William Glasser's Quotes
Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.
William GlasserWe are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.
William GlasserEducation is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.
William GlasserYou can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.
William GlasserI think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge.
William GlasserWhat students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.
William GlasserWe 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 GlasserThis 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 GlasserIn a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their notes and open their books. There is no such thing as being forbidden to ask the teacher or another student for help.
William GlasserPrior 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.
William GlasserEvery single major push in education has made it worse and right now it's really bad because everything we've done is de-humanizing education. It's destroying the possibility of the teacher and the student having a warm, friendly, intellectual relationship.
William GlasserUsing no control and using humor will build a relationship and make a dent to where the client puts the counselor in their quality world and then begins to relate and seek out the counselor. Effective therapy begins with the acceptance of the therapist into the client's quality world.
William Glasser