4.3

David Croteau

Religion - Liberty University

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Amazing Professor, this is his best class

BIBL323 - 5.0 rating

) while he was quizzing me for a cummulative vocab test

GREEK501 - 2.0 rating
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GREEK501
Sep 10, 2006

Dr. Croteau was actually a tutor in Greek for me and really beat me up with trick questions. He actually made up a Greek word (Hapolegemonai - I STILL REMEMBER IT TO THIS DAY!) while he was quizzing me for a cummulative vocab test. It was at about the 300th word and it really freaked me out. Man, he's tough!

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BIBLE323
Sep 12, 2006

Dr. Croteau is pretty cool. Warning- you will NOT get out early. I have him for a 3 hour class. It is obvious that he really enjoys what he teaches. Do the reading. Very good teacher, knows what he's talking about. He's got a fun sense of humor, which makes the 3 hours bearable. Take him. Good class.

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GREEK201
Sep 27, 2006

He's a good teacher, and you can quickly tell he's a genuine person. Dr. Croteau is one of the best teachers I've had at liberty.

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BIBL110
Oct 15, 2006

Definatly knows what he is talking about. Loves the book of John, and you'll hear that about a million other times. Tests and Paper are long and hard. Outlines a nightmare. Expects you to be a Bible scholar even in a 100 level class.

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BIBL323
Oct 17, 2006

he's a cool dude. i think he could probably beat up most other professors.

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BIBL424
Oct 20, 2006

Really good communicator, sometimes class can seem to go on forever, but at 7:50 everything goes on forever.

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BIBL110
Oct 20, 2006

Is well prepared, has good powerpoints, keeps it interesting.

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BIBL210
Oct 23, 2006

Entertaining guy, interesting material. he knows a lot, researches the rest and it shows. loves answering any cooky or real questions ya got. will bend over backwards to help you out. got two really cute kids, too...

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BIBLE323
Oct 28, 2006

He is possibly the best professor I have ever had for Bible 323, granted he is the only one. He is the only professor I know who is able to take my sarcasm and dish back it out. If you want to know about the book of John then this is the class for you. Just watch out for your Hermeneutics, you might find out just how wrong you are.

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BIBLE110
Nov 2, 2006

This guy is great!!! He puts alot of time into his lectures... He knows his stuff. Not to hard of a class. Amazing Prof

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BIB323
Nov 2, 2006

Good Man of God Little tough but he's only tough because he wants you to know the material. Great class!

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BIBL110
Nov 5, 2006

Well, besides having a quiz everyday the hardest exams know to man where you have to memorize outlines of the books of the NT that are like 5 pages long I guess he is okay. He is a nice man, but often a boring professor. Very nice person though and actually very nteresting when you have a one on one conversation!

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BIBL110
Nov 9, 2006

Well, he's a great guy, but he's really hard. He's a new teacher, so he doesn't know how hard to make things yet. I don't agree with everything he teaches. I have a little bit more fundamental Christian views, but I still accept other viewpoints, whereas he sometimes states opinion as fact, and sometimes just says wack things...

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BIB323
Nov 30, 2006

Dr. C is an awesome professor! Last class I left having learned so much that I could barely contain all the information! His class is funny and interesting. He knows his bible.

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BIBL110
Dec 4, 2006

hes a very good teacher who obviosly spends a great deal of time preparing for class. he knows the new testament inside and out and is very succint in speaking. hes also very approachable and takes great care in explaining things so the entire class understands. overall hes a great professor, and an interesting guy. highly recommend.

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BIBL110
Dec 17, 2006

Croteau is rediculously difficult for a 100 level class. He makes you write a 10 page commentary on the book of John. He requires too much work for such a low level class. He is very knowledgable though. The class is dreadfully long and he doesn't smile very much. Boring but smart... that's what he is. Don't take him unless you want a challange!!

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GREK201
Jan 4, 2007

The man is amazing. Good class. Nough said. He deserved the chili pepper.

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BIBLE110
Jan 4, 2007

Dr. Croteau really did a great job on his first semester teaching! =] It's really not a hard class as long as you DO YOUR WORK. As long as you do that, you should be fine.

