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.

Quote by William Glasser

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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....

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...

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...

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...

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to...

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to...

If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right...

If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right...

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...

It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to...

It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to...

Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it...

Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it...

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.

What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with...

What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with...

Everybody needs one essential friend.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

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...

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives....

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives....

There is plenty of competition in a Glasser Quality School in that there is winning...

There is plenty of competition in a Glasser Quality School in that there is winning...

Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than...

Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than...

As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be...

As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be...

If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the...

If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the...

Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help...

Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help...