Possible Outcomes of Teacher Evaluations

People blame teachers for failing children and for their diminishing test scores and then claim that teachers don’t want to be held accountable.  Evaluation systems are created by education boards and “experts” (whoever they may be) to find these ineffective teachers. If every student was the same, with identical learning styles and home life, then teacher evaluations would be simple; however, we would still be viewing our children as scores and statistics instead of human beings that need to be nurtured. We cannot decide who is a good teacher based on the success or failure of the students in their classroom. What is more important than the test scores and the grades in the subjects? In my opinion, it is the care, support, and empowering to give students the tools and confidence that they can contribute to their society and change the world. If people continue to advocate for these teacher evaluations, we are showing our children that they are not the ones who are responsible for their learning. I think student performance and participation in the classroom will decline as more teacher evaluation guidelines are made because students will have not have as big of a role in their own "success" or "failure." Nicholas Ferroni makes a great point in his article "How to Truly Evaluate a Teacher" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-ferroni/how-to-truly-evaluate-a-t_b_3128411.html) by saying, "Attempting to evaluate a teacher based on standardized tests is like evaluating a doctor solely on whether a patient lives, dies, or is cured. Just as every doctor gives his or her all attempting to save and cure patients, every teacher gives his or her entire self to students (who we treat more like our own children than our students)." If a teacher has students who are constantly struggling with the material, have a bad home life, or many personal problems, they could be more concerned about what this means for their district's goals and their own salary rather than focusing on the emotional role they have in these students' life.