Posts by Kyle Ruiz6

Susan James said:There's a way to work around that.
If a teacher is evaluating a specific 5th-grade class at the end of the year, we should already know if they'll be moving on to a different 6th-grade group next year.
We really ought to rotate teachers.

Kids are more than capable of providing feedback on whether they actually grasped the material during class, what kind of help they received, or what expectations the professor set.

I'm not saying a teacher's entire livelihood should depend on this, since that's a heavy burden to put on children.
But I am for them getting feedback on where they excelled and where they struggled, so they can work on those areas within peer groups or maybe even with a subject specialist...
I know people always focus on the negatives, but you'd be surprised how many kids think certain teachers are totally cool and appreciate their teaching style. They can clearly articulate that they learned a specific topic exclusively from one person during one particular class, which is the whole point of education and is vital feedback for the instructor. It's arguably the most important part.

Just because the administration and the principal KNOW someone isn't doing their job doesn't mean anything if there's zero accountability or consequences for failing to act.
And if the principal isn't capable of handling it, then we shouldn't expect the kids to fix the problem either.
(Unless they start recording what the teacher says and leak it to a site like TMZ or BuzzFeed—because even after years of filing formal complaints with the principal, various homeroom teachers, and the administration, nothing ever seems to happen.)

That’s easier said than done. At my school, we usually only have one instructor per subject, maybe two for some niche electives, and we aren't exactly some tiny rural schoolhouse either.

In principle, I don't mind students evaluating their teachers—I think getting high-quality feedback would actually be quite useful. I tried setting up a little end-of-year survey myself a few years back, but it just didn't quite hit the mark.

Jason Morgan said:Elementary school students simply lack the maturity required to evaluate their teachers; frankly, it is quite absurd and unprofessional to allow pre-adolescent children to hold such sway over a person's career.
In the faculty lounges, there is a very clear understanding of who actually puts in the work and who is merely coasting, and any principal worth their salt knows exactly which staff members are assets and which are liabilities.
Furthermore, children are incredibly easy to manipulate, and any teacher who lacks a work ethic can easily "buy" their affection. In my own experience at the school, the students absolutely adored the biggest slacker on staff—a man who did essentially nothing except collect a paycheck while playing soccer with the kids during class time. He gave everyone straight A's, so naturally, they loved him because he was single-handedly boosting their GPAs. Of course, they were desperate for him to stay on the schedule.

Are we perhaps working at the same school?🤣 🤣

I have someone exactly like that here too—constantly showing up late, doing zero actual work, just messing around while handing out straight A's; the students are thrilled, and the parents are just as happy.

It might sound naive, but I think students could only truly evaluate their teachers once they finish high school; it's only then that they can actually tell who taught them something meaningful and who was just blowing smoke.

wanderingbadger44 said:Does your school only have two classes total? Because if we're looking at it logically, a single teacher could only cover one first period and one last period.

If there are more than just two classes, then I assume your school employs enough teachers to ensure every student gets their religious education during those specific slots? So, if there are 16 classes in the building, does that mean you actually have eight different religion teachers on staff?

Or, to put it simply, you're just being untruthful. ☕

Hi there, I haven’t actually posted anything here before, though I find myself lurking and reading through this thread from time to time.

Even though I wasn't the one being asked, that bolded part felt a bit off to me. It makes you wonder—why on earth would a woman feel the need to lie in the first place?

I’m seeing a similar setup at my school, though I'm only looking at the elementary wing. We run on two shifts, with four classrooms per shift, bringing us to a total of eight elementary classrooms.
Religious studies always ends up being either the fourth or fifth period for the morning shift kids—basically their final stretch before they can head home—while for the afternoon crowd, it’s usually that awkward zero or first period right when they walk through the doors.