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Grades Come Back To Haunt Teachers
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But what if their evaluations are flawed? What if Web assessments, completed at leisure in a coffeehouse or apartment instead of in a classroom, are more honest?
As I prepared for the fall term, I found myself drifting over to RateMyProfessor.com. The banner at the top of the site read: "Where STUDENTS do the grading."
Who cares what they write about me? Everyone knows it's just a joke, I thought. But my heart pounded as I searched for my name.
Nothing.
I wavered between relief and dismay. Nothing?
I looked myself up on GradetheGrader.com, clicked on MyProfessorSucks.com. Nothing.
I checked out my colleagues; they'd earned ratings, both good and bad. What would they think when they typed in my name and found me unworthy of online evaluation?
I contemplated rating myself and posting several chili pepper icons on my Hotness Scale, but it felt like cheating, like authors who post glowing reviews of their own novels on Amazon.com.
I logged off.
I've returned to the university with my usual goodwill and high expectations. But this time when I look out at the 16 students seated around our big table, I perceive a shift in our relationship.
No matter how I might deny it, the balance of power in the classroom has changed.
