The author compares the ideas of Ellen White to those of educator and psychologist William Glasser. External control, says Glasser, does not work; you need to teach children to control themselves. A noncoercive approach takes children beyond grudging acquiescence to self-motivation. Case studies show how to achieve this goal.
Reviewed by Carol Campbell, PhD
Vice President for Education
Southwestern Union Conference
Authors: John Larmer, John Mergendoller, Suzie Boss
