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Interview Guide for Retiring Teachers

The document is an interview guide designed for feature writing about a teacher approaching retirement. It includes questions that explore the teacher's personal background, experiences in the classroom, transformations in education, impact and legacy, the human side of teaching, feelings about retirement, and advice for future educators. The guide aims to capture the teacher's journey and insights throughout their career.

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Interview Guide for Retiring Teachers

The document is an interview guide designed for feature writing about a teacher approaching retirement. It includes questions that explore the teacher's personal background, experiences in the classroom, transformations in education, impact and legacy, the human side of teaching, feelings about retirement, and advice for future educators. The guide aims to capture the teacher's journey and insights throughout their career.

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INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR FEATURE WRITING

About-to-Retire Teacher

A. Personal Background & Early Journey

1. Can you tell me about your childhood and what first inspired you to dream of becoming a
teacher?

2. Was there a specific moment or person who influenced your decision to enter the teaching
profession?

3. How did you feel on your very first day as a teacher?

B. Life Inside the Classroom

4. What does a “typical day” in your teaching life look like?

5. Can you describe a classroom moment that you will always carry with you?

6. What’s the most unforgettable story involving a student? (Funny, heartwarming, or challenging)

C. Transformation Through the Years

7. How has teaching changed from the time you started until today?

8. What challenges shaped you the most as an educator?

9. What innovations or changes in education surprised you the most?

D. Impact, Contributions & Legacy

10. What achievement or project are you most proud of?

11. How do you think your students would describe you as a teacher?

12. What legacy do you hope to leave behind in your school community?

E. Human Side of Teaching

13. What sacrifices did you make in the name of teaching?

14. What moments made you laugh, cry, or question your strength as a teacher?

15. How did teaching change you as a person?


F. Approaching Retirement

16. How did you feel when you realized your retirement was getting close?

17. What will you miss the most—students, colleagues, routines, or something else?

18. What are you looking forward to in retirement?

G. Advice & Message

19. What is your message to the new generation of teachers?

20. If you could speak to your younger self on your first day of teaching, what would you tell
him/her?

21. What message would you like to leave to the school and the learners you have served?

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