What was your biggest failure?
Be sure to be thoughtful as you plan your answer to this question. Of course, you don't want to share something that was a colossal failure or that would jeopardize your chances of getting the job. Instead, share something honest, but that was maybe due to a lack of experience or training and what you learned through the process. Failure is inevitable, but the interviewer will want to see that you took what happened as an opportunity to learn and grow.
"Early on in my career, I ended up sharing information with a group of parents before the school had made the official announcement to share it. The information was about a changing calendar for the following school year, so it was not anything top secret. However, I did not realize that the information had not yet been released to families, and not before long, several parents were asking me questions about it. At that point, I told my principal that I had told several parents without knowing I wasn't supposed to, and I apologized and explained to all parents that I couldn't provide any more details until the school released the information. In the end, I learned to be cautious as to what information I share with families without specific permission and to make sure the school can communicate information to families first, in an official capacity."
