Chapter 2

Can the best interviewee actually teach?

Người giỏi nhất buổi phỏng vấn có dạy được không?

The chapter's question

How do I test a candidate's ability to teach?

Big idea

Subject expertise and teaching ability are two different things, and an interview only measures the first.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    A Fifteen-Minute Demo

    What does a demo lesson tell me that an interview does not?

  2. Part 2.2

    What to Watch For

    In those fifteen minutes, which three things am I watching for?

  3. Part 2.3

    Where Good Teachers Come From

    Where did my best teachers come from?

  4. Part 2.4

    How Long a Commitment

    Should I ask for a commitment to a full course?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The People at the Front is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The People at the Front

  1. 1.Teachers will leave, so why are we never ready?
  2. 2.Can the best interviewee actually teach?
  3. 3.Paying by teaching hour, who does everything else?
  4. 4.Who is really training my teachers right now?
  5. 5.Do parents trust the centre, or just one teacher?