Secrets, secrets are no fun
It has come to the attention of rising juniors and seniors that we will not find out who will be teaching our English classes next year until after signups. This raises several issues. First of all, the teacher has a huge impact on the quality of the class. Thus, it is imperative, especially to certain students, that they be able to base their choices on the teacher rather than the content. Any teacher can ruin a brilliant class.
Also, it is unnecessary to hide the teaching roster from us, as interest will still exist across the board. If anything, telling students who the teachers will be will improve the balance between classes. Less popular topics, but with more popular teachers, will end up getting just as many requests as a more popular topic. Thus, scheduling will become easier, and the school will get fewer complaints from dissatisfied students.
All in all, the English department is handling this very irresponsibly, and they will take a hit when students are clamoring to switch classes at the beginning of next year. Then, when they don’t let us switch classes, they will see a drop in student participation, resulting in a very unsuccessful year in English for students and teachers.
Sarah Pfander