They have this big book called the 'DSM-IV,' you know, that is supposedly written about crazy people, but I think it is a book that is written by crazy people!
William GlasserWe may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to.
William GlasserThe faster you go, the more students you leave behind. It doesn't matter how much or how fast you teach. The true measure is how much students have learned.
William GlasserWe don't focus as much in schools on educational knowledge which requires thinking and application, as we do on acquiring facts.
William GlasserUnlike the weak, the strong neither give up nor are driven by pain into rash or stupid behavior. They don't like pain any more than anyone else, but they are not willing to settle for short-term relief if it means reducing their options later. They don't rob Peter to pay Paul, they face reality now.
William Glasser