Personal Narrative: An Interview With A Teacher

6th-grade teacher at Willow elementary school in EPA. I am interested in working with children in the future. I wanted to get insights on what it’s like to work with children in that type of environment. She graduated college in Spring 2016 with a degree in physio biology. She wanted to go to graduate school but could not because she had too much debt. She knew she wanted a job that had to do something with the involvement with people. Her parents influenced her to apply to be a teacher since her

I conducted the teacher interview on the 8th of September 2017. The educator, I interviewed, was Mrs. Mahan. Mrs. Mahan was a middle school and high school Spanish language educator for 20 years, in the state of California. Her journey into the field of education began in the 1960’s. She described that during the sixties, a career in teaching was the one of the best career options for women to pursue. She said that the salary for a woman in the field of education was about the same compared to the

a degree in, writing is essential for you to succeed. I have always wanted to be a coach in high school for basketball. In order for me to achieve this, I must also be a teacher. I chose to interview a close family friend that is currently a teacher in Ector County. I went up to the school where she is currently a teacher at and met her after her classes were over for the day. I wanted to make sure she was in a comfortable environment so that she could feel at ease. Trinicia Graham Watson

brought up the importance of asking questions and speaking with others involved in a certain major or career. The informational interview project further proved why this is crucial and helpful. This project required me to step out of my comfort zone and engage with people that work in different occupations. I chose to interview one person that is an elementary school teacher, and one that is currently the head athletic director of a high school. Interviewing these two qualified individuals helped me

I was then able to interview the general teachers, she is a substitute teacher in the classroom covering a maternity leave, and was recently graduated from college. As I mentioned before there is no special education teacher in the classroom. I was able to ask her several questions and to my understanding most of the help she get is from the school team support, she said there is always someone around to answer any of her questions and doubts about the students who have an IEP. She has learned to

that included the psychologist, special education teacher and a general education teacher. I interviewed Ms. Iris, the school psychologist, Ms. Kathy, the special education teacher, and Ms. Hilary, a general education teacher. Ms. Iris’ responsibilities include working with students who have social emotional needs. This can include behavior challenges, learning new social skills, managing grief, etc. She works directly with parents and teachers to provide resources regarding the child’s well-being

For my interview, I asked my high school teacher to please share with me some of her history. Her name is Andrea Sydenham and has been working for PVUSD for 25 years. She has been an SEI teacher since then, and is now my current boss. I persuaded to ask her to share an experience from her life because I see her teach and she is always caring for her students, as if they were her own children. Andrea mention to me that her first couple years were very tough due to the condition of the school. When

The school where I did my teacher interview was at Washington Elementary School. The teacher that I choose to was Mr. David. He has been working with children for thirty one years, he has taught in elementary grades, ninth grade and child development. I was a former student of his when I was three and part of the Head Start program. He is currently doing the LAUP program which is Los Angeles Universal Program. This program is more academic and it teaches children to become independent. My experience

Narrative inquiry is a methodology that focuses on individuals’ stories because everyone has a story to tell from their own perspective and experiences (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000; Clandinin & Rosiek, 2006). However, this type of methodology has been used and revised over time. One of the earliest examples of narrative inquiry is The Polish Peasant in Europe and America (Thomas & Znaniecki, 1918/1927). In this study, Thomas and Znaniecki (1918/1927) paid Wladek Wisniewski—the Polish immigrant—to

for this assignment were to interview a young child between grades one and eight. I interviewed a child who is currently in the fifth grade and is nine years of age. For the purposes of confidentiality, she will be expressed as Grace Campbell. I decided to interview Grace because I knew that she is a very mature and intuitive little girl. The interview with Grace took place at her dance studio; Brooklin Dance Academy. I ensured that we could proceed with the interview with very little to no distractions