Question

A college in your area is well-known for its innovative academic activities. Imagine you are a newspaper reporter and assigned to take the interview of the Principal. Frame a set of at least 8 questions regarding teachers’ motivation, students' discipline, academic excellence, extra curricular activities, etc.

Answer 1

Hint: While writing questions for a newspaper, one must follow the inverted pyramid – place the most pressing facts at the start of the article/questionnaire and close with the least compelling elements.

Complete answer : In the given question, you need to frame a set of eight questions in which we have to include an overall perception of the principal, regarding the students, teachers and the staff under his guidance. The questions should be precise and in less words but more informational. Here, set a certain number of questions - for teachers, for students and for the staff, separately. This way you can talk about a single topic in detail.

The questions that may be asked regarding the teachers' motivation, students' discipline and academics are as follows :
1. Being the principle of the college, what type of teacher do you consider to be a good teacher and how do you make sure that all the teachers live up to your expectations?
2. How will you use staff evaluation as a tool in order to help and motivate the teachers?
3. What is your philosophy for discipline?
4. What students' outcome do you expect under your discipline plan?
5. How could you create a culture of academic excellence in a college?
6. Briefly describe the current curriculum development at the middle school level?
7. Which extra curricular activities would you like to get involved in and would want your students to get involved in?
8. Recently, some changes have been made in the athletic program. What specifically would you like to do to take this on a higher level?

Note: While writing a questionnaire/taking an interview for a newspaper, avoid long and complicated words. It is important to concentrate on four elements – facts, context, impact and emotion. How you combine these four elements will determine the success of your interview.