barry Elmore, and Tanya Morgan. Choose health. Boston: Benjamin Cummings, 2012. Print.Pangrazi, Robert P., and Paul W. Darst. Dynamic physical education for secondary school students: Curriculum and instruction. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997. Print.http://www.ahpweb.org/rowan_bibliography/chapter17.htmlhttp://muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/rogers.htmlhttp://www.education.com /definition/social-development/http://www.btsd.us/subsite/nam/page/physical-education-1000http://www.simplypsychology.org/humanistic.htmlhttp://thamisgith.hubpages.com/hub /Humanistic-Theory-Hierarchy-of-Needs