Teacher Interview Question: Describe an Extraordinary Teacher
Excerpt from Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching and Finding a Job:
This is a very personal interview question, as it touches on your beliefs and education philosophy. Consider how an outstanding teacher touched your life.
How did that teacher positively affect your life?
What qualities or traits did this teacher have that you would want to emulate as a beginning teacher (e.g., created engaging lessons, infused humor into the classroom)?
How did that teacher manage their classroom?
How did that teacher build trusting and respectful relationships with the students?
Did this teacher believe in you more than you believed in yourself?
By answering these questions, you will develop a meaningful answer to this question.
