tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4933984740180411854..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: 9 Years Ago. "What's All the Fuss About Evaluations?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82957747790294111622015-02-05T09:43:42.670-05:002015-02-05T09:43:42.670-05:00My problem with student evaluations is that I ofte...My problem with student evaluations is that I often get "needs improvement" ratings for teaching from my dept head based <i> entirely </i> on them. By that I mean, my pass rates are average, my tests are no harder than anyone else's, class visits by peers have detected no issues with lecturing or interaction with students. Yet my ratings in the single "overall impression" Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13577137440361773082015-02-05T04:41:17.483-05:002015-02-05T04:41:17.483-05:00The fuss about evaluations is that I've had at...The fuss about evaluations is that I've had at least two department chairs who would yell at me if some student had pulled the “Professor [INSERT YOUR NAME HERE] SUCKS!!!!!!!!!" trick. Since for both I was still untenured, this needed to be taken seriously: I could have been fired for that, no matter that it would have been unfairly. Yes, OF COURSE it's insane to allow the lunatics Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32113077043874643802015-02-04T21:20:45.939-05:002015-02-04T21:20:45.939-05:00I'd settle for being evaluated by my students ...I'd settle for being evaluated by my students 5-10 years after they leave my classroom. I strongly suspect most would either have forgotten the class entirely (but perhaps be using some of the skills nonetheless), or would be willing to say it was useful (or would have been if they'd worked harder). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28622483017413715032015-02-04T16:33:30.186-05:002015-02-04T16:33:30.186-05:00YES! The analogy of the apprentice is apt here! Id...YES! The analogy of the apprentice is apt here! Ideally, we would also be judged by the market (i.e. those who hire our graduates).The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.com