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comment by elizabeth
elizabeth  ·  4019 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is It Better to Have a Great Teacher or a Small Class?

Maybe. But if you don't learn anything and score poorly on tests compared to other classes, I don't think the teacher that gives freedom will be very liked. If the teacher can't control the class and student are having "fun" and it's chaos all the time, I still doubt he will get a good evaluation. If texting doesn't really impede on the learning, then why not text. I don't see a big difference between texting and doodling.

I might be too optimistic regarding high-schoolers but I think if it's explained well, they will answer truthfully and the good teachers will still get the best grades.