1. Think of a time when you experienced culture shock, and try to remember, in as much detail as possible, how it made you feel. Did you experience it during a foreign visit? Or during the initial months of college?
2. The following account by a new second-grade teacher speaks to the kinds of culture shock problems related to large amounts of "newness" that are experienced by teachers in many situations.
3. What are some of your hypotheses about why beginning teachers' attitudes change in this way?
4. Where do you stand on the issues of discipline and social distance? Do you believe the school should be concerned with discipline? What is your concept of an effective degree and method of discipline? How much social distance do you believe is appropriate for you?
5. Which of these six potential problem areas do you believe represents the greatest threat to you? What are you going to do about itnow?