Possibly one of, if not the worst teacher I've ever taken. I took Astronomy thinking it would be an easy science and interesting. Yet, Professor Paskoff ruined it for me. He doesn't teach, he will go to one slide and ramble on (had to teach myself). His tests are impossible to pass, and he gives no extra credit. I would avoid him at all costs!

He was one of the worst professors I've ever taken, He did not answer the questions we asked him. The tests were very difficult and most of the class was him talking with one picture up and no passing slides. I would not recommend at all. Horrible professor. Thank god for the online part (it helped me pass).

Please just don't make your life more difficult WORST Professor ever !!!!!!

Avoid taking him because his tests are rarely what he teaches. He does not curve his tests even when the whole class fails his exams.

seems like a nice guy but unless you absolutely HAVE to take astronomy do not i repeat DO NOT take this class thinking it'll be fun or an easy A. He will keep one slide on the board and ramble on and on for the whole lecture. His tests are nearly impossible and the class average for the tests is usually a 52.5. He gives no extra credit. beware.

If possible, try to avoid taking this class. He spends the majority of the lecture time on 2-3 slides. Spent weeks on 1 chapter of the textbook, never moved forward and so the tests had nothing to do with the lectures. There's homework every week that does not help you with studying, only helps bring your grade up by a bit.

The class was way too hard for a beginner class. He was so knowledgeable about the topic and expected us to understand and grasp complex information in a matter of seconds. AVOID this class if you can!

I've never even considered posting on rate my professor before taking his class. Absolutely the worst professor I've ever had and can't imagine having anyone worse than him! Horrible horrible horrible! You protactically have to have written the textbook yourself in order to pass tests. Never makes time for students. Avoid at all costs.

I could be listening and taking notes and still wouldn't understand a single thing. When he's asked a question he isn't the nicest in responding and its just way too hard of a class, he knows a lot on the topic but does not know how to teach it so we learn.

This the worst class I have ever taken in my entire academic career. He's not nice and the class average for our first test was like 18/40. Don't even bother going to class, just say home and read the textbook. Don't raise your hand unless you're 100% sure of the answer because he's mean about it.

He was a very bad professor he seems a little dumb, he is very rude, one time I was running short on time and couldn't bubble my name I begged him to let me bubble it in he didn't let me do it, he is extremely rude and annoying don't take his class

Terrible teacher. Absolutely can not teach

The worst thing about this professor is that the homeworks he assigned (through a website) were not consistent with the lecture. He would be talking about Chapter 2 in class, but the homework that was due was based on Chapter 4. So you were basically teaching your self 75% of the time

This professor is extremely knowledgable in this subject, but he does not have the capacity to teach others, I think he must have forgotten this was an intro class and has expectations for the class that can not be met unless you're already an astronomer. He is not a good choice, you will struggle immensely and passing is almost impossible trust me

Everything about this class is deplorable. The homework doesn't coincide with the lectures, which are just unstructured rambles. I thought it would be fascinating, yet Paskoff manages to give the most uninspired and numbingly dry lectures I've ever endured. I sincerely regret taking this class, and I would advise anyone on this page to avoid it.

I have no idea how this guy is still a professor. His lectures do not coincide with the readings assigned or the homework. He is horrible, doesn't explain anything and assigns exams that are extremely hard to complete within 50 minutes AND THEY WILL INCLUDE things not taught! Grade is based on exams and homework only. No extra credit. Avoid him.

Hoe don't do it, I'm surprised that people still take this class

This teacher is not motivational at all and is very rude to students. He is very knowledgeable about the subject but can not teach it well. Does not engage the students or inspire them. You have to work hard for the grade and he wont meet you halfway on that.

Did you ever hear in High School that when you went to College the teachers wouldn't care? A lot do, but this professor doesn't. He won't care about you as a student, your grade, or your finances, because he works at another college as well. Only here for money. He doesn't answer emails either. If your're a freshman, switch out of his class ASAP!

STUDENT BEWARE. Im a 4.0 student, but I will no longer be after this class. Taking this class was the absolute worst decision I have ever made. Dont do it, guys.

Self-teaching is the only way to pass or try to pass at least. His lecture is just looking at slides and doesnt clearly explain the concept. We are to understand the concept based on the textbook. When more then half the class is failing, he just explains that the test was fair and that we are just wrong. Does not try to correct our mistake.

does a very poor job of assessing the material & creating accurate exams, he puts material from other chapters that he claims will not be on the exam, he is very unclear and at times refuses to use a microphone in such a huge auditorium, JUST DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS IT IS NEEDED or YOU WANT TO RUIN YOUR GPA not bad guy just a bad professor.

