Should students evaluate teachers?
From year to year, educators are evaluated by grade level chairs and administration based on teaching skills and performance in the classroom. Depending the school, a recording of a single class period is used to evaluate a teacher. But what happens after the camera stops recording, and who is there to witness what happens. The answer is: the students. Despite feelings towards a teacher, based on emotion, students truly understand whether or not a teacher is performing at the level they should. Although evaluations are done by professionals in education, the opinions of students are valuable because they would motivate teachers to improve their performance, assist the administration in searching for talented …show more content…
If the teacher knows he or she is being evaluated constantly, he or she will attempt to satisfy the student each lesson. Most of the time, teachers work hard to teach their students, but he or she does not know whether their lesson is comfortable and entertaining for the students. For example, when I was in high school, most teachers would never teach a lesson the exact same each year. At the end of each lesson, teachers would ask for our feedback on the lesson and changed it to make it more comfortable for the class. This not only force teachers to become the best for the students, but aided in improving our overall understanding of the lesson. Giving teachers motivation to improve their …show more content…
Making teachers more responsible and helping them improve their performance as an educator. The effects of a bad teacher can be life-long. Teachers should be held accountable for the job they do. Reward the good ones and train the ones that needs improvement. While at the same time giving students a voice in the school and motivating the students desire to be great. A school could simply start with a monthly evaluation and eventually make them more often. A great bond between students and teachers is pertinent to the success of a school. To build this bond, students should be able to evaluate their teachers. Building trust that the teacher is doing everything in his or her power to
From year to year, educators are evaluated by grade level chairs and administration based on teaching skills and performance in the classroom. Depending the school, a recording of a single class period is used to evaluate a teacher. But what happens after the camera stops recording, and who is there to witness what happens. The answer is: the students. Despite feelings towards a teacher, based on emotion, students truly understand whether or not a teacher is performing at the level they should. Although evaluations are done by professionals in education, the opinions of students are valuable because they would motivate teachers to improve their performance, assist the administration in searching for talented …show more content…
If the teacher knows he or she is being evaluated constantly, he or she will attempt to satisfy the student each lesson. Most of the time, teachers work hard to teach their students, but he or she does not know whether their lesson is comfortable and entertaining for the students. For example, when I was in high school, most teachers would never teach a lesson the exact same each year. At the end of each lesson, teachers would ask for our feedback on the lesson and changed it to make it more comfortable for the class. This not only force teachers to become the best for the students, but aided in improving our overall understanding of the lesson. Giving teachers motivation to improve their …show more content…
Making teachers more responsible and helping them improve their performance as an educator. The effects of a bad teacher can be life-long. Teachers should be held accountable for the job they do. Reward the good ones and train the ones that needs improvement. While at the same time giving students a voice in the school and motivating the students desire to be great. A school could simply start with a monthly evaluation and eventually make them more often. A great bond between students and teachers is pertinent to the success of a school. To build this bond, students should be able to evaluate their teachers. Building trust that the teacher is doing everything in his or her power to