Criticism, the First Step to Improve
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With the socialist modernization, evaluation system has been introduced to nearly all walks of life. So it does happen to the education field. On line appraisal, traditional written form, face to face interview and all other modus operandi have gained their access to students to help evaluating teachers. Then here comes the question whether this evaluating method can really create the anticipated effects to optimize teachers and finally optimize the education process. The following advantages of this practice can give a clear “yes” to the question.
First and foremost, students’ evaluation and criticism, to a certain extent, can reflect how the education process is going on. Students are the direct receiver of education process. Therefore in order to make an overall appraisal of the process of teaching and learning, it is necessary to count these direct effect receivers in. Teacher-appraisals can not only bring good to the teachers, but also be beneficial to students in return. No matter in which form the reflection is carried out, it will inevitably indicate what the students need, whether their teachers are qualified to meet all those needs and whether the way of teaching can be acceptable and easily enough to access students as long as students taking part in are in large number. Regular evaluations, say, once in a term, show what teachers need to improve, which help to push them to be on the way to a better teacher-student interactive relationship. On the other hand, much more satisfied with the adjustments teachers made, students will be more likely to be fully devoted in study.
Secondly, evaluation and criticism constitute the core portion of education. Evaluating and criticizing is different from complaining which means continuously expressing the unsatisfactory facets that occur in education. It means more than just expressing. It calls for critical thinking to differentiate facets coming from teachers that can be changed from those of themselves and those cannot be improved; it requires students to think a second thought before clicking, writing or speaking, which can neither be well practiced in the class environment. What is working and exercising during the process is the elemental method for progress teachers of generations have been striving to instill in students’ minds.
With the points mentioned above, students’ appraisal for teachers can be both beneficial to either part for its progressive outcomes. However, abuse of the evaluation system is still looming large. Occurrence of loss of respect and discipline in the classroom is calling for much attention. To avoid this, a comprehensive regulation system and before-hand instructions should be applied. All in all, human can never be perfect and to evaluate is the first step to improve.
1 Comment
July 21, 2009 at 8:57 am
That’s true. Comments from a teacher or advisor, whether good or bad, can have a great impact on development of your skills, if taken positively. Students are in the learning stage, so we all should be ready to learn and improve ourselves constantly.
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