Ielts Sample Essays And Letters Page 37
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88IELTS ESSAYS AND LETTERS / 37
Some people think that, in order to improve the quality of education,
students should be encouraged to evaluate and criticize their teachers.
Others feel that this will result in a loss of respect and discipline in the
classroom. What do you think?
In many universities, students are asked to evaluate their teachers after each
course. Some people believe that the system has many advantages to the
students and the teachers. Others argue that it would lead to poor discipline
in the classroom. Indeed, evaluation of their teachers by students has both
pros and cons.
There are many drawbacks in student assessment. First of al, students are
very young, and compared with their teachers, are less knowledgeable both
in theory and practice on a subject. Therefore, they are unable to evaluate
their teachers' performance in a sound way. Secondly, student assessment
would lead to poor discipline in the classroom. If each of the students is
allowed to decide on what, how, and when to learn, classroom management
becomes impossible. Thirdly, in order to gain a better evaluation, teachers
would seek to please each of the students by lowering the study
requirements. This would do harm to students' academic performance in the
long run.
However, advocates of student assessment have their reasons. Firstly, this
kind of feedback can be used to improve teachers' performance. Teaching
methods can only be successful if they are student-centered. Therefore,
listening to the students' constructive suggestions, teachers will have a better
idea of what students' needs are and can then adjust their teaching to meet
them. Secondly, the process of writing evaluations will help the students
think in their own way independently. Students should be encouraged to
learn by even challenging their teachers' thinking. Thirdly, the matter could
be considered in a commercial way. Teachers are those who provide paid
educational services while students, paying for their education, are
customers. In this way, it can be fully justified that students have the right to
evaluate the services they receive.
In my opinion, student evaluations of teachers would be beneficial to both
teachers and students. Of course, the evaluations must be done responsibly,
but when the students feel that their views are important and are listened to,
I think they will do their best to contribute to the improvement in education.
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