Sibley Day

When I heard about Sibley Day I sighted. Of course I wanted a free day from classes (at the moment I thought that was it, just a free day), but every time I get one I sleep almost all of it, and I had a lot of homework to do. So I decided to find out what exactly did Sibley Day offered, and when I did I discovered that it really offered some interesting events and topics. I said, I think this day is going to be perfect, I will not have the pressure of classes the whole day, but I’m still going to do something interesting and take advantage of the rest of the day to do homework.

I went to a session titled Preparing for a Successful Interview. The presenters were Dr. Ayers and two Principals from schools. I chose this activity because it was about teaching and education. I am studying advertising but I´ve always had a special interest on kids and teaching, so I thought it would be interesting to change subjects for one day. I liked the session very much. In it the principals would comment and give some information that is essential at the time of being in an interview for a teaching job. I liked how they explained the areas of interest about personal and professional experience they give importance to at the moment of getting to know someone.

One of the ladies was the principal of an Elementary school, and she talked a lot about team work, passion for kids and other aspects that made me conclude that in elementary school they look for someone who is more emotional than logical. On the other hand, the high school principal talked a lot about testing your knowledge at the moment of an interview, asking how your reaction to different situations, and referring not so much to a team work but to a good self performance, d other aspects that made me conclude that in high school they focus more on knowledge than on interaction skills or emotional side.

A way in which I can relate this to media is clear. In one part of the session they both talked about a type of learning style that was in vogue. They said “be sure to know about that because it is really common these days”. Then one of the principals said I don’t even know why that is, it is just being applied by everyone. I think that this reflects how even in education people are following and applying concepts that others do too, so that in that way they feel updated to what is going on right now.

Here is a video of teacher interview questions and how to answer them: