► How do you present a new word to a class?

► What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?

► What is the role of the principal? Does a conflict exist between your perception of a principal's role and his/her role as your evaluator?

► Describe your student teaching experience.

► During your student teaching, were you ever involved with a situation at school involving racial tension? If so, how did you handle it?

► How do you establish authority/discipline? What do you do when a discipline problem arises?

► What subjects have you taught?

► Are you patient? Give an example.

► Do you ever feel angry toward your students?

► What will you be doing in five years?

► What is your educational philosophy?

► If you could create the ideal school, what would it be like?

► Do you like to be challenged? (Give an example to back up your answer.)

► What do you like most/dislike most about teaching?

► How do you feel about noise in the classroom? How do you handle noise in the classroom?

► How would you handle making a difficult phone call to a parent?