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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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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
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We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.
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Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.
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The faster you go, the more students you leave behind. It doesn't matter how much or how fast you teach. The true measure is how much students have learned.
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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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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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If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the test scores will improve.
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