Students Evaluating the Relief Teacher.

I'm not sure about this one.

I NEVER HAVE, and I probably NEVER WILL, have students evaluate relief teachers (include me as a relief teacher) but this is a thought provoking concept.

Some schools ask their students to rate relief teachers. There is a perceived benefits for both the relief teacher and the students.

Relief teachers will be able to improve their relief teaching styles and strategies and students will be able to become more involved.

On one hand, relief teachers who are evaluated can receive concrete advice from their very students on how to improve their teaching skills, making it more responsive to the needs of the students.

• Relief teachers will learn about their own weaknesses and work harder to improve in those areas. 

• Hearing about what the students enjoy will encourage relief teachers to prepare more interesting and interactive lesson plans.  

• Relief teachers could gain ideas for classroom activities from student suggestions. 

• Relief teachers would polish themselves to be more competitive. Thus, paving the way to a better educational system in every country. And, we know the world needs it so much.

On the other hand, students will become more interested and involved in their education.

• Students will think seriously about the quality of education they are receiving.  

• Students will have the opportunity to play an active role in their education by expressing their concerns.  

Asking students to evaluate their relief teachers may be one way to improving the quality of relief teaching. 

There are some compelling issues here but I am not certain this is the way to go.

 What do you think? Are you prepared to undergo student scrutiny?