I founded the High School of Language and Innovation in 2011 with eight teachers teaching 90 students.  We have now grown to 28 teachers and 350 students and have interviewed hundreds of candidates over the past seven years.  In our interviews with teachers, we ask questions about topics like teamwork, teaching, taking responsibility for student results.  But there is one question that tells us volumes about the candidate.

The question is, “Tell us about a time you received a piece of critical feedback.  What was the feedback and how did implement it?”

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