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This question separates candidates who can talk plainly about a real mistake from those who can't. Interviewers are checking whether you can own a bad outcome, not just narrate around it.

Behavioral · Failure

Describe an initiative you championed at your school — a schedule change, a technology rollout, a new grading practice — that didn't land. What did you miss, and what did you do about it?

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