Nowadays,it has become as common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers as for
teachers to0 grade students.In some universities students' rating has evern become the only source
of imformation on teaching effectiveness ...
This,however,has caused great controversy.Some are in favor of the rating syste,They holdthat since
students attend the teachers'classes everyday,they should have their opinion about their teachers,
effectiveness.
Others,on the contrary,are strongly against it. They believe that their is much more to teaching
than what is shown on students'rating forms.Students should not be expected to judge whether the
materials they use are up to date or how well the teacher knows about the subject.
These judgments require professional knowledge, which is best left for the teachers' colleagues.
I think students rating of their teachers is necessary, but it should be conducted in a way that can
really shed neaningful light on teachers' performance. Instead of rating the teachers' knowledge on
the subject,students should be asked to estimate what they have learned in a course,and to report
on such things as a teacher's ability to communicate with students,his or her relationship with
students, and his or her ability to arouse students' interest in the subject.