Best of luck on the interview…what’s the question?

@gordonamerson28 The question is...What's one thing you love about being a teacher?

Hi Jacquie, this is a tough one because I know just how nerve racking an interview can be. Here are a couple thoughts: 1. The interviewer or interview panel will most likely have at least a curious opinion if not a negative opinion of a notepad with questions. They may start to ask themselves….how did she get the questions ahead of time, or what is she looking for when we just asked her the questions? Both of these questions are not the things you want the panel thinking about. 2. Teaching is about being dynamic and nimble to the ebbs and flows of the classroom environment. The interview is a window into how resilient, and dynamic you can be in a stressful situation. A couple ideas that could help: 1. You are free to bring a blank notepad in with you. As got hear a question jot down a bullet point or two you hear in the question you want to focus on or respond too. That will give you some “think time” to formulate a response. 2. Focus on finding ways to reduce your stress and anxiety going into the room. Breathing techniques and meditation help to calm the mind and slow down your heart rate…which allows for you to hear the questions, think clearly to process your answer, and then deliver it. Hope this helps and let me how else I can help. 😊

Oops I missed that this was the question totally my bad. Ok my thoughts….Every single day is different because our student make it unique. Whatever we have planned gets tweaked, revised, reconfigured because our kids may need something different. Yes the day starts and ends at the same time but I love the constant opportunity to create, to improvise, to be an authentic human being that can make kids lives better. That’s what immediately came to mind for me.