Author: William Glasser

Quotes

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement.

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement.

- 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

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

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 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

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.

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

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

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

- 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

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