"hose concerned about helping children grow into caring, responsible, educated adults should first ask, "What do children need?" followed immediately by "How can we meet those needs?" rather than by asking, "How do I get children to do what I want?" (Kohn, 1996)."
"The idea behind RT is to give students a "dose of reality." There are five basic needs that are addressed by RT.
Power- Achievement and winning
Love and belonging- We all need to feel loved by others
Freedom- Independence and autonomy
Fun- Recreation, pleasure and enjoyment
Survival- Nourishment, shelter, and other basic needs.
Students act on these needs at all times. Some students have learned ineffective ways to meet their needs that interrupt a classroom. A teacher will need to figure out what students want, what they should do to get what they want and if they are succeeding in meeting their own needs.
Reality Therapy by William Glasser
If students feel they have some control over their own education, they will not feel they need to act out to get their needs met. A teacher needs to get out of the controlling mode and into a role of collaboration and motivation. If students thing that others control them, then they blame others for their problems and begin loosing motivation."
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