Monday, October 22, 2007

Blog of the Week, October 22, 2007: Rate Your Students

Rate Your Students is a fantastic blog.  It answers back to ratemyprofessor.com, and allows cloaked teachers’ voices a chance to retaliate against our sometimes-obnoxious students.  Sometimes things get all afire and people get worked up; the result is often more posts and more fire.  Many adjuncts post to Rate Your Students.  Given that we have no protection or tenure, it is not surprising that many of us use venues like RYS to vent. 

If you have had a particularly stressful or hard day at one of your schools, RYS makes for great therapy and humor.  Usually, I end up laughing after one or two posts.  It also helps me realize that my problems are actually far smaller than I think they are.

Not only does RYS work well for therapy and humor, it also addresses some serious issues.  For example, a recent post contemplates how to help our students without crossing the line.

RYS is an entertaining and invaluable community resource.