Prior 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…

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Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Don't marry someone you would not be friends with if there was no sex between...

Don't marry someone you would not be friends with if there was no sex between...

Everybody needs one essential friend.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

Every single major push in education has made it worse and right now it's really...

Every single major push in education has made it worse and right now it's really...

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.

What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.

What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.

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...

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

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...

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.

Love. What is love? No word can define it, it's something so great, only God...

Love. What is love? No word can define it, it's something so great, only God...

We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to...

We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to...

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...

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of...

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of...