Interview questions in education - there are really only 3!

I may be in the minority here but I really like interviewing people.  We have three student teachers this semester and as my principal(@chadsmithelearn) and I have been doing for the last few semesters, we bring them in for a mock interview.  We ask them some of our typical questions, talk about their answers, let them ask questions they have always wondered and give all the insights we can about the interview process.   I have a pretty logical thought process.  I think of the entire world as a large solvable algorithm.  If you look hard enough or tilt your head just right, you can find the pattern. First, take the million items(no exaggeration) that you have to have to be an amazing teacher.  Add the specific niche you are looking to fill with the position.  Divide it all by the timeline and you end up spitting out 25 questions that you think will bottleneck the herd and yield the perfect teacher. (Or you get lazy and google teacher interview questions.)  Let's be honest though, when we cancel out all the noise, we ultimately end up with only three real questions.  They all have different wrappers, but at the core all interview questions come down to these three:

1.) Do you know what you are doing?

2.) Are you passionate about kids?

3.) Will you get along with everyone else who works here? 

The advice I gave the soon to be interviewing teachers to be was simple.  Your answer to any question has to cover at least one of the three areas: knowledge, passion, or compatibility -- the more the better.  

I explained my algorithm and told them to share their thoughts to the question asked, make sure they share a specific story that relates to their ideology and make sure the answer shows knowledge, passion, or compatibility.  

I actually write down very little during the interview process, but if you were to look at my notes afterwards, you will see a slew of K's, P's and C's.  It's the way I like to do it.  Everyone has their method but I have a feeling that at the end of day, every administrator is looking for someone that knows what they are doing(or will), is passionate about kids, and will play nice with others.  

And while we are at it...when you get asked if you have any questions, don't let your only question be about the timeline - a good interview is a two way street.