Rate my Teacher.com
Tammy Pennell
www.ratemyteachers.com
I know I posted this before but I am trying for actual responses this time.
:)
Taylor
it was around when I was in high school!!!
Lisa
"Tammy Pennell" <t.pe...@warp.nfld.net> wrote in message
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TGP
ratemyprofessors.ca has helped me in university tahts for sure
"Tammy Pennell" <t.pe...@warp.nfld.net> wrote in message
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Gabby
"Tammy Pennell" <t.pe...@warp.nfld.net> wrote in message
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I looked at it Friday for the first time. I don't think much of it. Too
much name calling -- and it's too subjective.
I wonder if it was that site that got the Goose Bay student in so much
trouble.
Gabby
Davvee
things have teachers gotten away with that they can't now because of
ratemyteacher.com?
TGP
teacher myself...but yet I still think this is a good idea. Everyone is
entitled ot an opinion of someone, and of someones work. Rating
restaurants, or mechanics are all warrented...so should teachers. I Have
had both ends of the spectruim in hgh school. From a teacher who actually
influenced me enough with his style, attitude, and teaching methods to make
me realize what i want to do with my life. And then thee is thje teacher
who doesnt know what hes tlaking about....treats students like crap...grades
abnormally hard....and is a real bastard. With this site a student can
leave a rating and a future student will be saved. I know in University I
have been stuck with profs with bad ratings and if I had known of
ratemyprofessors.com beforehand I would have avoided the stress or having to
deal with a teacher whose course has no structure etc.. In fact one fo the
teachers I have had that was bad actually got fired. This doesnt always
happen so leaving feedback on a teacher or prof will help otehr students out
in chosing someone who is good at their job, not just someone who got a
degree and when the doors are closed their boss doesnt see how horrible they
are.
"Davvee" <da...@nospam.nowhere> wrote in message
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LadyLaughter
While the rating was good, I still have to say that it's pretty easy to slam
a teacher when there are no reprecussions due to anonymity.
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Tim Marshall
a system that is compulsory. Thus, in addition to the generally
inevitable immaturity levels, you're getting comments from the scumbags
who generally will remain pridefully ignorant throughout their lives
with no understanding of the concept of responsibility, consequences of
their own actions or how a society is supposed to work (there are a
couple here of that sub-species of humanity who post regularly). You
can't put much faith in judgement on this sort of thing when you have
that ingredient in the mix, unfortunately.
OTOH, the ratemyprofessor comments are populated by people who are
paying for their education and who are there by choice.
--
Tim - http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~tmarshal/
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/#) "Burp-beep, burp-beep, burp-beep?" - Quaker Jake
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panchosi
used
> as
> > a vent when students get pissed off with their teacher - should have one
> for
> > teachers to rate their students! There is one for RateMyPooh but not one
> for
> > RateMyStudents - go figure.
"Tim Marshall" <gunner...@spam.ON.loaded.FIRE> wrote in message
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Moose
teacher thats there that i will not name but they used to come back every
day after lunch smelling like weed.
"LadyLaughter" <no...@canada.com> wrote in message
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Davvee
I would prefer to see a regulartory body which would look at
professional competence of teachers issues. Something similar to what
they have in Ontario or BC. Anonymity of posters to ratemyteacher.com
doesn't exactly give it a lot of credibility.
Gabby
"Davvee" <da...@nospam.nowhere> wrote in message
> I agree with a lot of what you are saying...but like other professions,
> I would prefer to see a regulartory body which would look at
> professional competence of teachers issues. Something similar to what
> they have in Ontario or BC. Anonymity of posters to ratemyteacher.com
> doesn't exactly give it a lot of credibility.
When 'too stuck up' is one of the comments, you know the kids aren't rating
the teachers on their teaching ability.
Gabby
Tammy Pennell
and filter it out then it will be good. You can flag a comment and have them
look back at it. They will then delete it, if it is inappropriate. I don't
believe it should be annoymous. If teachers could see who the comment was
made by, they would be better able to decide if the comment is valid and
worth stepping back to look at their way of teaching.
