Long-Term Evaluation

Just to clarify, this content was first written in my native language and then translated into English by DeepSeek. If the translation isn’t great, blame DeepSeek (just kidding!).

First off, I truly value the official course evaluations you fill out during finals week—I do read them, though not extensively. After all, you wrote them just before taking the final, likely under a lot of stress—and I’m fully aware of how challenging my course can be. That’s why I read them but don’t take everything too personally.

However, if it’s been three, five, or even more years since you took my class, I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to share your reflections now.

In your response, please include:

• The approximate time you were in my course (any date within the semester is fine);

• The specific course name (e.g., CHE 2, CHE 118, etc.);

• And the date when you are writing this.

I’m genuinely curious to know what has stood the test of time. Beyond formulas and reaction mechanisms, was there something else that stayed with you? A way of thinking, a problem-solving approach, or perhaps a moment of clarity? I believe that the most meaningful teachings often grow more valuable with time.

In fact, I’m pretty sure that after three years, you’ve probably forgotten most of what I taught you. As the saying goes, “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” So at this point, I’m really interested in what remains after the knowledge has faded. Your feedback means a lot to me—probably more than you can imagine.

A quick note on how this survey works: The system automatically calculates the time between your course date and your comment date. This means that responses with the longest time gap will appear at the top of my results list. I will definitely read them and reflect deeply.

I promise you: Even if your feedback after all these years is critical, I won’t take it negatively. This survey is anonymous—no real names or contact info are required (email and name are optional). All sincere comments are a gift that helps me grow and improve.

Thank you for being part of this conversation across time. Wishing you smooth sailing on all your future journeys.

Jiahui

果然还是母语用起来舒服多了lol

首先说明，我十分珍视大家在final week填的官方course evaluation，我也会读但不多。毕竟，你是在考final之前写的，多少是应激状态——我对我自己教的什么难度的课还是有点数的，这也是为什么我会读但不会太往心里去。

但是，如果你已经选我的课程三年、五年，或更久之后，希望你能花一些时间分享现在的看法。

你的回复中请包括：

• 你选修我课程的大致时间（只需提供学期内任意日期即可）；

• 具体课程名称（例如：CHE 2、CHE 118等）；

• 以及填写时的当天日期。

我真的很想知道，有哪些东西经住了时间的考验。除了公式和反应机理之外，是否还有一些别的东西？是一种思维方式，一种解决问题的办法，还是某次豁然开朗的瞬间？我相信，最有意义的教学，往往随时间流逝而愈加珍贵。

尤其是，我相信三年之后，我教给你的东西应该早就忘干净了吧。所谓"教育是在学校所学的一切遗忘之后剩下的东西。(Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. )"。所以此时此刻，我很想知道你忘干净knowledge之后还留下的东西，你们的反馈对我而言意义非凡，可能远超你们的想象。

关于本次调查的机制说明：系统后台会自动计算你上课日期与评论日期的时间间隔。也就是说，间隔时间最长的反馈将会显示在我结果列表的最顶端，我一定会读而且会认真思考。

我向大家保证：即使你经历这么多年后给出的反馈是批评性的，我也不会生气，survey不实名不留联系方式（邮箱和名字都是optional）。所有真诚的意见都是一份礼物，帮助我不断成长。

感谢你参与这场跨越时间的对话，祝你以后的征途一帆风顺！

家辉