william glasser derived
motivation worked best
from the inside out as
an internal drive for success
or sense of purpose.
intrinsic vs extrinsic
my high school counselor
said i wasn’t college material
i should go build cars
at ford or gm or
work construction
so i did
when i did go to college
it was motivated
by the opposite sex
when i got married for
love everyone thought
and said
it would only last a year
that was 40 years now
and those people are
now gone
later family and a sense
i needed to provide more
be more
so i returned to those halls
seeking more
there i was told i needed two
semesters of As to be admitted
to the teaching program
and with 100 hours at a
perfect 2.0
and never having more
than a few As in that
previous life
would be impossible.
i answered but i didn’t have to
before
so i did
before glasser my k-12
teachers said not working
up to his potential
does not play well with others
after a certificate of completion
from the school
of hard knocks and
three college
degrees i found those early
educators were at least
half right