Yet More Potential Interview Questions - Part 4

This is part four of a series started four weeks ago looking at some of the questions that may be asked of you when you are interviewing for a teacher position.. These questions have been compiled from numerous sources as examples that have been asked of people before, and will hopefully provide you with some ideas of the areas of questioning you may be asked to engage in. This should help you better prepare for almost any line of questioning and assist you in being prepared with a professional and ready answer.

If you have missed the previous few parts to this series, feel free to jump back first and take a look. Starting with PART 1. Let's take a look at some additional questions this time:

"How do your assignments allow students to express their creativity and individuality, and how do you modify your approach for students who struggle to perform up to grade level?" - Most teachers with experience know that students are all different, and have various learning styles and strengths. They also understand that if you can tweak and cater some of your style to fit their style, it increases the learning experience. What kind of former experience do you have in this area and what are some of the things you have done to accentuate this idea?

"If you have a student that regularly misses your class, what action do you take?" - What is the typical procedure you take for regularly absent students? How much personalized attention do you give the situation? This will tend to vary from school to school depending on your class size - but in general, do you let the system handle it, or do you seek to be involved directly yourself?

"If the majority of students failed a given assignment, what actions would you take?" - If the majority fail, is that a sign that the information was presented in an inadequate manner, or that it confused rather that taught? Would you drop the assignment from the grade book, or would you grade on a curve? Would you repeat the subject matter and retest? What would your teaching method lead you to do in this type of situation?

"If we interviewed your students at the end of a year, what would they say they had learned overall?" - What do you think students would best remember about your class? I know for me, some teachers stand out in my memory still because of their teaching skills. If they made the work fun and exciting, it sticks with you as a bit out of the ordinary. What might they say about you and your style?


I will stop at this point, leaving just a few more questions to discuss next week. If you have any to share, please comment below.


Jeff McCormack resides in Virginia Beach, VA. where he works as a web designer by day. In his off time he is a husband, father, mail order book store manager, and musician. Aside from being a freelance writer for this Education Jobsite blog, he also seeks to assist in career choices and information by contributing to other Nexxt blog sites.