Students are the only true wealth of a nation and
their education is the socio-moral responsibility of the country. To be
educated is both their right as well as duty. From the zero to the modern day
schools, teaching and learning methodologies have taken a quantum leap. It is
debated whether a system of grading of teachers by students should be
introduced in schools to improve the learning and teaching environment.
Closeness of the relationships allows the students to
have the right of evaluating their teachers provided they do so without being
rude or disrespectful to them. Moreover, this grading of teachers should be
just for the sake of improvement in teaching style, course content etc, rather
than followed by some personal grudge or favoritism. If taken and performed
positively, this evaluation is going to work for the progress of not only
teachers, schools, colleges, universities, but also for students.
From these evaluations, teachers will come to know
what students like or dislike about the teaching methodology and content. They
will realize which topics are difficult or easy from students’ point of view.
They will discover which activities are more enjoyable, affective and
motivating for students to learn more and better. Also, teachers find out the
ways that reach out to students and avoid the ways that don’t, e.g. they can
change the way they deliver a lecture or they can facilitate students to
participate in activities they like. This all will contribute to the quality of
teaching and teacher-student relationship.
On the other hand,
teachers can also receive increments in their salaries if their evaluations are
marked good by their students. Concerning administration benefits, student
evaluations give an idea of which teachers are most effective and popular among
students. They help administrators to know if their students are satisfied or
not with the school, college or university program. Also, it provides the
administration a guideline for the improvement of the whole institution.
Thus the students, parents and the school head
should collectively and responsibly grade the teachers in a fair way. It is a
promising concept and will yield surprisingly good results if refined and applied
with the right conditions as proposed above. The future of the country depends
how well the students are nurtured when they are in their formative years. The
system of grading of teachers may prove to be a present for the institutions
who aim to nurture the “hope of tomorrow”.
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