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BIBL110
Jan 6, 2007

He really knows his stuff and really has the gift of teaching. I really enjoyed his class. As long as you do the work and study for the tests, you'll get an a or b. He hints often about what will be on the test, so pay attention to that too.

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BIBL210
Jan 16, 2007

Dr. Croteau knows his stuff. You learn alot and he's always willing to deviate from the lesson plan if it means that you'll get all of your questions answered. On top of that, he's a really nice guy and his family likes to visit and give you cookies! Definitely my favorite class during my first semester.

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BIBLE424
Feb 18, 2007

croteau was incredible. I walked away with an incredible understanding of the book of Acts.

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BIBL110
Feb 27, 2007

This class kills me.

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BIBL110
Mar 9, 2007

He's the man, knows his stuff.. always there to help, clear and fun :)

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BIBL110
Mar 28, 2007

Dr Croteau is my favorite professor at Liberty. He knows what he's talking about and has the desire and ability to share with us what the New Testament is all about. He is passionate about what he does and his class is never boring. He makes his lectures tons of fun and he's HILARIOUS! Wish he taught classes in my major.

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BIBL110
Mar 29, 2007

The number one thing you can count on croteau for is this, whatever the topic may be, the general opinion of all Christian scholars out there, you can be sure that he will disagree with them all and will have a different take on the bible. He made the comment in my class that there are 4 things wrong with John 3:16 and that the "bible has flaws". T

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BIBL110
Mar 29, 2007

False prophet, "I disagree" from knowledgeable scholars, the Bible has flaws, and this man is a horrible teacher. Nuff said

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BIBL110
Mar 30, 2007

I took Old Testament last semester and couldn't wait to expand my knowledge of the Bible , but when I got to Croteau's class I was severely disappointed. He spent the first three weeks not even talking about the Bible. The only fun part about this class is hearing "I disagree" all the time, and seeing people get decked with flying monkey's.

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BIBL424
Apr 2, 2007

Exellent Professor He's right about everything he says He also checks Rate My Professor and gives extra credit

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BIBL110
Apr 5, 2007

I would say he's really not that bad. His tests are NOT that hard (or at least my class he gave us the study guide and the test was word for word off the study guide). Flying monkeys aside, he isn't super strict, and he seems to be real, a lot. I like his willingness to just open up and share his opinion.

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NT101
Apr 11, 2007

as Hindson awakens the Old Testament Croteau puts to sleep the class and New Testament. Overall a nice guy, just puts emphesis on the useless facts (very data oriented) and takes his class far to serious for a gened course.

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BIBL110
Apr 26, 2007

He is a very insitefull teacher and you will learn that "discription does not equal prescription."

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BIBL110
Apr 28, 2007

Dr. C is an amazing teacher and has a heap of biblical knowledge. He goes into depth about what he believes and why he believes it. He is willing to talk with students whether in his class or not about any issue they have. Also, he comes to campus events with his family and likes to hang out. Great prof and great teacher!

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BIBLE110
Apr 30, 2007

Great guy, strong Christian, great professor.

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BIBL210
May 8, 2007

Dr. Croteau is the best and any Honors people out there must take his class. He's got a ton of knowledge about the subject and can really be trusted on various issues. Funny personality, adorable family. One of my best classes here at LU.

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BIBL110
May 10, 2007

Dr.Croteau has a WEALTH of biblical knowledge and if your interested, he'll share. He does not treat this class as an entry level class, you will talk about the controversial topics of the New Testament and you have to be prepared for his quizzes and tests, don't expect to skate buy. If you're a motivated learner, it's a great class to take.

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CROTE110
May 16, 2007

I'm sorry I was under the impression that this was a BIBLE 110 course not CROTEAU 110 course. Half of this man's final was "according to your professor" Who cares about what you think Croteau? Get off your high horse, you aren't as smart as you think you are, and most of your knowledge came from someone else's book. Terrible course, ruined me to L

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BIBL323
Jun 7, 2007

Very knowledgable man! He is also quite good at giving all points of view and dissecting them. He can be quite funny as well. He expects his students to keep on top of the material, but is most assuredly not unfair. If I had the opportunity, I would not hesitate to take him again!

