Author: William Glasser

Quotes

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence.

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence.

- William Glasser

We don't focus as much in schools on educational knowledge which requires thinking and application, as we do on acquiring facts.

We don't focus as much in schools on educational knowledge which requires thinking and application, as we do on acquiring facts.

- William Glasser

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she is not cared for and respected.

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she is not cared for and respected.

- William Glasser

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

- William Glasser

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.

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.

- William Glasser

You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.

You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.

- William Glasser

What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.

What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.

- William Glasser

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

- William Glasser

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

- William Glasser

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