Accountability in universities
Monday, August 25th, 2008
At a debate laid on by the History Channel last week, Polly Toynbee and Diane Abbott MP spent much of the time whining about how nasty the United States is. In case you were wondering they also whined about how awful Britain as a society is too. One aspect of US life they decried was the existence of a website called RateMyProfessors.com on which students can comment on a lecturer’s abilities – and hotness! Fancy that! A website that provides information from students on whether a lecturer knows what he or she is talking about, whether he or she can hold a class’ attention and whether he or she is repellent to look at!
It seems that the site is not only covering lecturers in the United States as many British lecturers are on there too. So as the academic year fast approaches, and students who’ve just got their A-level results prepare for their undergraduate courses, it is time to provide as much information as possible on those who will be teaching you over the coming few months and years.