We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives. William Glasser More Quotes by William Glasser More Quotes From William Glasser Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is. William Glasser teaching teacher jobs 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 talking teacher retirement No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence. William Glasser competence hard-work believe There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. William Glasser learning jobs funny To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education. William Glasser intellectual responsibility challenges Everybody needs one essential friend. William Glasser essentials best-friend friendship Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it. William Glasser mind sex people To focus on discipline is to ignore the real problem: We will never be able to get students (or anyone else) to be in good order if, day after day, we try to force them to do what they do not find satisfying. William Glasser discipline real order Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first. William Glasser next war peace Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, yes when we should say no. William Glasser failing should needs To be depressed or neurotic is passive. It happened to us; we are its victim, and we have no control over it. William Glasser over-it passive victim Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she is not cared for and respected. William Glasser ability humans pay I think education is both using and improving knowledge and that changes the whole picture. William Glasser improving whole thinking 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. William Glasser giving-up pain strong When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if we could have settled for a lesser label. William Glasser labels trouble ifs Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship. William Glasser psychology caring friendship Using 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 quality acceptance world A friend of mine, a dedicated golfer, shot a hole in one playing by himself. Disaster. William Glasser disaster golfers holes Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy. William Glasser helping-others running school 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. William Glasser faster students matter
