When Students Rate TeachersWhen it comes to educational assessments, the teacher usually evaluates the student. However, in some college courses, the weight is shifted to students, allowing them to have the power to evaluate their own professors, which can affect their careers. It seems quite strange that a student has to rate their teacher, but stranger still is that technically, students have the ability to control their teachers' positions, simply by filling out a single form. Of course, forms can contain excellent feedback from students, but typically when students have the opportunity to share their opinions anonymously, this doesn't always happen. In these situations, teachers are put on the spot, being evaluated by their own students, leading to various negatives that illustrate that student evaluations of teachers should not be a major consideration when rehiring or terminating. promotion of a teacher. Many may disagree on my opinion is due to the fact that there is a large percentage of students who like their professors and the grades they get, all of which are good reasons to object. Some students may favor a professor and the class they teach, leading them to rate them positively, allowing the professor's possibility of promotion. This clearly explains why these students view student evaluations of teachers as a good thing. Even that being said, I disagree that student evaluations of teachers will only lead to negative events such as specific Tishman 2 teachers not deserving a promotion by receiving one, as well as 'to many judgments drawn from a single sheet of paper. find themselves disliking that their teacher or professor is...... middle of article ......cd8-b33b-35a12d45b268>. Lee Shulman, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, says, “Students don't get any guidance. on how to criticize teachers. (). Therefore, when the student has power, various factors, including disliking teachers, expecting high grades, and popularity contests, are all reasons why students' evaluations of teachers students have a negative impact. To prevent these evaluations from determining whether one keeps one's job, it is necessary to publicly reconsider one's position. Student evaluations of teachers often highlight negative aspects of professors and courses, sometimes spreading false words, making it clear that they should not be a major consideration when rehiring or promoting a teacher..