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BIBLE380
Aug 31, 2007

Get this! Dr. Crotea brought in some ancient manuscripts he claims are the dead sea scrolls. He said that he dug them up in his basement. Hermeneutics is basically him trying to write a new Bible. Anyone going into the fields of animal husbandry should really check this course out.

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BIBL372
Sep 6, 2007

For those of you who are complaining that Croteau is too tough a teacher I would advise returning home to live with your parents and attending community college. This is not high school and it is sad that when you are expected to push yourself by a prof you complain. All of his classes are challenging but you will learn so much, I have taken 4!

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BIBL110
Sep 15, 2007

I like this class and the professor, I think hes really funny and has a lot of interesting and intelligent things to say.

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BIBLE110
Oct 14, 2007

Great professor and a great course, however he references ratemyprofessor.com entirely too much and should just let go of the comments people are making about him.

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BIBL110
Oct 22, 2007

This class is awesome. He teaches you so much more than the bible. It is going great!

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BIBLE372
Oct 25, 2007

Croteau is a great professor who is passionate about teaching. His classes are amazing and you will learn a lot if you apply yourself. The best subject with him is probably John, but they are all great and the only problem with his classes are that the students think that they are God's gift to the earth and have to give imput every two minutes

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BIBL323
Oct 25, 2007

This is a man with the gift of teaching. If only the students in his class would let him speak. I love listening to his lectures, and he is so full of knowledege, but he needs to tell his students to stop lecturing to him and let him speak. I take the class for his knowledge, not others. Take him for John for sure!

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BIBLE372
Oct 26, 2007

Dr.Croteau is my favorite professor here at Liberty. He is a wealth of information, and his goal is for us to learn the material. This is very rare in professor's now-a-days! He is a wonderful teacher!

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GREEKSECT
Nov 1, 2007

Patient. Wise. Desires for students to really learn. Has phenomenal children.

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BIBLE110
Nov 2, 2007

Sweet. He has so much insight and wisdom which he loves to share with his students. He is passionate about teaching his students the Bible and even translates parts into Greek so you can understand it's original meaning. FUNNY! He has beautiful children!

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BIBL380
Nov 12, 2007

The fact that Croteau lets the jokes and the opinions of his class body be the foucs of every session, leaves me to wonder how great this class could've been. Don't get me wrong, you will learn under David Croteau. But for every useful class session he teaches, be prepared to sit through 4 irrelevant ones taught by his students.

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BIBLE372
Nov 29, 2007

Dr. Croteau is a phenomenal professor whose goal is to help student understand and LOVE the Word of God. He invites questions and never takes the easy way out when it comes to answering them. He is careful to take everything he teaches back to scripture. His passion for learning and teaching makes me passionate about learning from him.

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BIBL005
Dec 5, 2007

He is an awesome teacher! Any questions you may have he will effectively explain it to the best of his ability and he is not afraid to speak his mind or say when he is not sure of something. He makes the class fun and interesting. I highly recommend him!

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BIBL110
Dec 6, 2007

FANTASTIC PROF!!! I would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone. You can tell he truly cares up helping his students.

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BIBL424
Dec 15, 2007

Excellent Professor, very informative, interesting and challenging. I would recommend to any and all students.

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BIBL424
Jan 9, 2008

I want to be like Dr. Croteau when I grow up.

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BIBL110
Jan 9, 2008

he's basically the man, great guy, very smart, just show up and take notes and you'll be fine.

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BIBL424
Feb 26, 2008

Great Professor, very clear and willing to answer and explain any question. Prepares students for exams with awesome reviews. Great person all around, especially for talking on a personal level. Take him or Dr. Fowler for Acts.

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BIBL323
Feb 26, 2008

Amazing Professor, this is his best class. Full of information regarding textual issues concerning John. He presents a plurality of options for each text, but explains the book well. Exams are easy if you study, his paper grading is more focused on whether you put effort into it than grammatical organization or format.

