MAT Student seeking Teachers to answer interview questions for assignment

I am a first year Master of Arts in Teaching student at SUNY Empire State College. I have an assignment where I need to interview/survey middle school or high school teachers and compare and contrast the responses to report on how teachers handle typical situations inside the classroom. I figured I would reach out to this subreddit in an attempt to reach more teachers than my local area.

I have posted the questions below. If you are uncomfortable answering the questions publicly in the comments, please DM me. I am looking for honest answers that can help me to get a sense of what the current environment is like inside of schools through the teacher's perspective.

1. What do/did you teach?
2. What is the most difficult part of your job?
3. What is the best part of your job?
4. Tell me about the curriculum you use. Does the school provide one? Is it comprehensive?
5. Does high-stakes testing affect your teaching style?
6. How do you engage students? What is your classroom management practice?
7. Do you have a supportive administration?
8. What is the biggest hurdle you faced as a new teacher?
9. What three things would you change about public education?
10. How do you involve parents and the community?
11. Can you please briefly describe your school safety policy and procedures?
12. What strategies do you find most successful for ELLs?
13. How do you handle the diversity in your classroom?
14. Do you think your job would be different if you were teaching in a different district? If yes, how so?
15. Do you utilize strategies to address students' socio-economic status? Homelessness?

Submitted October 16, 2021 at 02:34PM by Decrypticshadow https://ift.tt/3jbci8i