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Rominamino
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Hi everyone! Well, tomorrow I have a job interview... A friend (who works at the same place) told me that some questions during this interview are:
What would you do in case a student judges the way you teach?
What would you do in case a student tells you that the money his/her parents pay, is your salary?
Personally, I haven �t experienced these situations (fortunately) That �s why, I think that I don �t have the best answers ...Which would be the best answers for these situations?
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3 Apr 2014
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huddersboy
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Depends on the student and the way these things are said
if a kid says his/her parents pay my salary I �d say something along the lines of, "That �s true, why don �t I ring your parents and see if they want to come here and see what they are getting for their money"
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3 Apr 2014
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japanime
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I would not recommend the response offered by huddersboy. In fact, if one of the teachers under my supervision said such a thing to a student and I learned about it, I would fire the teacher.
If a student is critical of a teacher, the teacher should politely acknowledge the criticism and explain that he or she will bring it to the attention of his or her supervisor.
Bottom line: Always respect your students and take their suggestions and criticisms seriously.
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3 Apr 2014
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sewilkinson88
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I think it would depend on the individual, and the situation in which it was said. Whilst I agree wholeheartedly that students should always be respected when this is a child or a teenager, and nobody else has a problem it is also a matter of behaviour management. Respect is a two way street and students should not be able to undermine you in this way, particularly in front of the class. If I thought that it was a matter of insolence I would ignore the comment, however report it to my supervisor and ask him/ her to chat to the student however, if I thought it was a genuine matter of complaint I would arrange a meeting with the student/ parents/ supervisor at the earliest convenient time as a matter of professional development |
4 Apr 2014
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