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" There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. "
William Glasser
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" 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. "
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" Using no control and using humor will build a relationship and make a dent to where the client puts the counselor in their quality world and then begins to relate and seek out the counselor. Effective therapy begins with the acceptance of the therapist into the client's quality world. "
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" Don't marry someone you would not be friends with if there was no sex between you. "
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" We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher. "
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" 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. "
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" Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy. "
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" It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice. "
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" As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be limited, as they are now, to affluent families. "
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" When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if we could have settled for a lesser label. "
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" We don't focus as much in schools on educational knowledge which requires thinking and application, as we do on acquiring facts. "
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" If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right for anyone else, the world would be a much happier place. "
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" We may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to. "
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" The 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. "
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" 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 the prospective teacher wants to talk about. "
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" Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship. "
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" We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives. "
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