To be depressed or neurotic is passive. It happened to us; we are its victim, and we have no control over it. William Glasser Read Quote
When we depress, we believe we are the victims of a feeling over which we have no control. William Glasser Read Quote
Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, or perhaps later in life, yes when we should say no. William Glasser Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn’t be having it. William Glasser Read Quote
As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be limited, as they are now, to affluent families. William Glasser Read Quote
Every single major push in education has made it worse and right now it’s really bad because everything we’ve done is de-humanizing education. It’s destroying the possibility of the teacher and the student having a warm, friendly, intellectual relationship. William Glasser Read Quote
I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge. William Glasser Read Quote
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. William Glasser Read Quote
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. William Glasser Read Quote
