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    Re: bad questions
    Posted by If you believe this board.. on 10/18/08

    I don't think you'll get many useful answers here. Most people will
    tell you questions like the following are "bad"

    Do I get..

    textbooks

    photocopies (how many?)

    any planning time

    help with extreme behavior issues

    support if other teachers refuse to comply with IEPS

    a salary (how much?)

    How do I..

    request equipment and/or special materials I need

    deal with an out of control student (get help)

    get help if I have an irate parent to deal with

    Teachers who ask any of these "What's in it for me?" type questions
    are immediately labeled whiny spoiled brats and eliminated from
    consideration--in almost all districts, period.

    Do I believe any of these questions are inapprioprate? NO. But 80% of
    the people who post here insist that only lazy whiners who expect to
    teach in a Stepford school ask any questions like these and will
    immediately be axed from consideration for a job.

    I say ask whatever you want/need to know--as long as you use common
    sense you should be fine. Avoid questions like "Can we date students"
    in all cases :) and know the situation; if the school seems to have a
    strict dress code--you see all teachers dressed very professionally--
    then don't ask if you can wear jeans. On 10/03/08, thomas wrote:
    > On 10/03/08, ~Bradley wrote:
    >> On 10/03/08, lynne/ca wrote:
    >>> On 10/03/08, thomas wrote:
    >>>> I have an interview next week for high school special
    >>>> education. What are questions that someone should not ask
    >>>> during the interview?
    >>>
    >>> It's illegal for an interviewer to ask you about your:
    >>>
    >>> Family status (marital status, spouse/partner, parental
    >>> status, children, pregnancy, family plans, childcare
    >>> arrangements)
    >>>
    >>> National origin, nationality, birthplace, race, color,
    >>> ethnic background, ancestry
    >>>
    >>> Disability, medical history, age, height, weight, sex
    >>
    >> Um, sex?
    >>
    >> In most cases that's self-evident, and certainly nearly all job
    >> applications ask it on their form. . .
    >>
    >>
    >
    > I mean bad questions to ask the adminstrator or whoever you are
    > interviewing with.

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    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • bad questions, 10/03/08, by thomas.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/03/08, by lynne/ca.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/03/08, by ~Bradley.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/03/08, by lynne/ca.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/03/08, by thomas.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/03/08, by Betty Ann.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/03/08, by lynne/ca.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/05/08, by C'est moi .
  • Re: bad questions, 10/06/08, by Rebecca.
  • Re: Bad questions. Smart Answers., 10/07/08, by ~Bradley.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/18/08, by If you believe this board...
  • Re: bad questions, 10/18/08, by lynne/ca.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/20/08, by HUH? .
  • Re: bad questions, 10/20/08, by mj.
  • Re: bad interview questions, 10/20/08, by lynne/ca.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/21/08, by Rebecca.
  • Re: bad questions, 10/22/08, by me.

     
     

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