A secondary school teacher with advanced multiple sclerosis insists on teaching from a wheel-chair and being treated the same as other colleagues. The teacher is demonstrating which of the following?
1. Prizing her choice
2. Choosing from alternatives
3. Considering all consequences
4. Acting with a pattern of consistency
ANS: 1
The teacher is demonstrating prizing her choice. She cherishes her choice of being treated like everyone else despite her medical condition and publicly affirms the choice by teaching from a wheelchair and insisting she be treated the same as her colleagues. At this point, the teacher is not choosing from alternatives. She could have chosen to quit teaching, but she did not. She has al-ready made her choice. The teacher is not demonstrating considering all consequences. She has already made her choice. At this point, the teacher is not demonstrating acting with a pattern of consistency. She is not repeating a behavior.
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