I am a teacher of undergraduates and I have NEVER been to that "Rate My Professor" site. I am not interested, I will never go, I will not look if you copy and send me "my" page, and I will "la-la-la" with my fingers in my ears if you try to read from the page with me in the room.
I do read the redacted summary of student evaluations the college gives me each semester.
Although both forums are problematic-- I am completely accountable for my work, while my critics in each case submit their reviews behind the protection of anonymity-- at least the second set were (theoretically) written for me.
Not sure if that helps (in fact, I'm not sure how it could!). But I think it means I might not read my Amazon reviews. For what it's worth.
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Date: 2008-11-01 11:08 pm (UTC)I do read the redacted summary of student evaluations the college gives me each semester.
Although both forums are problematic-- I am completely accountable for my work, while my critics in each case submit their reviews behind the protection of anonymity-- at least the second set were (theoretically) written for me.
Not sure if that helps (in fact, I'm not sure how it could!). But I think it means I might not read my Amazon reviews. For what it's worth.