Veteran Teachers and a Philosophy of Education

Interview Questions

Questions for the three year veteran teacher:

In the past three years since you have become an educator, do you hold fast to your personal teaching philosophy? If not, what has changed?

Has the rapid change in information technology affected how you present your lesson plans?

Have your views towards teaching changed from when they first began teaching? How so?

Questions for the five year veteran teacher:

With such a diverse student body in your district, how does an educator successfully communicate lesson plans in a manner that captures and holds the students’ attention?

Do the cultural differences in the classroom dictate that you apply different teaching philosophies in order to reach all of the students?

Looking back over the last five years, what have you done to improve your teaching ability?

Questions for the ten year veteran teacher:

Now that you have been an educator for 10 years, do you still hold to your original education philosophy, or has your philosophy changed?

How do you reach students with different learning styles? Do you have students with similar styles working in group projects, if so; are you able to see a significant improvement in grades within these groups?

Do you think professional development is necessary or beneficial, please explain?

Questions for the fifteen year veteran teacher:

NCLB was created to ensure that all children receive a quality education, which will benefit students in the program to succeed in life. How has NCLB changed the classroom setting and how has NCLB affected other students in the classroom who are not in the program.

Over the years what did you find most rewarding as a teacher. If you could change the education system, what would it be?

Questions for the twenty year veteran teacher:

Obviously, the education process has changed over the years. One dramatic change has been the birth and growth of the computer age. I graduated from high school in the 1970’s when computer classes were processing punch cards. Now students are involved with computers in almost all subjects of learning. To remain competitive and on the cutting edge, it is necessary for students to stay familiar with all technologies used in the classroom. How has the classroom setting changed since you became an educator

Do you believe computer training in the classroom has affected students’ knowledge base of the core subjects, due to more time being spent learning about computers’ and computer programs?