| Nobody said that a career in teaching would be | | | | higher-order thinking skills. |
| easy, and you thought getting qualified would be | | | | 4. Where do you hope to be 10 years from now |
| the hardest part of the journey. As many aspiring | | | | 5. What would you do if you taught a concept |
| teachers soon learn, that's just the start. | | | | and 60% of the class understood it fully and the |
| Possibly the most difficult aspect of a teaching | | | | other 40% was completely lost? |
| career is actually landing a teaching job where you | | | | 6. How would you implement differentiated |
| get to put all your teaching skills to practice. In the | | | | instruction? |
| long run, getting that coveted teaching position | | | | 7. In what ways would you communicate with the |
| comes down to one thing, the interview. Making a | | | | principal? |
| poor impression or not being able to supply good | | | | 8. How would you implement differentiated |
| answers could end in disaster. A little preparation | | | | instruction? |
| can go a long way to helping you secure that | | | | 9. If you had a student who was extremely |
| new job, and being prepared for the toughest | | | | gifted, what could you do with him or her? |
| interview questions is vital. | | | | 10. Do you have any questions for us? |
| The following are 10 difficult interview questions | | | | Are you prepared to answer each of these tough |
| you should prepare to answer: | | | | teachers interview questions for that teaching |
| | | | post you hope to get? What if I told you there |
| 1. Describe your classroom management | | | | were another 40 more equally tough questions |
| philosophy. | | | | that teachers are often asked during job |
| 2. What would you do if the entire class began | | | | interviews? Would you know what they are and |
| dropping pencils on the floor at the same time? | | | | could you answer them? |
| 3. Describe how you might assess a student's | | | | |