Wants2Fly:

My response to the internal self-criticism or worry, like yours, would usually be to use the anxiety and self-concerns to fuel extra effort to improve my preparation for class and increase my awareness of the content I'm trying to teach in my classes. Granted too much self-criticism could be a concern in some cases but I would feel better after working on my class activities--my confidence would go up as I prepared more.

I wonder if other people would find this to be a poor solution?

drclay