School = Jail For Kids ?

Education…Education…

The process through which we discover that learning adds quality to

our lives

Characteristics of a Quality Characteristics of a Quality SchoolSchool

School is free of ongoing discipline problems.School is free of ongoing discipline problems. Achievement is at least 75% on state tests.Achievement is at least 75% on state tests. All students achieve competence; grades below All students achieve competence; grades below

competence are eliminated.competence are eliminated. ““Schooling” is replaced by useful educationSchooling” is replaced by useful education All students do some quality work.All students do some quality work. Students and adults are knowledgeable re Choice Students and adults are knowledgeable re Choice

Theory.Theory. School is a joyful place; everyone finds School is a joyful place; everyone finds

satisfaction in their work.satisfaction in their work.

In our systemIn our system

Catholic schools are first and foremost Catholic schools are first and foremost religious schools. They provide a unique religious schools. They provide a unique opportunity for students to grow, both in opportunity for students to grow, both in relationship with God, and also in relationship with God, and also in knowledge, understanding, wisdom and life knowledge, understanding, wisdom and life skills, in a way that promotes the skills, in a way that promotes the integration of their faith and their daily integration of their faith and their daily lives. Catholic schools strive to prepare lives. Catholic schools strive to prepare students with the knowledge and skills students with the knowledge and skills needed to make a positive contribution to needed to make a positive contribution to society and to the Church.society and to the Church.

Conditions For QualityConditions For Quality

Supportive environment of warm, caring relationships, Supportive environment of warm, caring relationships, free of coercionfree of coercion

Learning that is meaningful, relevant and useful to Learning that is meaningful, relevant and useful to studentsstudents

Self-evaluation for everyoneSelf-evaluation for everyone Religious education is one of the most obvious ways that Religious education is one of the most obvious ways that

the Catholic identity of a Catholic school is exhibited. the Catholic identity of a Catholic school is exhibited. Explicitly and implicitly, religious education forms an Explicitly and implicitly, religious education forms an integral part of the total curriculum of the Catholic integral part of the total curriculum of the Catholic school. It is broader than the classroom teaching of school. It is broader than the classroom teaching of religion, and is directed towards the personal and religion, and is directed towards the personal and religious development of students.religious development of students.

A Quality School is grounded in Reality Therapy and Choice Theory, both developed by William Glasser.

Reality TherapyReality Therapy

Counseling approach developed by Counseling approach developed by psychiatrist William Glasserpsychiatrist William Glasser

Helps people gain control over Helps people gain control over their lives by self-evaluating their their lives by self-evaluating their behavior, then choosing behavior behavior, then choosing behavior that meets their needs effectively that meets their needs effectively and responsiblyand responsibly

Adjectives describing feelings are Adjectives describing feelings are changed to verb formschanged to verb forms

Key Questions in Problem-Key Questions in Problem-solving Processsolving Process

What do I want?What do I want? What am I doing now?What am I doing now? Is what I’m doing helping or hurting Is what I’m doing helping or hurting

me to get what I want?me to get what I want? What behavior could I choose that What behavior could I choose that

would work better?would work better?

Choice TheoryChoice Theory

5 genetically determined needs5 genetically determined needs survivalsurvival love and belonginglove and belonging power and respectpower and respect freedomfreedom funfun

4 Components of Behavior4 Components of Behavior

ActionAction ThinkingThinking FeelingFeeling PhysiologyPhysiology

Lead Management: Lead Management: Whereas boss Whereas boss

management is characterized by coercion, adversarial management is characterized by coercion, adversarial relationships, control and evaluation by the boss, in Lead relationships, control and evaluation by the boss, in Lead

Management:Management: Managers encourage Managers encourage

input & discussion of input & discussion of work, to improve work, to improve qualityquality

Manager or designee Manager or designee shows or models work shows or models work to be done & makes to be done & makes efforts to increase efforts to increase workers’ sense of workers’ sense of controlcontrol

Manager teaches Manager teaches workers to evaluate workers to evaluate their own work for their own work for qualityquality

Manager teaches that Manager teaches that continuous continuous improvement is improvement is essential to qualityessential to quality

Manager’s role is to Manager’s role is to facilitate & support & facilitate & support & create an environment create an environment that is friendly and that is friendly and non-coercive, non-coercive, therefore, non-therefore, non-adversarialadversarial

ReferencesReferences

Works of William Glasser, including the following:Works of William Glasser, including the following:

Schools Without Failure (1969)Schools Without Failure (1969) Choice Theory in the Classroom (1988)Choice Theory in the Classroom (1988) The Choice Theory Manager (1994)The Choice Theory Manager (1994) The Quality School: Managing Students Without Coercion The Quality School: Managing Students Without Coercion

(1997)(1997) Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom

(1998)(1998) Creating the Competence Based Classroom (1999)Creating the Competence Based Classroom (1999)

Ludwig & Mentley. (1997). Ludwig & Mentley. (1997). Quality is the key.Quality is the key.

Quality Schools ResourcesQuality Schools Resources The William Glasser InstituteThe William Glasser Institute

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