William Glasser
William Glasser
William Glasserwas an American psychiatrist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
CountryUnited States of America
teacher retirement talking
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.
love lives-of-others perceive
The more a person perceives that he/she is loved, the less they will interfere with the lives of others.
The day we stop playing will be the day we stop learning.
inspirational teacher teaching
When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.
choices becoming misery
It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice.
fun freedom survival
We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.
quality add life-learning
Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.
choices our-lives
We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.
choices moments that-moment
Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.
teacher heart thinking
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.
past littles today
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.
world doe would-be
If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right for anyone else, the world would be a much happier place.
funny jobs school
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
empowering use use-of-power
The ultimate use of power is to empower others.