Classroom Focus: Developing Students’ ability to choose wisely
Choice Theory simply says that a purpose underlies all behavior. We are doing the best we can to meet our basic human needs given the knowledge, the skills, and the resources in our repertoire of behaviors. If we could think of a better way of achieving this purpose at any given time, we would choose it. When students learn and start using the ideas of Choice Theory in their lives, everyone benefits. Students learn these ideas easily and readily because they can relate to them. Choice Theory is all about their lives. Some of the benefits of teaching this theory to students include the following: Students gain an understanding of themselves. A student's understanding of his personal needs profiles may help him gain a better understanding of his unique identity, in turn helping him make important life decisions such as what occupation best suits him. Students gain an understanding of others. This appreciation can help students learn tolerance of and compassion for others in our incre...