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BIBL323
Mar 7, 2008

Dr. Croteau is the bomb diggity.

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BIBLE323
Mar 7, 2008

Interesting, Funny and Challenging

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BIBLBIBL
Mar 26, 2008

Great professor, very knowledgeable of the subject. He posts all power points on blackboard and gives exam study guides. Come to class, do your reading, and study the power points and study guides and you will get an A

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BIBLE380
Mar 31, 2008

Best Teacher i've had because he gives a very unbiased approach to hermeneutics. Probably within the top 3 most brilliant men I have ever met. Great guy and very personal and will work with you so you can do well.

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GREEK202
Apr 4, 2008

Yeah, Crow-toe is the coolest guy ever... he know's the Greek language like the back of his hands...(oh, what's that doing there???) j/k he's cool, but a Vocab Nazi; beware the vocab

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BIBL323
Apr 11, 2008

What can I say? I am a man of my word. Everyone should take Dr. Croteau no matter what your major is. Chili Pepper!

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GREK202
Apr 20, 2008

Croteau is a great man and a great professor. If you can take him for anything, I'd recommend it. He's down to earth and personable. He's understanding and helpful. Take him to learn and have fun doing it.

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GREK202
Apr 30, 2008

Croteau is an amazing teacher, The biggest thing you have to remember is that he loves vocab and he will give you cumulative test every couple days, but besides that it is a great class

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BIBL323
May 14, 2008

Too bad he didn't teach grad school. I recommend you take him for John.

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BIBL424
May 14, 2008

What a great guy. His office is always open.

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BIBL372
May 14, 2008

Coolest guy walking down the religion hall. Always has the monkey hanging out of his back pocket. Pretty much a walking commentary. Awesome family man. Take him for any new testament class.

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BIBL364
Sep 15, 2008

Awesome teacher. He is very knowledgeable. I have told a few Bible major friends at other colleges about what we were picking apart in the class and they were totally jealous! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

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BIBL210
Oct 2, 2008

Dr. Croteau is an awesome teacher! He is very intelligent and knows the Bible. I loved his class and it really gave me insight into what I read from the Bible on my own. The only downside is you have to read three books and write papers on them all, and his tests are not scantron. They were hard, but if you studied, then you would be fine.

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BIBL210
Oct 14, 2008

He is a great prof! He knows the material so well and I learned so much about the New Testament. He has a good sense of humor too and the class is not boring. He made the material really interesting. The tests are kind of long but if you study you should be fine. I recommend him highly!

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BIBL472
Oct 17, 2008

He's good. Real good. Take him if you can. Study his powerpoints and read the book carefully.

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BIBLE364
Oct 21, 2008

He is the very best Bible Prof. I have ever had and the best that I possibly will ever have. Very helpful, clear, and knowledgeable. I walked away konwing more than I ever thought I would. OH... AND HE IS HOTT!!!!! ;)

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BIBLE364
Oct 28, 2008

He has forgotten more about the Bible than I will ever know. He not only knows alot but eplains it in an easy and fun way. He is absolutely histerical!

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BIBLE110
Oct 29, 2008

Bible 110: The course was amazing, Croteau's class was one of the most enjoyable classes I have ever taken, and I learned so much. It was awesome hearing him debate with people, there was never a worthy challenge. The tests were extremely straightforward, the study guides prepared you 100% He was funny, extremely knowledgable, def. recommend him!!

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BIBL364
Nov 17, 2008

Dr. Croteau is a great teacher! He makes class enjoyable even when the material is not. He is not to hard but be prepared to do all of your reading and come ready to pay attention, otherwise you will be hit by the flying monkey!

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BIBL210
Dec 23, 2008

Easily my favorite class all semester. Highly highly recommended teacher and class. I'll take Croteau for as many classes as I can. He really cares about his students. For 210, know his powerpoints THOROUGHLY for the midterm and tests. Great class.

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ACTS364
Jan 14, 2009

Everyone knows that CROW TOE is way hotter than Ben G.

