As a teacher I can relate to the ideal of how it's teachers who's always on the helm of affairs when it comes to assessment students and then grading them. But then, what if students also have the ability to review or assess their teachers, how would that feel or seem? To be honest I recognise the fact that many teachers won't buy this ideal, but the truth is that it's a necessity that can even go on to help a teacher to improve themselves and become a better educator that shapes young minds in the right way. And still on this, I'd say that I'm actually not new to this because on several occasions I've witnessed how students review their teachers, through different mediums.
Like I said I'm a teacher in secondary school, and talking about ways students can review their teachers, I've witnessed some in the past, although these reviews ain't done directly from the students to the teachers, but from the students through a higher medium, with the hope of assessment the teachers. Take for instance each section in my school, aside the school management assessing how teacher teaches ones in a while in class, they often also holds a management/students discussion that helps the management enquiry about each teachers from the students, with the promise that they won't review the the students identity to those teachers, so they can speak freely, without fear of such teachers retaliating in one way or another.
During such section, students have talked about some teachers who they don't like their teaching methods, teachers who mostly just curse them, teacher they believe isn't a master of their subject and the likes. And all these findings is later brought to the management/ teachers gathering, so that each teachers can recognise what their ups and down, and as well know what students thinks about them and the need for them to do better as an educator.
Aside these ones that happens with the students management, the Lagos state government also have a department we call Quality assurance, who asses the overall standards of a school, they basically vet everything that has to do with a school, from the management, to the teachers, teaching methods and the likes. And alongside that, they also talk to students to find out what they have to say about each teachers, and even asking them to name their best and worst teachers with reasons. All these are ways I've come to see how students have put their teachers under scrutiny light as well, so it's not like it's something new or strange.
But then, overall it's a good Idea, if the teacher takes the students review and opinion in good light, because some might not and could because of such review begin to target the students. But a reasonable teacher will handle such well and use it as an avenue to become a better teacher. But then overall, I think the current way of getting the students to talk anonymously is much safer and should continue.
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