March 3...Beginning to Think About Interviews
Keeping in mind that we want to interview teachers about what sort of organization would help to serve their needs to be empowered and free to teach as they see fit and to help provide a way for teachers to be in community with each other, please suggest potential question/s that we might include in our interviews. Feel free to include questions about how they think about their work, the purpose of schools, how they feel about school reforms (like school choice, etc.), why they became a teacher, etc. You are also welcome to comment on your classmates’ questions.
I will take what you do in your blog posts and put together a list that will serve as the starting point for our work on Tuesday to develop interview questions.
Morgan H:
ReplyDeleteIn your opinion, what is the biggest problem with the current school curriculum?
Why did you become a teacher?
What are some methods and approaches you use to to make your voice as a teacher heard?
Do you consider yourself an activist? Why or why not?
What role do you think students, parents, and the community all have when it comes to improving education for students?
In what ways do you think the current education system is failing students or unequal for students?
Do you support standardized testing? Why or why not?
What is one way you think public schooling could be improved?
Why did you become a teacher?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about the current education system?
How do you see the use of standardized testing?
How do you feel about teachers being activist?
How much control do you think you really have over your classroom with the guidelines set by your school?
What has been your largest challenge to date regarding teaching that you have handled and overcome?
ReplyDeleteWhat resources do you currently use to aid yourself in the classroom?
How is your relationship with fellow teachers in your school? With your administration? With your school board? With your community?
If you could change one thing about education today what would it be?
-Alex Amirato
Delete-What Made you want to become a teacher?
ReplyDelete- What you think about Homework is it beneficial?
- Do you support SOLs ?
- How do you deal with the children in your classroom?
- Do you make them feel like you are their friend or just their teacher?
• What are the issues which you think are most important to resolve now in the classroom?
ReplyDelete• Do you feel that high stakes testing is equitable considering today’s diverse population? Why?
• Is too much/not enough class time devoted to preparation for SOL or standardized testing?
• How do you feel about teachers being evaluated on how their students perform on standardized tests?
• How could your job be made easier? More rewarding?
• If you are a “veteran” teacher, do you think work conditions have improved or deteriorated over the past 5-10 years?
• Does your school administration support you? In what way?
• What do you find most frustrating about your job? Most rewarding?
• Have you ever participated in an activist organization? Was it effective in achieving its goals? Why do you think that happened?
• How do you think collective bargaining would affect VA teachers?
Why did you want to be a teacher?
ReplyDeleteWhat does it mean to be a teacher to you?
What ways were your expectations of being a teacher correct and/or incorrect?
What do you think the pros of standardized testing are?
What would an ideal curriculum include to you?
When do you feel like you don't have full control of what goes on in your classroom?
What rules are required that you feel should be bent for a better outcome?
What do you do in the classroom to ensure comfortability and safety of your students?
ReplyDeleteHow do you make your lessons applicable to the real world outside of your classroom?
Are you aware of the status of the home life of your students? Do you see this as necessary?
In your opinion, what are the the biggest issues with the public school system?
How do you make sure a student does not "fall through the cracks" of our education system? Are you willing to go above and beyond outside the classroom to do so?
- what does learning and education mean to you?
ReplyDelete- why did you want to be a teacher?
- Do you believe in standardized testing? why or why not?
- How do you help ELL students in the general classroom?
- Do you think teacher should have more freedom in the classroom or do you think we should
stick to the curriculum?
- what achievements have the school accomplished?
- if you could change one thing about our educational system what would it be?
Brittney B
ReplyDelete- Do you like teaching in a public school (or private/charter) Why?
- What is the worst thing about the school system today?
- Is there anything you wish you taught but can't?
- How have state, local, or common core standards affected your lesson planning process?
- How do you connect your lessons to the real world?
Rebecca Mendoza Vasquez
ReplyDeleteWhy did you decide to go into teaching?
How did you get involved in social issues?
What do you think of our current education system?
what do you believe the purpose of schooling is?
ReplyDeletewhy did you want to be a teacher?
what are the benefits/negatives of being a teacher?
what grade do you/ did you want to teach and why?
how important is play and creative thinking to you?
Do you believe in STEM or STEAM integration in classrooms?
How do you feel about standardized testing?
what do you believe is the most efficient or are there any other ways to measure a students success beyond state and federal testing?
why should or shouldn't parents/ family members be involved in the classroom?
