what are some open ended questions i could ask when job shadowing/interviewing a teacher?

Answer 1

How long have you been teaching? Where else have you worked? What other grades have you taught? What is the best/worst part of your job? What is it like to teach in this district? What is your philosophy of teaching? Do you use a lot of hands-on activities? How do you deal with behavioral problems? How does this school help students with learning disabilities? How involved are the parents, and how do you deal with parents who have no involvement in their children's education? These are just some examples. Make sure you ask anything you need to know to help you make your decison about whether you want to teach. If you choose a good teacher, he or she would be more than happy to help you out! Good luck--I hope you enjoy it!

Answer 2

Newsflash: taxpayers don't pay for public union employee pensions. That's a misconception. Out of every dollar that funds Wisconsin' s pension and health insurance plans for state workers, 100 cents comes from the state workers. How can that be? Because the "contributions" consist of money that employees chose to take as deferred wages – as pensions when they retire – rather than take immediately in cash. The same is true with the health care plan. If this were not so a serious crime would be taking place, the gift of public funds rather than payment for services. Thus, state workers are not being asked to simply "contribute more" to Wisconsin' s retirement system (or as the argument goes, "pay their fair share" of retirement costs as do employees in Wisconsin' s private sector who still have pensions and health insurance). They are being asked to accept a cut in their salaries so that the state of Wisconsin can use the money to fill the hole left by tax cuts and reduced audits of corporations in Wisconsin. The labor agreements show that the pension plan money is part of the total negotiated compensation. The key phrase, in those agreements I read, is: "The Employer shall contribute on behalf of the employee."

Answer 3

Ask about person's past as a student? Most Teachers want to make a difference; so ask what differences have they seen in their own teaching style? Can they see kids getting excited when they understood? Which has learned the most: children or themselves? What choice's do they see as adult compared to their own childhood? Be willing to listen and open to learning a whole lot more. Good luck.....

Answer 4

When you did you know you wanted to be a teacher?

What is the most challenging part of the job for you?

What do you think of "No Child Left Behind"?

Answer 5

What do you love most about teaching?

What did you study in college/What was your best subject?

How do you organize your lesson plan?

How would you describe your teaching style?

When did you decide to be a teacher?

How do you discipline unruly or uncooperative students?

Do you think homework or testing is more indicative of a student's understanding? Why?

Do you try to motivate your students beyond the classroom? How?

Answer 6

The most interesting question I ever got asked on an interview was "What frustrates you most abou teaching?" I still think about that question today (even after I got the job).

Answer 7

how do you feel education has changed since you first started teaching?

most school systems are operating on very tight budgets, how do you try to compensate so the kids still receive a good education?

how do you deal with a classroom of kids that have different learning styles to make sure they all understand.

what do you recommend when there is a difficult child in the class?

how do you deal with difficult parents?

Answer 8

Ask what they like about the job? What they hate about the job? Do they regret entering this field? Is there a good future in this job or is downsizing likely?

Answer 9

What's the best/worst part of being a teacher?

Answer 10

Name three key skills I should have to be a good teacher.