1. Which of the extrinsic rewards discussed above applies to you most? Which of the intrinsic rewards?
2. As you have probed your own motives for considering teaching, what have you learned about yourself?
3. Are you really and truly using all the resources available to you to help you make a conscious and clear decision about your future career? What can you do to enhance your chances of making a good career decision?
4. How would you characterize Julia's motivation to teach?
5. What sorts of things do you think her students were thinking and feeling about her classes?
6. Julia is clearly an outstanding resource to the school. What, however, are her liabilities?
7. What clues should Julia have been picking up?
8. What are some things Julia might do to stimulate romance for science in her students?
9. How is Fred's commitment to social renewal specifically shown in his classroom teaching?
10. According to Fred, what is the criterion for assignment to Curriculum II classes in his school? Was this true of your high school?
11. What is the double standard of which Todd Vincent spoke, and how do you explain it? What is the double standard of which Fred spoke, and how do you explain it? Did either of these double standards exist in your school?
12. How do Fred's expectations for his students differ from those of most teachers you have known? In what other ways is he different from most of the teachers you have known?
13. What do you think were Todd's major misconceptions as a teacher?
14. What does Fred see as the role of academic disciplines in education? If you had to, how would you argue against his position?