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Cruel student comments: Seven ways to soothe the sting

Reading students’ comments on official end-of-term evaluations—or worse, online at sites like RateMyProfessors.com —can be depressing, often even demoralizing. So it’s understandable that some faculty look only at the quantitative ratings; others skim the written section; and many others have vowed to never again read the public online comments. It’s simply too painful. How else […] … learn more→