tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post5453936352361880811..comments2024-03-08T00:17:09.224-08:00Comments on The Daily Grind: You don't know me like that...Mr. McNamarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062641578010808106noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1657448459282589732007-07-06T10:34:00.000-07:002007-07-06T10:34:00.000-07:00Oh, Andrew!I sat here eating my breakfast -- crunc...Oh, Andrew!<BR/><BR/>I sat here eating my breakfast -- crunchy red berry ocrnflakes with non-fat strawberry yogurt poured over them -- as I read your student comments.<BR/><BR/>I chuckled. A few times, I snorted.<BR/><BR/>Isn't it funny? What one says, another turns around and contradicts.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite comments from my evals this past spring was:<BR/><BR/>"Ms Pope is a fantastic teacher! She's the best! She always challenges us to do our very best. The problem is, I don't like to be challenged."<BR/><BR/>I had to put the stack down to recover. <BR/><BR/>Shaking my head.<BR/><BR/>But I'm with you.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-16890922020564102892007-06-20T10:26:00.000-07:002007-06-20T10:26:00.000-07:00These are words and phrases I see, too. I agree w...These are words and phrases I see, too. I agree with Mrs. Chili about the balance of the comments.<BR/><BR/>I also direct the students to answer about <I>themselves</I> some of the questions I ask about me. If they get to inform me about "the instructor participated actively" and "the instructor came prepared," then they can also reflect on themselves the same way. Sometimes I see changes to my evaluation that are obviously added after the reflection portion.<BR/><BR/>You can't please everyone; you take all the comments under advisement and decide which are valid. And you make your change, if there's change to make.<BR/><BR/>But keep the sarcasm!Ms Characterizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350142559797092616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-34382033989676198792007-06-20T04:44:00.000-07:002007-06-20T04:44:00.000-07:00I get this sort of feedback, too. I ask my junior...I get this sort of feedback, too. I ask my junior college students to write me letters at the end of the term, and they sound almost exactly like the examples you've posted here. My feeling is that as long as the comments are as balanced as they usually are, I'm doing everything right.Mrs. Chilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814787474739856911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-5285695534070340442007-06-15T09:07:00.000-07:002007-06-15T09:07:00.000-07:00I think you should be proud, and glad to receive u...I think you should be proud, and glad to receive useful feedbacks, except those like "...not..so hard on grading."<BR/><BR/>In my country, it may be slightly better as most guys have gone through army training, i.e. they know what is sarcasm and 'harping' :)Back2Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854001777738610998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-51189237214816285532007-06-15T05:25:00.000-07:002007-06-15T05:25:00.000-07:00I get lots of verbal feedback from my students, an...I get lots of verbal feedback from my students, and I think it ends up being more honest since it is not just a chance to rant. I get tired of hearing how we need to be understanding of "where we at" (from a comment a friend of mine saw constantly) and the like, because obviously the point of an education-- to improve from "where you at" and to grow. But there is no way I am interested in the litany of whining that would come from a written feedback form. How many of those same kids have come back years later and said they were glad to be challenged? You'd be shocked. I know I am.<BR/><BR/>Of course I'm going to challenge you as your teacher-- and of course, many are going to resent it because it's been years since they were challenged. That's what teaching is all about. Low expectations feel better, of course, but that's not who most of us are as teachers."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-72165272918885351812007-06-13T03:20:00.000-07:002007-06-13T03:20:00.000-07:00Mr. McNamar, I think you should feel great! The c...Mr. McNamar, I think you should feel great! The compliments were very nice, and nearly all of the criticisms were things I would actually be proud of. The only exception was the comment about sarcasm, but there was only one of those. It sounds to me like you definitely have the respect of your students. Best wishes for your move to Connecticut!Dennis Fermoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066942564308377074noreply@blogger.com