Now Your Teachers Know What You Think of Them

Recently, in classes, every student has been required to take surveys about their teachers. These surveys provide valuable information for the teachers about what they are doing well and what they may need to improve on.

The results of these polls are reviewed by each teacher, following with them filling out a reflection sheet about what students say their strong and weak points are, and what they plan on doing about their weak points. Additionally, Ms. Smith sees and reviews all the results, and may conference with some teachers.

While some teachers choose to show their classes their results, others elect to keep them between themselves and Ms. Smith. However, most teachers seem to agree on the fact that, no matter if they’re shared with us students, or not, the results help them to improve and allow us to learn better.

When asked, “How do you think these results will change the way you teach?”, English and journalism teacher, Ms. Barga replied, “My students were very helpful. I was very nervous being a new teacher and having to see the results of this survey because as a new teacher, you’re leaving a place where you know people and students know the way you teach, but being new, I can really see all my flaws.

Ms. Barga continued, saying that she had heard that often, students were quite direct and in some instances, a bit harsh with their comments on the survey, however, she was very impressed with the politeness of her students.

“I realised that every critical remark made by my students, I felt to be true as well, so this survey really just confirmed what I already knew and thought.”

When Michelle Zhu, a freshman, was asked “Do you think that teachers really change their teaching styles after these surveys are submitted?”, she replied, “I don’t really think so because I don’t usually notice a difference afterwards.”

Hopefully, the majority of the teachers take into consideration what we as students comment on, and either continue to do the things we thought were positive, or change the things we said needed work for the better.