Finding ways to improve educational quality is often one of the top priorities in every education system. In some cultures, high school students are encouraged to give their opinions about teachers, but I believe that this can also give rise to a lack of respect and discipline in the classroom.
On the one hand, it is true that feedback from learners may contribute to an improvement in educational quality. In many cases, the level of comprehension of students relies very much, not on the content of the lesson but on the way teachers conduct it. If, for example, the class is slow, it will be ineffective for teachers to teach too fast so that most students fail to retain the information. Without the comments of students, it would be difficult to know whether the speed of the lesson is appropriate for the class, which may eventually impair the quality of the lesson.
However, there are several drawbacks of allowing students to make comments and criticism on their teachers. Firstly, teachers can be vulnerable to the negative words of students. Many will feel that their efforts in delivering the lesson deserve praise rather than criticism or any form of feedback. This idea is commonly shared by teachers in the education systems of many Asian countries. Secondly, the classroom may be in chaos due to the massive numbers of comments. Opinions vary from students to students, and it would be impractical for teachers to work out a way of teaching that can satisfy all students.
In conclusion, it seems to me that encouraging high school students to comment about their teachers does not necessarily mean an improvement in education quality.
Finding ways to
improve
educational
quality
is
often
one of the top priorities in every education system. In
some
cultures, high school
students
are encouraged
to give their opinions about
teachers
,
but
I believe that this can
also
give rise to a lack of respect and discipline in the classroom.
On the one hand, it is true that feedback from learners may contribute to an improvement in educational
quality
. In
many
cases, the level of comprehension of
students
relies
very
much, not on the content of the lesson
but
on the way
teachers
conduct it. If,
for example
, the
class
is slow, it will be ineffective for
teachers
to teach too
fast
so
that most
students
fail to retain the information. Without the
comments
of
students
, it would be difficult to know whether the speed of the lesson is appropriate for the
class
, which may
eventually
impair the
quality
of the lesson.
However
, there are several drawbacks of allowing
students
to
make
comments
and criticism on their
teachers
.
Firstly
,
teachers
can be vulnerable to the
negative
words of
students
.
Many
will feel that their efforts in delivering the lesson deserve praise
rather
than criticism or any form of feedback. This
idea
is
commonly
shared by
teachers
in the education systems of
many
Asian countries.
Secondly
, the classroom may be in chaos due to the massive numbers of
comments
. Opinions vary from
students
to
students
, and it would be impractical for
teachers
to work out a way of teaching that can satisfy all students.
In conclusion
, it seems to me that encouraging high school
students
to
comment
about their
teachers
does not
necessarily
mean an improvement in education
quality
.