"LadyLaughter" <no...@canada.com> wrote in message
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TGP
teacher in high school than just the teachng ability. In order ot get the
students interested completely then the teacher has to be able to have a
certain attitude about him/her. Some teachers just walk in, tell everyone
to shut up and teach....that is ineffective. If a teacher can have a bit of
fun, have a laugh with some of the students about something like a hockey
game etc.. at the begining of class..then while the smiles are still on
their faces they willbe much more in tune to the teacher. The teaching
methods of the 1920s are no longer of any use. Take it from someone out of
highschool for only 3 years
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TGP
grading sheet on our profs and it is always anonymous. If a student has to
write his/her name he/she will not right EXACTLY how they feel. If the
teacher is really a nutcase and has an extreme temper etc.. then the student
will be afraid to write that down because the teacher will then look down
upon that student. It should be 100% anonymous.....just takle out the
stupid comments like "he smells" or something
"Tammy Pennell" <t.pe...@warp.nfld.net> wrote in message
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PoLiSeRX
sometimes, unfortunately you would get a teacher that really does SMELL!
hah
that sucks
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Gabby
"TGP" <I'l...@mail.you> wrote in message
> well I don't know about the 'too stuck up' comment. BUT, there is mroe to
a
> teacher in high school than just the teachng ability. In order ot get the
> students interested completely then the teacher has to be able to have a
> certain attitude about him/her. Some teachers just walk in, tell everyone
> to shut up and teach....that is ineffective. If a teacher can have a bit
of
> fun, have a laugh with some of the students about something like a hockey
> game etc.. at the begining of class..then while the smiles are still on
> their faces they willbe much more in tune to the teacher. The teaching
> methods of the 1920s are no longer of any use. Take it from someone out
of
> highschool for only 3 years
Do your university profs do that?
Gabby
TGP
But the ones in high schol that did had better results in their classes.
And one of them is a reference on my resume and I still talk to every couple
of months..and is who sparked my ineterest in teaching.
teachers can make a world of difference...good adn bad
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Davvee
statement...Is it a fact that teachers who are a bit light-hearted in
class have better academic results? Or...are their classes more
enjoyable to attend...thereby producing better results from those
students who respond to that type of teaching and class management...but
ONLY those students.
Gabby
"TGP" <I'l...@mail.you> wrote in message
> Some of them do. Some of them don't
>
> But the ones in high schol that did had better results in their classes.
> And one of them is a reference on my resume and I still talk to every
couple
> of months..and is who sparked my ineterest in teaching.
>
> teachers can make a world of difference...good adn bad
The best high school teacher I ever had treated us like adults with brains
but not like buddies. Although he was buddy to some of us outside of
school, it didn't show in the way he treated us in class.
Different kids react to different teaching techniques too. My oldest son
liked no-nonsense teachers who could maintain discipline -- nothing bugged
him more than a disorganized class. The other son liked the hard-assed
teachers who COULD TEACH, he hated the joke teller who didn't have a good
grasp of the material. He saw the "rate my teacher" site and when he saw
one teacher's name he said there should be another category: 'easily
distracted'.
Gabby
TGP
atmosphere with good work ethic. He didn't take shit from anyone who tried
to slack off..but rewarded the students who did well. Even the worst
students who were hard to get through to even liked him. Which si why it
is no wonder why he was offered the position of principal by a neighbouring
school in no time. And I assure you that is the school that I hope to teach
at.
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marie
kind of system in place to provide feedback to teachers. Making it a
part of the regulatory bodies that already exist would give it more
legitimacy. One of the shortcomings with an anonymous system is that
you will get postings that are vindictive. But an anonymous system
has the advantage that you will get a lot more feedback. I think that
it should be possible to get an overall feeling from reviewing all of
the feedback, and that could be used to initiate a more thorough
investigation, if warranted. Most good teachers would support some
kind of workable feedback system, and those are the teachers that we
want to keep.
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LadyLaughter
system to know reaction the majority of students have toward me and my
teaching style. You get that feeling in the classroom day after day.
Also, I feel very strongly that my job in the classroom is not to be a
"buddy" but to teach. Both parents and teachers sometimes fall into the
trap of believing that we have to be liked, that we have to be funny and
friendly. Those characteristics are not part of the job description. While
in some cases these characteristics make the job easier, sometimes they can
work against you.
Teaching is a delicate balance. And in the classroom, as in life, one
person cannot be everything to everybody.
Having said this, there is nothing as rewarding as watching understanding
dawn on a young face.
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LadyLaughter
evaluation forms. While the professor might not know precisely which
student had what opinion, he/she will at least know from which class in
which year the opinion came.
And if a person does not write exactly what they feel, perhaps they don't
feel it strongly enough.
IMO
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marie
students have to you. Unfortunately I think there are teachers that
are completely unaware of how the students feel. We all know that
there are some very bad teachers out there but I am also sure that
they don't go home every night feeling that they are doing an
inadequate job. The grade 7 science program at my daughter's school
(she is an academic challenge class)consists of reading the text,
answering the questions, marking the questions. Science used to be
her favorite subject, now she hates it. She does like the teacher.
Perhaps if she had a way to respond to the class in a constructive way
the teacher could benefit from the feedback.
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