In our last week of class, my teacher held a mock job interview. Five students volunteered to play the role of elementary school principals looking to hire a new team of teachers. All of the questions to be asked were based on what we learned throughout the course.
At first, I must admit I was not terribly excited to do this. In the end though, it turned out to be a pretty interesting experience.
First of all, I discovered that I remembered more information than I had originally thought. I was worried going into the class that I would blank out when asked about the different models and strategies.
I think what I was most impressed with was how I was able to share examples of how I had used all of the models and strategies we learned about in my fieldwork as well as subbing experience.
I thought all of the "principals" asked very good questions and they all seemed to take their roles seriously.
Overall, it turned out to be a worthwhile experience, and I'm glad I did it.
