Teacher Training Program

Would You Make a Good Case Teacher?

Take our quick quiz to find out.

1. Which is most true of you?
I prefer situations in which careful planning ensures the right outcomes.
I prefer to let people make their own decisions, even if I disagree with their conclusions.
2. Which is most true of you?
I am a good listener. However, I sometimes find myself wanting to express my own point of view before the person I'm listening to has completed the thought.
I am a good listener. However, I sometimes find myself wanting to ask a follow up question before the person speaking has completed the thought.
3. Which is most true of you?
I am committed to having each and every class deliver the lessons students need to learn.
I would rather students leave class without having learned anything rather than give them the right answer.
4. Which is most true of you?
When someone attacks my point of view, I never become defensive.
When someone attacks my point of view, I tend to want to defend myself.
When someone attacks my point of view, I tend to listen carefully to see if I have made a mistake in my assumptions or logic.

For each of the following leadership situations, please indicate your degree of comfort.

1. I tend to ask open ended questions and allow others to make their own decisions, even if I disagree and errors might be costly, because I believe people need to learn from their own struggles and mistakes.
2. I spend most of my time in meetings listening to others and only occasionally ask a question.
3. I can reinforce the lessons I provide for others by telling stories and anecdotes from my own experience.
4. I like to challenge others by giving them difficult assignments, holding them accountable for their commitments and letting them learn by doing.
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512-703-1280