Yesterday my students filled out their instructor evaluation forms. I explained how I would only get statistics back from them, and that any specific comments they had for me would never reach me. I encouraged them to write out their constructive criticisms and drop them in my mailbox. I left the lecture hall feeling like I needed to take a shower, certain that whatever criticisms I got would be self-serving and mean-spirited.
I found this in my mailbox this morning:
"[Angry Professor] is the best professor I have ever had. She taught very well while making the class interesting. I wish all my instructors were like [Angry Professor]."
Thank you, thank you, thank you. And please, anonymous lovely student, accept my apologies for my tendency to lump all of you great students in with the mediocre ones. You make my job worth doing; you make me look forward to coming to class. May you be a tremendous success in whatever profession you have chosen.
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
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That's so cool.
It's like flipping someone off, not getting your finger up there in time and then, they motion to apologize because they accidentally cut you off.
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