[Offtopic] RateMyTeachers.com

[Nick Axaris]

Another issue with this is if a school decides to block the site then 
there is a "wall of shame"
to me this is the worst aspect of this site.
Any site that purports to be fair then has a "wall of shame" because it 
is blocked is in my opinion asking for trouble.
Adding to that I can see litigious issues being raised.



Grant Frazer wrote:
> The most important thing to take into account with this site is that 
> only a student of the school can be a moderator thus the teacher or 
> the school really has no control over how the comments and ratings are 
> moderated.
> Quote from site:
> "*You MUST be a student (age 13+) to moderate the Student ratings or a 
> parent of a child at the school to moderate the Parent ratings.
> *Teachers or other school personnel will not be accepted as a moderator.
> If you are employed by the school and are considering posing as a 
> student to
> become the moderator - STOP! We WILL post a note on your school's page 
> when you are discovered. "
>
> Grant Frazer
> Information and Communication Technologies Manager
> Fintona Girls School
> 79 Balwyn Rd,
> Balwyn, VIC, 3103
> Ph +61 3 98301388
> Fax. +61 3 98885682
> _<http://www.fintona.vic.edu.au <http://www.fintona.vic.edu.au/>>_
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> *From:* VanZetten, Teresa [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] 
> *On Behalf Of *VanZetten, Teresa
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:41 AM
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> It does have a moderator, but this could be abused the other way by 
> the school!
> Kind Regards
> Terri Van Zetten
> ICT Specialist
> St Mary's College Broome
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> I see many issues with this and none of them positive.
> I might have a word with the union rep because I see this as open to all
> sorts of abuse.
>
>
>
> stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> > Hmm .. what do people think?
> >
> > --
> > Friday June 02, 2006 10:16 am
> >
> > "RateMyTeachers.com, North America’s most popular education website,
> > launches in Australia and New Zealand today."
> >
> > http://au.ratemyteachers.com/
> >
> > "RateMyTeachers.com has established itself in classrooms across North
> > America as a useful resource for students, teachers, and parents alike.
> >
> > Today marks the official launch of RateMyTeachers in the Australia and
> > New Zealand. The site is an innovative idea, allowing students to share
> > opinions and grade their teachers.
> >
> > RateMyTeachers.com currently boasts 9.3 million teacher ratings, 
> over 1.2
> > million teachers, and is currently in use at more than 51,000 middle
> > schools and high schools across the United States and Canada. The site
> > has been in operation since August 2001 and has quickly spread across
> > North America through word of mouth. Each year, more than three million
> > students log in to RateMyTeachers to grade and review their teachers.
> >
> > Joel Gordon, an English teacher at Amsterdam High School, New York
> > believes RateMyTeachers "enfranchises our kids, gives voice to their 
> long-
> > stifled expressions in a subject area in which they have loads of
> > experience and are eminently qualified to speak. These statistics are
> > timely, relevant and 99% honest.”
> >
> > With the assistance of over 5000 student administrators, RateMyTeachers
> > reviews every teacher rating before it is posted to the website. Any
> > malicious or vulgar postings are removed. If a teacher is at odds with
> > any rating, that person can easily flag the rating and comment for a
> > second review. The majority of ratings are positive, with students
> > celebrating their teachers.
> >
> > Site co-founder Michael Hussey explains the goal of the site. "Students
> > have a keen interest in rating their teachers’ performance in the
> > classroom. The growth of the site in the US and Canada is a testament to
> > students desires to take an active role in improving the quality of 
> their
> > education. We are encouraging students to really own their 
> educations; to
> > demand the best of themselves and their educators."
> >
> >
> > Websites:
> > http://au.ratemyteachers.com
> > http://ratemyteachers.co.nz
> > © 2006 RateMyTeachers.com"
> > --
> >
> > Ta Cameron ..
> > Stephen Loosley
> > Victoria, Australia
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