The Strengths and

Weaknesses of the
Glassers Model of Choice
Theory

STRENGTHS
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student.

WEAKNESSES

difficult to react properly when communicating with students about th

hard to help students who do not want to be in school to make plans to

APPLICATION

Classroom scenario
Pupils in the class rarely use English in ESL class. How
would Glassers model dealt with this situation?

Make sure pupils understand their work

responsibilities as a pupil in the class.

Make sure pupils understand that they can choose

their behavior, to use English or not, and that his
choice brings with it either desirable or undesirable
consequences.

when pupils show improvement, they receive

consequences that are very attractive to them.

Never give up on them.

IS THE THEORY PRACTICAL IN A

LOCAL ESL CLASSROOM?

Help students see what behaviour they can control and make plans to reach a

Classroom Management Theory

Thomas Gordon, 1987

BUILDING THE
FOUNDATION

GORDONS MODEL

GORDONS MODEL
- TEACHERS CAN PLOT PUPILS BEHAVIOUR INTO A
DIAGRAM CALLED BEHAVIOUR WINDOW.
active listening
Communication
Behaviour
Windowskills

KEY CONCEPTS

"I" messages - tell another person how you feel

about their behaviour.
"You" messages - blaming statements
Confrontative "I" Messages - attempt to
influence another to stop the unacceptable
behaviour.

Shifting Gears - changing from confrontative to a

listening posture .
Win-Lose conflict resolution - ends the dispute
temporarily with a winner and a loser.
No-Lose conflict resolution - everyone wins

Door openers - words or actions that invites folks to

talk about what is on their minds.
Active Listening -carefully listening of what another
person is saying.
Values Collisions- is anything a person believes will
make the quality of life better or very concrete like food
or money.

SIX STEPS PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS

Good solutions depend on accurate identification of the problem at hand.

the one that seems to suit most people best is selected for trial.

STRENGTHS

allows
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needs
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feelings just like they do.

WEAKNESSES
difficulty changing their role from directing and controlling students to actively listening

APPLICATION

Classroom scenario
Pupils in the class rarely use English in ESL
class. How would Glassers model dealt with
this situation?

APPLYING THE SIX STEPS APPROACH THE FOLLOWING ARE

THE POSSIBLE WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE ABOVE SITUATION:
to gain information about why the pupils do not use English in the class.

Ask them to use the best way to do it

THANK
YOU