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RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers
What was not stated in the article is that this kind of rating or website would have no bearing on the teachers' status. Once you pass the exams to become a teacher in the French system, you are a civil servant with a job for life, no matter how crappy a teacher you are - unless you commit a heinous crime, of course.

Also, teachers in France can get pretty touchy when other folks judge them or their jobs. (I know this, because I am one - I'm not in Note2be.com's database because I'm currently on leave, but I've looked up a few colleagues. They had good grades.)

And for those who speak of freedom of speech, well, that's quite a different concept in France. Teachers tend to have a "hush up" attitude toward their students, and often rightly so. It's no surprise that the unions and Ministry put the kibosh on this website.

One more thing: for the record, my American side thinks the website should be left alone, while my French side totally understands why it has to go.
Posted by: ali.thinks@...   Posted on: 03/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Teachers do not want their poor performance's  mrlinux | 03/03/08
Kids tell others ...  Prosthetic_Lips | 03/04/08
Actually, one could conclude that  Boot_Agnostic | 03/03/08
Why don't you also have...  zkiwi | 03/03/08
Well then how do you weed out teachers...  mrlinux | 03/03/08
What qualifies student to judge?  DarbyOhara | 03/04/08
Students are well-qualified to judge teachers  kckn4fun | 03/04/08
Don't be abusrd  athlon | 03/03/08
Ahhh free speech  tom.toughill@... | 03/04/08
Free Speech  voska1 | 03/04/08
Product Reviews  p0figster | 03/04/08
I agree mostly  Boot_Agnostic | 03/05/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  bruce.greiner@... | 03/03/08
Please,  jbobby_2000@... | 03/03/08
A potentially rude american happy  batch | 03/04/08
You are not rude!!  jbobby_2000@... | 03/05/08
This court ruling is rude.  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  kguzzi@... | 03/03/08
Well I do not know where you went to school...  mrlinux | 03/03/08
Who put the evaluation  magallanes | 03/03/08
There's a solution: no grades at all!!  vic_peacock | 03/04/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  LordLiverpool | 03/04/08
Same with bad physicians  Boot_Agnostic | 03/04/08
For those who say it defames  Boot_Agnostic | 03/04/08
What is life?  roberto_maietta@... | 03/04/08
Host it in America  bweir13 | 03/04/08
French Court was ethically in the wrong  Dr_Zinj | 03/04/08
Simple Answer  dsides@... | 03/04/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  yid_witch@... | 03/04/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  fleshban@... | 03/04/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  ali.thinks@... | 03/04/08
RE: French court says site cannot grade teachers  jbobby_2000@... | 03/05/08
Again, the system can be constructed  Boot_Agnostic | 03/05/08
I support ratemyteachers.com  John Musbach | 03/08/08

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