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We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher.
William Glasser
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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
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Cleveland
Ohio
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What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.
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When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if we could have settled for a lesser label.
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Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first.
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Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.
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To focus on discipline is to ignore the real problem: We will never be able to get students (or anyone else) to be in good order if, day after day, we try to force them to do what they do not find satisfying.
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Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy.
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We learn... 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we both hear and see 70% of what is discussed 80% of what we experience personally 95% of what we teach to someone else
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The more a person perceives that he/she is loved, the less they will interfere with the lives of others.
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When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.
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