At a recent workshop on learner-centered teaching, a participant told us that philosophically she couldn’t agree more with the need to make students more responsible for their own learning. She knew it was right, but she couldn’t go there because her ratings would take a hit. I assumed this meant she was a new faculty member and under scrutiny for tenure. I was amazed when she told me after the session that she was a full professor with years of tenure under her belt. With all that security, the chance of bad ratings was still preventing her from doing what she thought was right. She couldn’t incorporate changes that might improve learning outcomes because she would lose at the ratings game. At the time, I didn’t know how to answer. Now I’ve thought of several responses.