👩🏻‍🏫 Can You Survive a Day as a High School Teacher?

What would be your preferred subject to teach if you were a high school teacher?

• English

• Science

• Math

• It doesn't matter

Do you consider yourself to be a patient person?

• Rarely

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

You are talking to the class but one student has his headphones on and is not paying attention. How do you handle the situation?

• Ignore the student who isn't paying attention

• Continue the lecture but give the kid detention

• Stop the class and berate the student

• Talk to the student after class

A student asks a question that you literally just answered 2 minutes ago. How do you handle the situation?

• Answer the question again

• Go off on the kid for not paying attention

• Politely explain that you just answered the question and move on

• Politely explain you just answered that question and that you can speak with him after class about it

You are teaching an important topic when one student interrupts to say that his family objects to this being taught in schools. How do you handle the situation?

• Carry on as if the student had never said a thing

• Ask someone from the principal's office to speak with the student

• Tell the kid his family is dumb and they should move away immediately

• Politely explain that the student is free to leave the room while this subject is being taught

You are in the middle of class when several students arrive 20 minutes late. How do you handle the situation?

• Give the tardy students a 20-minute detention after class

• Speak with the tardy students after class about being late

• Stop the class and berate the students

• Ignore the tardy students

The school administration increased your class size yet again this year. How do you handle the situation?

• Cry (long and hard)

• Speak with the administration to say you are overloaded

• Give each student a little less attention

• Accept the situation and do the best you can

You notice that a student named Sarah doesn't seem to listen during lectures but is quite active during class discussions. How do you handle the situation?

• Give Sarah detention for not paying attention

• Tell Sarah she can't participate in group discussions if she doesn't listen

• Ignore Sarah and focus on the rest of the class

• Help Sarah learn through teaching methods more active than lectures

A major world event has taken place and all the students are talking about it before class. How do you handle the situation?

• Start the class with a discussion about the event

• Ignore the event and give your prepared lesson plan

• Spend part of the class talking about the event and then move on

• Organize an after school discussion about the event

A disruptive student won't stop talking during class despite being asked repeatedly and is bothering students trying to learn. How do you handle the situation?

• Ask the student to leave the room

• Send the student to the principal's office

• Ignore the disruptive student as best you can

• Berate the student verbally for being disruptive

You accidentally gave some incorrect information during a class and a student corrects you. How do you handle the situation?

• Get defensive and berate the student for interrupting

• Explain to the class you made a mistake and move on

• Convince the class that what you said was actually correct even though it wasn't

• Make a joke at your expense and move on with a healthy attitude

While grading papers, you realize your class has not understood your teachings properly. How do you handle the situation?

• Throw out the papers and re-teach the subject matter

• Grade the papers on a curve

• Berate your students for being bad

• Cry (softly)

Several of your students are wearing far too much Axe Body Spray. How do you handle the situation?

• Seat these students next to an open window

• Ignore the foul-smelling students as best you can

• Leave the school and don't look back

• Politely explain that their fragrance can impact others

An irate parent is upset over something ridiculous during a parent-teacher meeting. How do you handle the situation?

• Calmly discuss the issue with them

• Encourage the parents to home-school their child

• Take out your frustrations on the parent's kid

• Become irate at them in response

Your classroom does not have enough supplies. Funding is tight. How do you handle the situation?

• Teach the class with limited supplies as best you can

• Give up and lay down on the floor until the day is over

• Purchase school supplies with your own money

• Become a politician and lobby for increased education funding