I had a friend call me a few weeks ago in tears. She had just gotten her teaching evaluations from spring semester and there were a number of nasty, hurtful comments made by the students. I did my best to reassure her that she is indeed a good teacher and has been for a number of years. I then went online to see if I could find any suggestions for her on dealing with negative, non-constructive evaluations.
I'm curious how others handle this hurt? As for my friend, she found comfort in some of the comments and feedback on this Chronicle of Higher Education forum.
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