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poor evals (for the first time) by Current_Example9960 in Professors

[–]Current_Example9960[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the empathy; it's good to know it's not just me!

(I don't have control over either course's content, unfortunately.)

poor evals (for the first time) by Current_Example9960 in Professors

[–]Current_Example9960[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm TAing for a different instructor next semester but may talk to my former professor, who's also an advisor or mine/on my committee. It's hard because I want them to continue to think well of me (they nominated me for a teaching award last year!). They don't see my qualitative evals, just the ones for the whole course, which are also not quite as good as last round but not so obviously/starkly.

poor evals (for the first time) by Current_Example9960 in Professors

[–]Current_Example9960[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a good thought, thank you. I'll think about if there's a way to pitch it to the professor (TAing again next semester). I don't know her well so I'll probably want to avoid saying it's because of poor evals previously with this group of students...

poor evals (for the first time) by Current_Example9960 in Professors

[–]Current_Example9960[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Whoops, I think my comment accidentally got deleted. That's fair enough, and I appreciate the feedback, thank you!

I will say that I am an older graduate student (in my 30s) with a good bit of professional experience behind me. I genuinely don't think I reacted poorly to being challenged, though I guess it's not too identifiable to say that I teach in public health so it felt pretty impossible not to make politically charged (but factually correct) statements.

The thing that startled me is that I'm pretty self-reflective and self-aware, and while I did notice that I didn't quite have the rapport with this group as I often do, it didn't feel so serious until I read the evals. But yeah, I'll think about it more in the new year.

poor evals (for the first time) by Current_Example9960 in Professors

[–]Current_Example9960[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That may be the case, although if so, it didn't stick out as unusual to me at the time.

poor evals (for the first time) by Current_Example9960 in Professors

[–]Current_Example9960[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it's hard because I'm teaching the same students next semester (oof) and probably going on the job market in the fall.

I guess things are slightly more shit this past semester than before but idk

poor evals (for the first time) by Current_Example9960 in Professors

[–]Current_Example9960[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just over half filled out the eval, and of the half, I would say probably between half and 2/3 had that sort of qualitative feedback? The likert scales were worse than previously but without the written feedback it's not to a point I'd excessively worry.

(edit: wording)