Interview+Questions

Interview Questions for Teachers
 * 1) Background
 * 2) Pedagogy
 * 3) Classroom management
 * 4) Philosophy
 * 5) Scenarios
 * 6) Current training


 * 1) Why did you decide to become a teacher?
 * 2) What is your teaching philosophy?
 * 3) What type of classroom management structure would you implement if you were hired?
 * 4) How have you used, or how will you use, technology in the classroom?
 * 5) Have you had experience boosting a student's self-esteem? If so, how?
 * 6) Would you be interested in participating in after school activities?
 * 7) Do you have any questions for me?
 * 8) Why did you decide to become a teacher?
 * 9) Have you ever taken care of someone? Did you enjoy it?
 * 10) Do you consider yourself a risk taker? (Give an example to back up your answer.)
 * 11) Are you a positive and energetic person? (Give an example to back up your answer.)
 * 12) If a student said she thought you were the worst teacher she ever had, how would you react and what would you say?
 * 13) If I were your principal and we were setting goals for next year, what would they be?
 * 14) What is the last book you read?
 * 15) Have you ever considered publishing a book?
 * 16) Some people say you should demand respect. Do you agree or disagree?
 * 17) Tell me about yourself.
 * 18) How would you rank these in importance and why? Planning, discipline, methods, evaluation.
 * 19) If a student came to you and said, "None of the other students like me," what would you tell him/her?
 * 20) Are you an empathetic person? Give an example.
 * 21) How can you tell that a person is a good listener?
 * 22) Are you an objective person? Give an example.
 * 23) What do you want to do with your life?
 * 24) How do you feel if a student does not meet a deadline?
 * 25) It is the first day of class, you are writing something on the board and a paper wad hits you in the back, what would you do? Later the same day, if all the students drop their pencils, what do you do?
 * 26) What was the most frustrating thing that happened to you as a student teacher?
 * 27) What was the best thing?
 * 28) Do you believe you should build rapport with students? If yes, how?
 * 29) How do you give your students recognition? Do you think a student can have too much recognition?
 * 30) How do you encourage students to learn? Can a student be forced to learn?
 * 31) How do you handle a child who seems gifted, but is a discipline problem?
 * 32) How do you prefer to use computers in the classroom?
 * 33) How do you present a new word to a class?
 * 34) What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?
 * 35) What is the role of the principal? Does a conflict exist between your perception of a principal's role and his/her role as your evaluator?
 * 36) Describe your student teaching experience.
 * 37) During your student teaching, were you ever involved with a situation at school involving racial tension? If so, how did you handle it?
 * 38) How do you establish authority/discipline? What do you do when a discipline problem arises?
 * 39) What subjects have you taught?
 * 40) Are you patient? Give an example.
 * 41) Do you ever feel angry toward your students?
 * 42) What will you be doing in five years?
 * 43) What is your educational philosophy?
 * 44) If you could create the ideal school, what would it be like?
 * 45) Do you like to be challenged? (Give an example to back up your answer.)
 * 46) What do you like most/dislike most about teaching?
 * 47) How do you feel about noise in the classroom? How do you handle noise in the classroom?
 * 48) How would you handle making a difficult phone call to a parent?