Glasser+Chpt+1+-+PS

In this chapter, Glasser discusses how there needs to be a new approach in schools to get students to work harder. Some key points that are given in this chapter are:
 * It is impossible for teachers to teach to students who do not want to learn.
 * Underachieved schools having been going on since WWII.
 * It was said that students should stay longer in school, have harder classes and more homework.
 * Parents are taking their children out of public schools and putting them in private schools.
 * They are losing family-motivated students, which is there most important factor.
 * We are losing people to higher-paid jobs because they require an education.
 * Students turn to drugs and other bad choices due to the low income job problem.
 * There are two school systems - teacher and student/ student drop out and teacher
 * The second system is more expensive because schools could be saving money instead of spending in on crime and drugs related to students.
 * There are teachers who like to take on challenging students, but success can only be maintained if it is in small classes.
 * Some teachers leave because they feel discouraged.
 * Students no longer want to help each other due to competition with other students.
 * Control Theory- what a human needs to be satisfied.
 * Some students don't work because their is no immediate payoff.