Describe how you work through stressful experiences.

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Stress is a part of any job, and the interviewer knows this to be true. But, as the interviewee, you can wow them by giving a concrete example and how you flipped it to be positive. An experience like this will show that you have a maturity that students can see.

"When I first started observing a classroom in college, I had a student that was trying to get a rise out of me. They started saying some inappropriate things in my direction. Instead of me reacting by yelling or getting upset, even if I felt that way inside, I spoke calmly towards the student, got the homeroom teacher involved, and it never happened again with that student."

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"When working through stressful experiences, I have to take a step back, take a deep breath, and move forward. It is never good to power through in a power struggle between a teacher and a student. I should always be the calm one."

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If things do continue to escalate with the student, grab another teacher, have the student step out of the room, or find another way to diffuse the situation as quickly as possible. This will be very positive in the long run.

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