Glasser's The Quality School Review Sheet

Edited Notes or Essay Instructions (from syllabus): This task involves either preparing typed and edited notes reviewing the concepts and skills covered in the course reading(s) or writing a brief essay about the item(s) read. The notes or essay should be written in such a way as to highlight your careful understanding, reflection, analysis, and evaluation of the concepts discussed in the texts, not simply copying what the book says. As with any written assignment, the notes or essay should display college-level writing skills (full sentences, good grammar, etc.). The notes or essay will be due at the beginning of class on the dates indicated below in the course schedule.

1. Briefly describe control (a.k.a. choice) theory. How does it relate to teaching and learning?
2. What is the difference between lead-management and boss-management? How does the difference affect teaching and learning?
3. Why is striving for quality an important part of the quality school? How does quality relate to teaching and learning?
4. What are the five basic needs Glasser talks about as the basis for intrinsic motivation? How does they impact teaching and learning?
5. Why is teaching "the hardest job there is"? Explain in detail.
6. How do standardized achievement tests undermine the quality of instruction and learning? Why is this important?
7. According to Glasser, what is wrong with the "external motivation" (stimulus-response or behavioral) theory of human behavior? Why is this so common in schools?
8. What is the basis for the "needs-satisfying" approach to managing/teaching? How does need satisfaction relate to teaching and learning?
9. What does Glasser mean when he says, "(t)he reason that many students do not work hard is school is that they do not have a picture of schoolwork in their quality world"? How can you change this for students?
10. How is Jaime Escalente and "Stand and Deliver" an example of the quality school? Isn't he coercive?
11. Review how grading would be handled in a quality school? Why are there no more bad grades? Why shouldn't you grade on a curve? Why is a C an unacceptable permanent grade? Why is this important for teachers and students to understand?