As publishers of a large global education rating platform, we occasionally check in on school newspapers. In reading them, we found a lot of articles written by students that focus on topics beyond their own school walls. We thought, wouldn’t it be great if those articles could find a wider audience? With access to a...
When you visit a teacher page, you will see one of two results. If a new survey has been completed for that teacher, that is what will appear. If not, the old ratings will appear. (While we think the new ratings system is much more useful, we decided that until a new survey appears, some...
Here is the two-prong rule we use in determining whether to post a comment: 1. It’s not personal to the teacher. You loved or loathed Mr. X? Great, but neither of those feelings is useful to the next person. We’ll let something nice slip by in context, but we will not let a negative personal...
Background In the prior version of the site the ratings weren’t very informative, so users derived the bulk of their information entertainment from generalized comments. There are four kinds of comments:1. Complimentary2. Derogatory3. Vile4. Informative Care to guess which one most people leave? It may surprise you, but it’s #1. The rest follow in order...