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Friday, January 11, 2013

Should Students Grade their Teachers?

Some educators suggest student surveys should be part of teacher-effectiveness evaluations.

With all the debate in New Jersey and elsewhere about evaluating teachers on how well their students perform, another idea is starting to surface that could prove equally provocative: judging teachers by what their students think of them. One of the options available to New Jersey school districts as they build teacher evaluation systems is including student surveys among the “multiple measures” of student achievement. The idea is gaining popularity, at least among policy-makers. Several districts that have been part of the pilot program testing evaluation models have included or plan to include student surveys, although not necessarily as part of a teacher's grade. In Alexandria, for instance, teachers survey their students and are …

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Tugwalla

7:13 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013

7 out ...you proved my point.with teachers like you we are doomed!   more ›

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Roundtable: NJ Schools Aren’t Making the Grade

Forum participants tackle problem of graduates ill-prepared for college, work force.

The problem facing Jersey’s high schools was easier to agree upon. Agreeing on a solution was more elusive. Top educators and advocates met Friday as part of NJ Spotlight’s Roundtable Series to discuss the growing consensus that high schools in New Jersey – if not nationwide – are not adequately preparing all students for college and careers. Even in higher performing suburban schools, business leaders see too many students without the necessary skills. One of the panel members was Jeffrey Scheininger, board chairman for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and owner of a small tubing manufacturer in Linden. “Let me tell what has happened the last couple of years as my initial work force has moved into retirement,” Sheininger said. “I ran an…

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