I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge.

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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.

Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help...

Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help...

Everybody needs one essential friend.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking...

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking...

The faster you go, the more students you leave behind. It doesn't matter how much...

The faster you go, the more students you leave behind. It doesn't matter how much...

In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test....

In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test....

Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it.

Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it.

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and...

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and...

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.

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

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

We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be...

We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be...

When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if...

When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if...

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job...

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job...

Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk...

Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk...

When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if...

When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if...

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.

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job...

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job...

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

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

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she...

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she...

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.