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Publication Date: July 9, 1998
"This should be required reading by every school administator, every teacher, every board member and all university faculty involved in the training of teachers. There is no doubt that we need to squeeze all blame, all coerion and all criticism out of any people-related business. Not until we realize that schools are in a people business will we ever be able to make meaningful changes."
--Dr. Albert Mamary, former superintendent of schools, Johnson City, New York

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"This should be required reading by every school administrator, every teacher, every board member and all university faculty involved in the training of teachers."--Dr. Albert Mamary, Superintendent of Schools, Johnson City, New York

About the Author

William Glasser, M.D., is a world-renowned psychiatrist who lectures widely. His numerous books have sold 1.7 million copies, and he has trained thousands of counselors in his Choice Theory and Reality Therapy approaches. He is also the president of the William Glasser Institute in Los Angeles.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial; 3 Sub edition (July 9, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060952865
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060952860
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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William Glasser
William Glasser, M.D.,is a world-renowned psychatrist who lectures widely. He is the author of many books including Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, The Quality School, and Getting Together and Staying Together, and he is the president of the William Glassner Institute in Los Angeles.

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Following on Dr. Demming's principle that "Quality is Job #1," Glasser lays out a practical approach to revitalizing education in the same way that Demming revitalize the Japanese auto industry in post-WWII. By eliminating coersion, and stimulating pride in one's workmanship by emphasizing quality at every level, from student upto superintendent, it is possible improve the quality of education for all students. It is a humane approach to dealing with problems that plague our schools today: apathy, rebelliousness, low skill and so forth. Glasser boldly demands of us to abandon failing boss tactics that riddle our school for something that will bring the best in everyone.
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A great understanding October 30, 1996
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This book demonstrates how important it is to be involved with students' quality worlds. He has a great understanding of what our educational system should be like. We need kids to continually strive to do quality work. Teachers need to be seen as leaders; not boss managers. I have a totaly different view about how I should teach and what to expect from my students. Dr. Glasser proves throughout this book how important a quality school is. He also gives guidelines on how to achieve this goal. This book is a must for every teacher in our nation
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Highly Recommended! April 4, 1999
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A copy of this book should be smuggled onto the desks of EVERY principal and superintendant. Suggests ways in which to manage schools so that students are excited about their work and want to go to school! Readers will realize that responsibility should be spread throughout the school system and not placed directly on the shoulders of the teachers! Wonderful reading!
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Peer review notably lacking
This book is a good example of why you should not rely on a source that has not been peer reviewed. The 'facts' are often unsubstantiated and the assumptions not critically... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Richard D. Mccabe
The Quality School
I have not yet received this product, It has been over a month!!!! And no one will email me back as to where it is!!!!
Published on February 9, 2009 by Nicole Marie Baumgartner
Great On Paper, In Practice, It's Something Else...
Have you been in a school where Dr. Glasser's "Quality School" has been implemented? Here were some of the practices of one school that used Glasser's philosophy:

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Published on August 14, 2008 by mrslurky
BRAIN-DAMAGED
Glasser cannot be more wrong when he beats his drum for increased anarchy at all levels in the education system. Read more
Published on July 13, 2008 by James B. Johnson
A Quality Read
I've used Glasser's work in my middle-school classroom to establish what's acceptable work, and I've used it to broach discussions of why we even mandate schooling. Read more
Published on May 12, 2008 by Garreth Heidt
Change is hard to do.
As I see many of the reviewers here question and doubt the idea of quality schools and choice theory. Read more
Published on May 20, 2007 by Jenna Blue
Great theory on educational reform
An educational consultant recommended this book for me as I was looking at some ideas for changing processes at my school. Read more
Published on May 14, 2007 by Andrea
It's All Theory, So.....Who Knows.
For many decades now, Dr. William Glasser has been espousing both choice theory (his theory of human motivations) and the "quality school" (the education model based on choice... Read more
Published on July 4, 2006 by Kevin Currie-Knight
The Quality School
Good overall concept. Rather redundant and begins to feel like overkill after awhile. This book doesn't offer much in the way of example - has it really been put into practice... Read more
Published on June 19, 2006 by G. Lawrence
Lacks Evidence
Glasser takes an idea that has some merit and then keeps pushing it long after it becomes unhelpful. Read more
Published on October 5, 2005 by Michael Bishop
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