Challenger School Teacher Interview Questions
& Process

Applied via indeed. Got an email questionnaire. Interviewed with the regional director, then the school director. First interview had a written essay. Second interview involved reading to students in a classroom. There's a mandatory week-long training in Austin in August.

I knew a teacher at the company, so I did some digging before my interview. It's a really political place, with Tea Party politics, so just make sure your questions and your essay align with Tea Party beliefs. First, I sent in my resume, cover letter, and a short essay about America. About a week later, I got a call from the main office to set up some tests. When I got to the main office, I had to take a quick IQ test and a political test. Then, I was given an application to complete. The HR director, an older woman who always wore black, came and asked me some political questions and a couple of other questions. Her questions were straightforward and not too hard. She didn't ask anything about teaching. Later on, I got a call from the school to schedule a teaching interview. I had to give a demo lesson, and in front of a panel of people (the director, headmaster, and region director), I had to answer questions about the lesson and my teaching philosophy. The next day, they called with a job offer for a teaching intern position (all teachers start as interns here).

The school has strong political views, so if you're not conservative, don't apply. First, submit a resume and an essay about your views on America. Then, you'll take a political opinion survey and a critical thinking test. After that, there's an interview, more testing, and a "teaching interview" where you teach a class to an audience. After the opinion survey, they called me back for an interview where they belittled me and criticized my "wrong" answers, making me feel like a high schooler in the principal's office. I eventually said what they wanted to hear to stop the bullying. Unlike most places that politely say they're moving on, this place calls you in, chastises you, and bullies you. I could have continued, but it's not an environment I'd want to work in.