Teacher Interview

I interviewed a family friend who is a teacher in New Canaan. From doing this interview I learned about the importance of various behaviors within a classroom as well as how to handle situations when a student is misbehaving. In terms of lesson planning, I learned that teachers map out each of their lessons in order to be organized and cover all material that is necessary so that the students can progress. During the interview, I will be asking my teacher certain questions pertaining to education. Asking questions is a major key to learning and as I believe all students should have the ability to learn, I also believe all teachers do as well and learning something new will only help in the long run.

In my opinion, the types of behaviors, actions,

activities and goals that characterize a teacher who exhibits professionalism are being mature, should not be confrontational, not harass students for failing because of personal reasons and last but not least, it is about being objective rather than being subjective. An example of professionalism within a classroom would be the need to be articulate; when writing an email to a parent or another teacher, you want to make sure you're sticking to the matter at hand, not veering off on another tangent, and that you’re not contradicting oneself. When writing an email regarding another student, whether positive or negative, the need to be pleasant and respectful is a role to take forth. Although it can be difficult to express actions of those who misbehave, it is necessary and appropriate to make it aware in order to reach a solution. If a student is misbehaving, breaking professionalism rules, which consist of yelling at the student rather than taking them aside and talking to them in a calm manner. An example of this is, Timmy is pushing kids on the playground. The teacher tells Timmy to stop, but instead of doing it professionally, the teacher yells at Timmy and embarresses him in front of his friends and peers. Instead of doing this, the teacher should have taken Timmy aside and told him that if he keeps behaving the way he is, he will have to sit out from recess and not have fun with his friends.
During the first one to three years of teaching, I will stay ahead of current research, keep up to date with resources, stay cultivated and maintain collaborative relationships.

I will continue my learning by staying up to date with the teacher handbook if there is one at my given school . I will keep my personal life outside of school, and I will not let personal matters effect relationships with other teachers. I would want to know how well I am doing by getting good feedback from other teacher, faculty staff and the parents. Although positive feedback is rewarding, as a teacher, it is important to accept criticism as well because realistically, everyone makes mistakes and critics can help you learn from those and grow as an individual.

A teacher evaluation refers to the formal process a school uses to review and rate teachers’ performance and effectiveness in the classroom. Ideally, the findings from these evaluations are used to provide feedback to the teachers and guide their professional links towards success. Having a teacher’s handbook is a great way of finding out what specific tasks you need to get done. The teacher’s handbook will also tell you materials you will need for your class as well. Sticking to the guideline will make sure that everything is done and the students are getting all that is needed to progress and be

successful.
One question I really wanted to ask this teacher was how they set up their classroom for the next morning. I wanted to know this because some teachers set their classroom up differently than other teachers. Some ways I know how teachers set and clean up their classroom are, they disinfect all of the tables, and the games the children will play with. The teacher I interviewed also talked about how she does not have all of her desks close together because she does not want the kids bumping into them and getting hurt which is completely understandable. It is a pretty smart idea to disinfect everything at the end of the day. You should always clean at the end of the day because you never know when a child is sick and they could be touching everything and then there are germs all over the place.
Some teachers want their students to be a leaders as well as being a follower. This particular teacher I interviewed wants her students to be both. This teacher I interviewed wants her students be a follower because by following another classmate, friend, etc., the student can learn something new everyday. Candace the teacher I interviewed, wants her students to be a leader because when students are leaders, they learn how much the teachers do for them, and the students are basically acting like they are the teacher.
Overall, one thing I learned from this interview with Candace is I learned how to be a effective teacher. Another thing I learned is how to discipline children the right way, and how to be professional. I also learned when I contact a parent I should give a follow up about the communication that I had with the parent.