From Reality Therapy by William Glasser, explain how RT can be useful in schools, explaining and using his arguments in favor of use.

Can I just say I love reality
therapy.  I became familiar with it as a counselor/teacher at a wilderness camp for
at-risk youth, and have seen it work, countless times.  When I became a classroom
teacher, it was only natural to use it on a regular
basis.

The main thing with Reality Therapy (and Choice
Theory) is that it is goal oriented, and gets the individual to make choices that only
get him closer to his ultimate goal.  In my classroom, here is how I used
it:

1. On one of the first days of school, I'd have
   all my students write 3 goals: academic, behavioral, and personal.  For many, the
   personal goal was something sports or hobby related.  This helped them paint their own
   "Quality world picture."


2. I had them add to their goals
   2-3 realistic steps in achieving them.  These had to be measurable (like the
   goals).


3. Then, on a day-to-day basis, after familiarizing
   myself with my students' plans for the future, I was able to remind them of their goals
   regularly.  For example, when I could tell my class was slacking off (not doing
   homework, or not listening to basic directions) I could say to everyone, "How is this
   behavior helping you guys achieve the grades you need to graduate?"  OR "If you do not
   listen today, what will that do to your chances of passing the test on Wednesday?  And
   if you fail Wednesday's test, what is that going to do to your
   grade?"

With individual bad behavior, I loved
having the opportunity to sit down with a student and instead of lecturing or
threatening all the things they'd heard before - I could just use what they already
wanted, remind them of the goal, and ask, "What are you doing today to get you closer to
achieving this goal?"

The key to Reality Therapy is that it
puts the burden of responsibility on the student, rather than the teacher.  In this way,
the teacher can stay emotionally uninvolved in discipline, and doesn't become the "bad
guy" but instead is just a reminder of
reality.

It works - with consistency. 
It really does.