1. Can you think of any examples of where a teacher's expectations led to a self-fulfilling prophecy? Describe the circumstances.
2. What attitudes do you possess that you think will have either positive and potentially negative effects on student learning?
3. Do you have negative feelings or expectations about any group or type of people? Can you identify the basis of those feelings? Do you want to change them? If so, how might you try?
4. In which of these four domains do you feel most confident about your skills? Which domains do you need to work on?
5. Do you have any concerns about your attitudes toward students' parents, school administrators or other teachers? If you do, what can you do now to improve your attitudes?
6. Can you think of any ways that you, as a teacher, might be able to work up more enthusiasm for a topic that does not, at first, seem very interesting?
7. If you begin to lose your enthusiasm about a certain subject after you have taught if for a few years, what are some ways you might be able to rekindle your interest?
8. Has reading about Carol Landis and her theories-in-use helped you identify any of your own theories-in-use or those of teachers you have known? If so, what are some of those theories-in-use?
9. Do the research findings on academic engaged time surprise you, or do they seem obvious? If you think the findings reflect common sense, why do you suppose teachers vary so much in their ability to keep students engaged?
10. Are you concerned about your ability to establish and maintain a productive classroom environment? If so, what particularly concerns you?
11. We have included a number of suggestions for managing a classroom. Which seem most useful to you, and why? Which do you believe you would find most difficult to use, and why?