WILLIAM GLASSER:
MAKE ASSIDUOUS USE OF SEVEN CONNECTING HABITS
"How do I make my students happy?"
Glasser believes that there are seven deadly habits in teaching that need to be replaced by seven connecting habits.
SEVEN DEADLY HABITS IN TEACHING:
1. Criticizing
2. Blaming
3. Complaining
4. Nagging
5. Threatening
6. Punishing
7. Rewarding
SEVEN CONNECTING HABITS:
1. Caring
2. Listening
3. Supporting
4. Contributing
5. Encouraging
6. Trusting
7. Befriending
Glasser makes his point by describing how we relate to friends and urges teachers to befriend their students. His theory is that we don't criticize them, rather we find ways to connect with them.
Glasser believes that there are seven deadly habits in teaching that need to be replaced by seven connecting habits.
SEVEN DEADLY HABITS IN TEACHING:
1. Criticizing
2. Blaming
3. Complaining
4. Nagging
5. Threatening
6. Punishing
7. Rewarding
SEVEN CONNECTING HABITS:
1. Caring
2. Listening
3. Supporting
4. Contributing
5. Encouraging
6. Trusting
7. Befriending
Glasser makes his point by describing how we relate to friends and urges teachers to befriend their students. His theory is that we don't criticize them, rather we find ways to connect with them.