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They have this big book called the 'DSM-IV,' you know, that is supposedly written about crazy people, but I think it is a book that is written by crazy people!
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
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Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk with a group of friendly students for at least half an hour and be able to engage them in an interesting conversation about any subject the prospective teacher wants to talk about.
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Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help you to get there, students do competent work. The lowest passing grade in the real world is competence. Why do schools accept so much less?
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Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, yes when we should say no.
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The answer lies in preventing these failures, not in looking for better ways to fix the people who are failing.
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The Compassionate Classroom is a fabulous book! If teachers will read it, they can transform their classrooms.
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Unlike the weak, the strong neither give up nor are driven by pain into rash or stupid behavior. They don't like pain any more than anyone else, but they are not willing to settle for short-term relief if it means reducing their options later. They don't rob Peter to pay Paul, they face reality now.
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I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge.
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Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.
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No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence.
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Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she is not cared for and respected.
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We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to improve our schools as long as we keep the A, B, C, D, F grading system.
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The day we stop playing will be the day we stop learning.
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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.
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You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.
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This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking for understanding and growth.
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Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.
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What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior. In other words, begin to act the part, as well as you can, of the person you would rather be, the person you most want to become. Gradually, the old, fearful person will fade away.
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A friend of mine, a dedicated golfer, shot a hole in one playing by himself. Disaster.
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We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.
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