This mock questionnaire from Ecology of Education highlights the typical misconceptions about teaching in a point-appropriate format. For example:
5. In your professional opinion, the best way to improve public education is to…
A. Privatize it.
B. Siphon money away from it to strengthen teachers’ and students’ will to survive.
C. Reduce benefits for teachers.
D. Villanize unions & scapegoat teachers, while simultaneously pandering to big business lobbyists.
E. All of the above.
I taught English and creative writing at a public high school. I stay involved in education through my work with the Northern Virginia Writing Project. 
