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Please provide us with thoughtful responses to the series of EIGHT questions and statements below.  Your responses will give us a sample of your writing and  provide us with descriptive information on your background and experiences.  Please give yourself ample time to complete this form.   Submit it as part of your completed application packet, and bring a copy with you to the interview.

1. Individuals are attracted to teaching for a variety of reasons.  What are some of your reasons for wanting to be a teacher?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Describe one of your most effective teachers or best experiences in school and explain why he/she or it was so.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. Participants in this program must be self-starters…highly motivated individuals.  Describe yourself and indicate your qualities that make you this type of person.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4. What type of activities do you enjoy when you have leisure time?  Please be specific.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5. Discuss your view of the role of the family in education.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6. What experiences have you had working with children?  Would you describe those children as similar to you or not?  In what ways?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

7. Describe experiences you've had working in groups.  What are different roles you have assumed when working in a group? Give examples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8. As you consider this particular program, describe what you expect to gain from participating in it.
 
 

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