Teacher Interview Essay

For the veteran teacher interview, I interviewed my mother, Christine. She has worked at the Shield Institute for twenty-four years as a Special Education Teacher. As both a mother and a teacher, she has always been a source of inspiration in my life. Her dedication, love for children, and extensive knowledge have persevered throughout her career and served as her strength. This interview was much more informal and comfortable than the first, given the fact that I have a personal relationship with the interviewee. However, that didn’t make the interview any less important or valuable as a source of strength and motivation. The first two questions in the interview were “How have education methods changed since you started teaching?” and “Has

Expectations are spelled out in a much more concise way than they were twenty-four years ago. There are much more references and materials available in books and the internet today than there were when I began” This answer contains so much careful thought and contemplation on current events and situations. She is entirely on the mark, as well. Teachers, students, and schools as a whole are much more advanced and connected than they were over twenty years ago. There is so much more effort, dedication, and time given into creating lesson plans, assessments, and in bonding with students. This is also partially due to having much more information and resources to go on. In this day and age, most people take the internet for granted. However, it can be used as a positive influence in teaching and guiding students. Her response to the latter question was, “There are times when teaching has become more challenging for me. The expectations and requirements from the state in terms of documenting my lesson plans and reports has become more detailed, which can be stressful. Actually, teaching my students has become second nature. Classroom management just happens at this point. Engaging my students in