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Every other Thursday (or so) we have a morning staff meeting. This morning our principal (bless her heart) shared a little quiz with us to help keep it light. She got the quiz from a book by award winning teacher turned motivational speaker, Bill Collar.

Next week Mr. Collar will be coming to SCF to speak to us during an inservice, and after taking his quiz, I have to tell you–I’m kind of looking forward to it. It’s got to be better than analyzing standardized test scores or curriculum.

The book is entitled Exceeding the Standards: Teaching with Pride, Poise, and Passion. That link is just to his order page. His web site is set up a little funky so I couldn’t link directly to info about his book, but if you follow the original link I gave you, and hunt around a bit, you can take a look at an intro, the covers, and even the first chapter. I’ve got a copy of the book sitting right here that I’m going to check out when I have a little more time.

Anyway–the attitude quiz.

It’s one of those deals where you add it up at the end to find out what kind of attitude you have. The last category (the one if you scored low) says simply:

“Attitudes are contagious–please stay away from other people.”

I copied a few of the statments below. They’re fairly amusing. Go ahead. See if any ever apply to you.

1. When my alarm goes off I hit the “snooze button” or shut the alarm off and go back to sleep. I had too little rest and hate to have to get up and go to work.
2. I find something to wear, but realize clothes are just to cover the body. Staying in fashion or matching colors really doesn’t concern me.
3. Glancing at the morning newspaper I realize this is the worst condition our country has ever been in and it is just a matter of time before the government or economy will crumble
4. Most people drive too slowly and they bog me down. i would like to drive a tank so I can get to work on time. Everyone is a terrible driver but me.
5. People are much too happy at work. They must be faking it. When someone says, “Good morning,” I respond with, “What’s good about it?”
6. When I’m asked, “How are you today?” I proceed to tell about my physical ailments and personal problems. People should know just how tough my life is.
7. I make it a point to complain about my co-workers, even though I wouldn’t consider speaking with them privately. Many people just don’t know how to work.

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