So, I got back my mid-term evaluations today. I haven't opened the file folder yet…I'm a little scared. I know I'm not a bad teacher, but I could be better. There are many more things I could do be a better teacher – some feasible, some not.
We get both numerical ratings (1-5 scale) and written comments. It's not the numerical ratings that generally bother me, it's the comments. Even if I have mostly positive comments, one really negative one will upset me. The negative comments, however, are also the most useful…once the sting goes away. Others are just inaccurate; generally from students that never come to class.
Negative feedback is very useful, but I always have to read them, be mad/upset about the bad ones, and then put them away. I'll get them out a couple of days later so I can see what I can improve upon once I have a clear head. I hope that they are going to be useful, and they are about things I can actually do something about. I'm happy that we do mid-term evals; I can actually change some things before the end of the semester.
I'll just wait for my pizza to be delivered before I start looking at them…
Hopefully I'll have some interesting ones to post later….
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