a) List 3 things that you are curious about, wonder about, and/or are unclear about with respect to teaching, learning & schools

- importance of parent involvement and the proper method for parent involvement
- seating plans, groups/rows/circles etc?
- value of re-tests at senior levels
- cell phones in class

b) list 3 things that bother your mind about teaching

- one of the comments I had during my short practicum was to use more academic / formal language, but I have seen numerous teachers use non-academic language and have great success with it as students can relate to it.  Ex( using "guys" to address the whole class)
- at senior levels, should we have a similar teaching style/grading scheme as a university professor?
- dealing with girls

c) Describe one thing that offers a challenge to you as you enter your new profession

Motivational tactics for disruptive/non-engaged/troubled students?
ESL students (more specifically dealing with word problems in mathematics)