There are many indications that schools have become increasingly vocation-oriented in recent years, with integrating many work-based courses in curriculum. Some academics advocate that sport and music classes should be cancelled in exchange for more academic classes, in an effort to help students beat other jobseekers. This argument has several strong elements that deserve attention. | Topic 108 In order to improve the quality of education high school students should be encouraged to evaluate and criticise their teachers but others think it will result in loss of respect and discipline in classroom. What is your opinion Teacher appraisal is not a new instrument in improving teaching performance or developing teacher training. However when it comes to inviting the input of students and seeking their comments on teachers performance there is disagreement. Some people object to this practice saying that it leads to the loss of respect and discipline. In my opinion students participation in teacher appraisal is definitely helpful but it should be administrated properly. A strong argument for using student ratings to evaluate teachers is that students judgement is reliable and impartial. Because of their ongoing interaction with teachers throughout the semester students have the authority to measure the performance and competence of a teacher with the knowledge they have obtained from learning and the stance they have adopted toward the subject taught. A critical analysis of students feedback enables teachers to enhance their competence and adjust teaching aims and methods for better attainment of students learning objectives. Students are also concerned about whether the teacher is fully committed to his or her job. The value of a teacher is determined as much by competence as by commitment. The school can therefore assess the performance of a teacher by collecting students feedback on some observable facts such as a teacher s punctuality and the legibility of his or her writing on the board. Teachers who perform poorly are advised to reflect deeply on their teaching practice the drawbacks in particular which is the key to the improvement of their performance. Despite those overt advantages of encouraging students input analysis of their input is important and should be handled carefully. Misinterpretation of students opinions might leave teachers an