How much freedom should a teacher have in their classroom? how much do you feel they really have?
What does it mean for you to be a teacher?
ReplyDeleteDo you feel like you have a voice to speak up about issues in your school to the principal/administration?
Do you believe in standardized tests as an effective way to gauge a students level of understanding of material?
What alternatives to formal testing do you implement/would like to implement in your classroom?
Have there ever been any particular instances in which you second guessed becoming a teacher?
ReplyDeleteIn what ways do you collaborate with your colleagues? How often do you think teachers should collaborate?
How do you think charter schools affect the public education system? Do you think they will ever affect your job?
*Madison Williams*
ReplyDelete- What do you believe is wrong with the current public education system?
- What do you believe can be done to make education more inclusive for all races, sexualities, religious groups, etc.?
- What is the most common misconception about teachers/the education system?
- Why do you believe activism is important in the education system?
- What is the hardest part of your job?
- Do you think that everyone who is a teacher is actually cut out for the job? Why?
What is your relationship with the administration at your school like?
ReplyDeleteWhat frustrates you the most about your job?
Do you have a teaching philosophy? If so, what is it?
Describe your teaching style?
Are the parents of the students you teach involved? Or not?
Alexa Lindquist
ReplyDelete-What made you decide to teach?
-what was your primary goal when you started teaching? Is it different from what it is now?
-what do you think about the purpose of a teacher on a small scale? What about as the bigger picture?
-did you ever have a moment when you realized you were perusing your calling as an educator?
-do you think teachers should be activists? If yes, how so?
why did you become a teacher?
ReplyDeleteAre you a part of any teacher activist movements if so what?
What would you like to see change in the school system?
Do you think teachers deserve higher pay?
(specific for my teacher) why did you chose high school?
Why do you teach the way you do?
What style of teaching would you consider yourself providing?
did you go to the rally in Richmond for higher pay?
what do you question about the school systems?
What are your thoughts on standardized testing?
what do you think needs to change for the children to succeed?
Do you have any favorite teaching philosophers?
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you think of teaching?
Anna Calabrese
ReplyDelete1.) What kinds of activities have you found to be the most meaningful and engaging for the students? Do you feel as if these are discouraged by standardization?
2.) What change in educational policy would you benefit the most from?
3.) Have policies and regulations made you consider leaving the teaching profession?
4.) What are your feelings about standardized testing? Achievement testing? Tracking?
5.) Do you think the emphasis on grades is harmful to students?
1. How are you able to come up with lesson plan?
ReplyDelete2. Do you think students should take standardized tests?
3. Why did you want to become a teacher?
4. What are some positives and negatives about becoming a teacher?
5. Do all teachers in your grade level collaborate or do things on their own?
6. What does it mean to you to be a teacher?
7. Do you believe every teacher should form some time of relationship with their students? Do you feel that is important?
erin
ReplyDelete- What made you decide to be a teacher?
- Do you like the way your school is run?
- What problems do you think the education system has?
- What would you do to fix these issues?
- How do you manage your classroom?
- How do you make lesson plans?
- What do you do if that lesson plan doesn't seem to work?
Do you believe in Activism plays a role in the school?
ReplyDeleteDo you believe that activism can happen in the classroom?
Do you believe that administrator work with, or against your beliefs?
Why did you decide to go into teaching?
ReplyDeleteHow do you manage your children?
How much freedom should you have in a classroom?
Naomi:
ReplyDeleteHow did you decide to become a teacher?
Why do you teach the way that you do?
How do you plan your class lessons?
Sasha:
ReplyDelete- how do you think you, as a teacher, have an influence on a students’ academic career and human development?
- do you think standardized testing is beneficial to the students? If not, what would you change about them?
- are you part of a teacher’s activist rights movement? If yes/no, why?
- what is your main concern/problem with the current school system?
- what do you think is the most important thing to change right now to make the (public) school system better?
Ji-eun Hwang
ReplyDelete●What is your classroom management style?
● How was your first year teaching?
● Do you believe there are any issues in the school system? If yes can you talk about some?
● Have you heard about the RedforEd movement? What do you think about this
movement?
● What are some positive outcomes that come from teaching?
● What is your stance on standardized testing?
● Can you give any tips for coming up with lesson plans?
● Have you always taught this grade level or have you taught other grades? If you taught
another grade which was your favorite and why?