Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow

Internship Teacher Interview

Intern Name: Miyah S.
Cooperating Teacher Name: Mrs.J
Grade/Subject: Music/ 2nd grade
# Years Teaching Total: 12 years
# Years at this School: 8 years
Other grades/schools where 6th-12th grade
he/she has taught:
Previous jobs before teaching: Private instrument lessons instructor and performed for music
events as an instrumentalist.
Awards, recognitions, Innovative educator award
achievements: Distinguish educator award
Other school involvement: Co-sponsor for the SCA
coaching, sponsorships, duties, WCES sponsor (news crew)
committee memberships: Tech action team
School district curriculum committee (for elementary music
education)
Favorite part about teaching: Seeing the progress that the students make throughout the
years.
Least favorite part about The distractions that pull the teachers away from their
teaching: students.
A summary of his/her philosophy ● The concept of the child approach
of teaching: ● The distinctive ways that she has to defend her reason
of teaching music and the topic of music being in
schools.
2-3 additional questions of your 1. What made you choose teaching, specifically in music?
choice with answers: Mrs.J’s life has always been surrounded by music, so it
was inevitably a career path she wanted to take.
2. If there was anything you could go back and change,
what would it be?
Though this isn’t teaching related, it is motivational.
Mrs.J says that she wishes that if there was anything
she would have the opportunity to change, it would be
to not let a person or people define her dream and
what she would decide for her future.