Please DO NOT even think of taking this class. It is impossible to pass if you are not majoring in or interested astronomy. Most of the times, he is behind the assigned readings in lectures which only make things even more confusing. Exams are like 40 questions but class average was ALWAYS around 19 or 20. IMPOSSIBLE.

This Professor is... difficult, to say the least. The exams are always ahead of the homeworks, which are in turn ahead of the lecture material. Probably best to rely on the textbook/ online materials and use the lecture time to study ahead at your own pace.

You there; looking at the professors available. Stop right there! Don't take this class because you don't want a random gen ed class to ruin your GPA. You're more worthy than that. Take this pat on the back and find a different course. Good luck, buddy.

Avoid this professor at all costs! Majority of the class failed first 2 exams and he didn't offer any extra credit. Exams are hard, even if you read the textbook. Homework doesn't coincide with lectures. Not sympathetic or helpful. He doesn't care about his students. Takes a lot of effort and time to pass the course.

This professor should be avoided at all costs. I can deal with difficult concepts, even though there shouldn't be many in a INTRO CLASS, but when you read the textbook and the test isn't on the reading that is a problem. He lacks any compassion, he knows that most of the class are failing his tests and he refuses to change the format of the tests.

Diffucult class, the material discussed in class does not correlate with the homework nor the tests that well. He talks about one chapter while the homework is ahead. He is not easy to reach. You need to teach yourself a lot of material.

I am a freshman taking this course because that's what the peer advisors gave me. I was really looking forward to this class until I realized that this professor is jokes. He is so unclear and I regret taking this class. Please don't take this class unless you want to ruin your gpa.

They only people I would recommend this class to are people who have a strong background in physics/ chemistry or plan on becoming an astronomer because if you pass this class you might as well be.

I should have checked ratemyprofessor before taking this course. One of my worst course ever taken, I would recommended no one to take this course unless they want to drop their gpa. Homework has no correlating to anything we are learning in class, you are better off skipping class and studying yourself than going to class.

He is rude and not understanding. I did all of his homework on time & attended most lectures & I'm STILL expecting my first F. He grades on very few things & doesn't care about who passes or fails his class. The textbook is mandatory & you have to teach yourself. Test questions are confusing. STEER CLEAR. THIS IS NOT A DRILL, I REPEAT STEER CLEAR!

I had to drop his class because I was doing so bad. Tried multiple times to talk to him about my grade by it didnt help. Just choose another class

Lectures are often wordy, and appears as though he wants to flex his knowledge rather than teach. Both in class participation and tests depend more on you teaching yourself than the lecture. None of the test questions are covered in class, and when you get questions wrong in class he does not go over them. Low grade almost guaranteed- skip it.

I would avoid this professor. He is extremely boring and confusing

as a physics 110 lab instructor: horrible horrible horrible. avoid at all costs. run away. flee. he is the WORST possible lab instructor i've ever ever seen. he has absolutely no clue what hes doing in class, goes off on pointless time-wasting tangents, gives only seventies even if u stayed up six hrs plus working on ur beyond-extra lab. AVOIDDDDDD

This professor does not teach. You have to teach yourself. Whats on the test is not in lectures and is not in the text book. Most people failed the first two test. I would avoid this professor at all cost. Hes very unclear in his lectures too.

Barely any homework or class assignments to help bring up your grade because his tests are really hard. He literally spent 40 minutes on ONE slide then proceeds to tell students "no more questions because we are running out of time." That is entirely his fault. In terms of tests, most of the questions Idek where he is getting the information from.

completely unaccessible outside of class. didnt answer one email of mine. tests are NOTHING like the study guide. takes the whole class period to go over ONE slide, only got through 3 out of 17 chapters. avoid if you can

Very disorganized and has poor time management, only went through 3 chapters throughout the entire semester. Lectures are difficult to follow, so you have to learn everything by reading the textbook. His test questions are difficult to understand and he might test you on information that is not in the textbook. Overall, a very confusing class.

The man knows his stuff... he just doesnt know how to teach ANY type of learner. He is disorganized & comes off rude. We only went through 3 chapters in the ENTIRE semester (there are at least 20). My biggest advice: take this with a different professor! I only passed because my classmates & I did a lot of study sessions. JOIN WHATEVER GC YOU CAN!

I didn't have a good time in Prof Paskoff's class. His teaching style is really flawed and makes it really difficult to understand the material. He didn't use any helpful PowerPoint slides, 99% of the information you need to know for tests is just what he says out loud. I had to rewatch EVERY SINGLE LECTURE. This class gave me horrendous anxiety.

