Bethel High School Teachers: How Did Students Rate Them?

BETHEL, CT — There seems to be rankings for everything these days — best schools, best towns, best restaurants and now best (and worst) teachers.

A website called RateMyTeachers.com allows students to let their peers know what they think of their teachers.

According to the website, students from Connecticut submitted more than 257,588 teacher and professor ratings. The average teacher rating in Connecticut is 3.89, which is below the national average of 3.95. Students rated Bethel High School teachers on their easiness, helpfulness, clarity, knowledge, textbook use and exam difficulty using a star point system.

Here is how students ranked their most favorite Bethel High School teachers:

Gary Lawlor, an English teacher at Bethel High School, has a 5.0 star rating. His 2 teacher ratings contributes to Bethel High School's ranking of 304 in Connecticut.

Robert Owen is a social studies teacher with an average of 5.0 based on 7 teacher ratings. One student said, "Great teacher, great guy. Excellent knowledge of US history, you're missing out at Bethel High if you don't take one of his classes."

Amy Hoadley, a science teacher, has a 5.0 rating from 1 teacher review which said, "I had her, her first year teaching, I loved her!"

Jan Pikul, a science teacher, had 4 teacher ratings which gave him a 5.0 score. One student said, "Mr. Pikul is tough but fair. His classroom is a joy to go to every day. He is the best teacher that I have ever had."

Karen Landry Neville, a music teacher, has 3 teacher ratings and a 5.0 score. One of her students said, "I LOVE MRS. NEVILLE (she got married). She is so funny and I enjoy going to chorus everyday. She is one of my favorite teachers and she's a DIVA."

Click here to see more of the 109 Bethel High School teachers who were rated.

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