What are good questions to ask teachers?

Hiring Effective Teachers: 5 Questions to Ask

• Why did you want to become a teacher?
• What’s your process for planning lessons?
• Describe a successful lesson that you’ve taught.
• Describe a lesson that was less successful.
• Describe a time you felt challenged by a student.

Can teachers share their political opinion?

Legally, teachers have the right to talk about politics or other controversial topics on social media, and many do. Teachers say they don’t want to be restricted from sharing their opinions, and some say that teaching itself is inherently political.

Should students be allowed to express political views in the classroom?

While teachers are not allowed to freely express political views–as they may affect the opinions of students–a student is within his or her rights to express political views in the classroom, as long as it doesn’t disrupt the learning environment.

Is it possible to remove politics from the classroom?

Yet experts say that it’s impossible to remove politics from the classroom because teaching itself is a political act. “Education itself is political — who chooses the textbooks, who funds schools, how schools are funded,” said Alyssa Dunn, an education professor at Michigan State University.

Can a teacher express a personal opinion in a class discussion?

As stated in the SASD school board policy, “In the discussion of any event, a teacher may express a personal opinion but shall identify it at such, and must not express an opinion for the purpose of persuading students to his/her point of view.”

Why don’t teachers talk about politics with their students?

Teachers who do not feel they have the support of their administration, or hold political beliefs at odds with the prevailing views in their community, tend to feel less inclined to talk frankly with students about current events and other issues, say teachers and experts.