What If Students Could Grade Their Teachers?
Teachers always grade students on assignments — but what if students were able to grade teachers?
In some classes, students can grade other students’ assignments, but that’s not nearly as fun since we rarely get to do it. So Ava and I thought it would be a good idea if students could grade their teachers, just like teachers grade us. We could rate them every day based on how well they taught and how much we learned that day.
Of course, this idea has both positives and negatives. It could help teachers see what’s working and what’s not, but it could also be unfair if students didn’t take it seriously. To see what others think, we asked some students whether they believe students should be able to grade their teachers every day. Here’s what they said:
Student Opinions
Max Brown: “Yeah, because some teachers haven’t been very good to me.”
Logan Rittenhouse: “Yeah, students should be able to grade their teachers, but not by using letter grades — maybe by using an index card every quarter that says a few good things about the teacher and some things they could improve on for the next quarter.”
Dalyah Knapp: “No, I don’t think students should be able to grade teachers because the teachers already went to school, so there’s no point in giving them grades.”
Lauren Hambleton: “No, because some students would use it in a bad way even if teachers are helping them.”
Harper Johnson: “I think we should be able to grade teachers because then they would be able to fix their mistakes, and we would be able to understand what we’re learning better.”
Bristol Hirstein: “I don’t think they should because the teachers already went to school.”
Brynn Wilson: “Yes, because some teachers don’t explain assignments very well, and that can confuse students — which will affect their grades.”
Bentley Brace: “Yeah, because we get graded on soft skills, so I think teachers should too.”
Sage Edwards: “Yes, because they get to grade us, so we should do the same for them.”
Sarina Wiegand: “Yes, because then teachers can change the lesson to make it easier for students to understand and learn.”
Brooklyn Kemp: “No, because kids don’t really care, and it’s not like teachers are going to lose their jobs over kids’ opinions.”
Some students think grading teachers could help make learning better, while others believe it wouldn’t be fair or useful. What do you think — should students be allowed to grade their teachers, or should grading stay a one-way street?
