Select five members from your class to act as a problem-solving group. Assign one of the members to be the leader of the group. Ask the group to tackle the following problem:

The Teacher’s Dilemma An English teacher in a consolidated, rural school has had extensive theater experience. She was chosen by the principal to direct the first play in the new school.

The play will be the first major production for the school. Its success may determine whether there will be any future plays produced at the school, and if well done, it could bring prestige to both the teacher and the school. As a result, the teacher is exhausting every means available to her to make the play an artistic success. She has chosen all the cast except for the leading female part. The principal’s daughter wants the part, and the principal told the teacher he really wants his daughter to have it. But she is a poor actress and would jeopardize the success of the show. Tentatively, the teacher has chosen someone who should do an excellent job in the role, but the principal has implied that if his daughter is not selected, he will appoint another director in the future. What should she do?