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If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the test scores will improve.

William Glasser

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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
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Tests
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Eliminating
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