I feel like astronomy has to do a lot with visuals: all this guy does is type whatever he says into the zoom chat. It's almost as if he's reading off the textbook. Paskoff knows his stuff, but he simply just can't teach.

Makes you pay for a website for barely any homework assigned. Tests are barely what he teaches. In the lecture he types everything he says so it wastes precious time he could have used to explain stuff. Doesn't have slides to visually show what he's talking about. Doesn't follow syllabus. Nightmare overall.

Horrible professor. His tests consist of more information on the internet rather than the lectures he gives, and his grades are more dependent solely based on the results of your tests. Also requires you to buy a textbook you don't use and a $80 subscription you'll only use about 3 times throughout the semester. He's also not really understanding.

Paskoff is a nice professor but he doesn't know how to teach. His method of teaching is writing whatever comes to his mind in the chat and he's not organized. There's a lot of physics involved and some math so be prepared for that. I'm seriously glad that I never have to take this class ever again and if you end up having him, good luck.

This professor is a complete joke! I will admit he knows his stuff when it comes to astronomy. However, if you can stay away from this guy. All of his lessons are basically in the chat window. All he does is type what he says on the chat. Makes it seem like only his words matter even though we pay for the textbook he requires, the textbook is wrong

He is the qorse professor I've ever taken. I wasted money on nothing, he hasn't taught me anything. His lectures are very boring and he is not a good teacher. He takes the whole class to make 1 point. He will fail you on top of his horrible teaching style. We only covered 3 chapters. You will be teaching yourself. Idk why cuny pays this guy.

This class gave me depression and so much anxiety, it starts off with like 250 students and ended with like 70. His lectures are longgggggg and confusing, he is very knowledgeable but it is very hard to follow along. He is a pretty easy grader though.

Does NOT respond to emails(literally does not at all) Asking him in person doesn't help either, Doesn't fully cover topics in class so he has SUPPLEMENTARY lessons outside of class time & DOESN'T even upload the recordings for them. Didn't assign hw for weeks and then assigns them last minute days before the exam. Most disorganized prof. ever taken

This professor is just completely oblivious to the students in his class. For one he never checks his email. You can send him several and he completely just ignores it. He has no problem sending an email so he's ignoring intentionally. He's also very repetitive in terms of lecture (its just bad).

Doesn't believe in study guides, doesn't complete lectures in class so he has to hold lectures OUTSIDE of class time, and will emphasize things to study only to not include them at all & put info you've never seen before. He also requires you to pay $80 for a homework site only to never assign homework ://

By far the worst prof ever had. Teaches along the same tangent for multiple lectures only to barely progress into the chapters. Literally crams alot of information in the matters of DAYS before the exam. He does grade on a curve though but do yourself a favor and look elsewhere if you're really concerned about learning and your gpa.

Listen all of these reviews here are accurate. If you skip a lecture, you will start falling behind. Quizes are so difficult and he's very confusing. the only way to reach him is his in person office hours lol. emails are ignored. Would never take this class again.

Absolutely awful. This professor is completely disconnected from reality. He talks for an hour with no parameters then assigns homework with 100+ questions. No study guides. No clear development within the course. This is his hobby, too bad we had to pay. Do not take this professor.

His lectures make absolutely no sense. he just talks, and talks. does everything but answer your questions. The exams do not match the homework. AVOID THIS CLASS AT ALL COSTS. Only take if you are willing to teach yourself all the content. He doesn't give study guides.

Everything about this professor is awful. His lectures are a mess, his exams are a joke, he uses scantrons for a massive lecture hall that he takes 15 minutes of your test taking time to distribute. He's doesn't respond to emails or answer questions, he is dismissive and arrogant. Homework site costs $80. NO review or study guides.

Professor is very disorganized and untimely to the point where he doesn't cover everything for exams. No one has time and rushes the exams because he spends the first 20 minutes handing papers out in a huge lecture hall. He also makes you waste money on a site where he assigns little to no homework and barely uses anything from the textbook as well

he is awful i wont recommend taking him there is alot of other professors who is way better than him and his exams was so hard compared to other professors

Not only is he disorganized, but the way he talks is straight from the textbook, making you second-guess yourself with a lot of physics terminology. The test certainly does not reflect what you learn in class, and I feel like he picked the most complicated questions from an outdated textbook. I learned more from Google than from him. Do not take.

Lectures useless. Tests unnecessarily difficult and were nothing like homework's or textbook questions. Averages were always in the 30s. As long as you do at least 40-50 points above average on the exams you'll probably get an A. Not good at teaching. Doesn't believe in study guides. Take someone else, will cause unnecessary stress.