Teachers grade students on work almost every day. So why shouldn’t students be able to grade teachers?

Bottom line, I have had some great teachers in my years of schooling, but I’ve also had some bad ones.

Within the Tahoma School District, there are some very hard working, effective teachers that are very good at their jobs. Saying that, I have had some lazy, uncaring, and unfair teachers that do not have effective and efficient ways of teaching.

I remember entering my 7th grade Math class. In the previous school year, I had an absolutely horrible Math teacher. She was lazy, unfair, and her teaching style did just not work for me. So I, along with other kids that had the same teacher as me, was behind, already at a disadvantage. Like me, many students have suffered disadvantages because of poor quality teaching.  

If students were able to grade their teachers, it would give the staff feedback on how effective these teachers are on the learning of students. It will give administrators insight on what is needed to improve.

Additionally, it will give recognition to the teachers doing a great job. It will show the staff what they are doing right and what is working well in their teaching.

I am not saying that these grades should determine if a teacher is out of a job or not, but I think it is important for staff to see feedback from the students actually taking the class.

The purpose of school is for students to learn the things they will need in order to succeed in the future, so it is necessary for students to be able to give feedback on the experiences they have had with teachers. It will create a more effective learning environment.