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BIBL480
Feb 27, 2009

This class has been the most influential on my life over every other class at LU, and I am a Business Major! Everyone NEEDS to take this, it should be made mandatory for everyone to take.

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BIBL323
Mar 28, 2009

Take him for John! You'll be surprised how much there is about the book that you don't know!

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BIBL323
Apr 5, 2009

Dr. Croteau not only does a great job of teaching the Word, but makes it applicable for the student's spiritual life. His assignments appear to be quite the load but prove to be very beneficial. I can't wait to take his HERMENEUTICS class.

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BIBL480
Jun 6, 2009

Just buy him some Coffee fool and maybe he will give you an A. He likes it when you send emails to him while he is in the middle of teaching and if he throws the screaming monkey at you...stand up and rip its head off. (I just said all that to see if I could get on one of his power points before class).

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BIBL480
Oct 31, 2009

Very intelligent

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BIB364
Apr 9, 2010

Everyone seems to love him for class, but I'm an online student and he does very little as far as power points or something to study. 8 week courses are hard because we'll do 200 pages a week or so with no clue of how to study for the test. It's basically here's the reading....here's the test. I'm sure he's way different in a classroom setting.

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BIBL480
Apr 15, 2010

Dr. Croteau is an amazing teacher. He is willing to work with anyone outside of class. Great Professor.

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BIBLE472
May 31, 2010

I love love love Dr. Croteeau. I do not know of a more caring proff. He is so kno0wledgeable but attempts to make that knowledge applicable to His students. He is great.

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BIBLEJOHN
Jun 5, 2010

Avoid this goober. 1) Don't buy the book-- it's a waste of time and money. 2) He wastes so much time on verses that don't need to be explained & by the time something worth being explained comes along, we don't have enough time to talk about it. He also has an extreme pride issue. He really needs to sit down to consider his motives for teaching.

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BIBLE323
Aug 3, 2010

Doc is fantastic. He brings a balanced point of view to things and teaches one to think critically about the issues at hand. He isn't the easiest prof, but that's a good thing. His classes are worth your time, for they better you as a student and as a believer.

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BIBLE323
Nov 4, 2010

awesome! very helpful and makes the class fun and interesting.

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BIBL480
Dec 2, 2010

Great professor, loves the subject, loves the students. Willing to help you with anything and makes the material extremely accessible and understandable to the students.

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BIBL323
Feb 3, 2011

Dr. Croteau is not only a passion inspiring teacher, but he knows how to make students understand and comprehend no matter how they learn. I have taken every course i could possibly take that Dr. Croteau teaches... Why? Because he is an amazing teacher and appreciates students that think for themselves.

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BIBL364
Mar 16, 2011

Course was taken online. Professor automated his weekly announcements. Provided no feedback through email correspondence or discussion board postings. The text was great although the course didn't properly apply it to the learning objectives. This professor may be great residentially but teaches online to supplement his annual income!

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BIBL480
Mar 21, 2011

Its clear that Croteau sincerely cares for his students. His reverence for the Scripture is admirable and his has a unique ability to communicate not only biblical truths, but also the methods for discovering these truths. It's been nothing short of a privilege to sit under his teaching.

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BIBLMANY
Jul 6, 2011

Liberty's best prof! I took every single class he taught. His teaching was part of what led me to change my major to Biblical Studies. All of his classes are great, but the best were honors New Testament, John, and Hermeneutics. He is a funny, compassionate man, who deserves more praise than he gets. Take him!

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BIBLE323
Jul 10, 2011

This class was only my second "upper level" Bible class at Liberty. I was nervous to take his class after reading some of these reviews (most likely by slacker students) but I can honestly say I looked forward to his class almost every day. Croteau (Crow-Toe) knows his stuff and was cool to talk too.I look forward to taking his class again!

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NT101
Grade: B+
May 13, 2022
Would take again

I learned alot. He has an awesome family. I will definitely take another class with him.

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ACTS364
Grade: A-
May 13, 2022
Would take again

Worth the class.

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