Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: For Money or Passion for Teaching and Learning? "Compared to other industry professionals, teachers are not compensated as their academic degree and certifications would imply." Why do you want to teach in our school? What reasons should I hire you over a recent college education major? This was a question posed to a candidate during a panel interview by my principal. The candidate was a career changer. Was this a fair question to ask of someone who has gone through the process of becoming highly qualified to teach? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think the question is fair because looks to find what motivates the person to teach. A persons motivation is an important thing to consider. If someone just wants to teach to be around kids and play with kids, then teaching might not be the perfect fit since sometimes you will have to be the bad guy.