He is the worst professor.

By far the worst professor I've ever had. Rude, insulting, impossible to follow

hard to follow, unorganized, and rude.

worst professor I ever had, but the only one who teaches this course, and it's required for majors

this was the WORST professor i have had at usm. avoid this prof. extremely dull

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This is the worst professor I have ever encountered. He was rude and very unclear. In order to do well in his class you have to read the text and teach yourself because you wont take anything away from his lectures, he is out there.

What a rude man. He has obviously lost his passion for both his primary subject and teaching in general. He seems to be taking advantage of the fact that he is tenured and can get away with being rude and unhelpful. I am glad that that class is over.

One of the worst teachers I have ever had. Very boring!!!

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He needs to retire. He is inappropriate and rude. This kind of person should not be allowed to teach. I am sure he once had passion, but I cannot possibly imagine it. He is apathetic and incompetent.

Very interesting material, but professor seems to note enjoy teaching anymore. I was afraid to even ask a question in class. Just read the books and take good notes. Do not ask questions in his class and agree with everything he says to do fine!

AHHHHHHHHH! This is not a man you want to ****off. You can make it through the course if you read the chapters -- take all chapter quizes and make it is crucial to attend the class before an exam. Otherwise, avoid this man at all costs.

horrible!!!!!!!!!!

This was the worst teacher I ever had! Due to his own circumstance we had one final at the end of the semester covering all of the material for the whole semester....most of us failed, and that was the only grade! Try to avoid this guy!

Hes horrible...thats all you need to know

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES!! the tests are over nothing he talks about in class. It pointless to go! I failed because I couldn't stand going to this class, there just seemed to be no point. First class he made it out like it was going to be easy and fun but NO!! TOTALY SUCKED!!!!!

HORRIBLE TEACHER! Inconsistencies between what he teaches and what he quizzes on, doesn't even know the answers to his tests when you question him, rude and demeaning to students, dissheveled and late to class, TAKE THIS CLASS AT UNE!

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He's TERRIBLE! The lectures are in no way organized. The weekly exams have nothing to do with the lectures they come straight from the book. The exams aren't bad if you study. He also lets you know ahead of time what will be on them. and he is really DULL. Also he's not much help. Not a great class

Horrible teacher. Lectures had nothing to do with book, or psych at all for that matter. He gave us 3rd edition tests with a 4th edition book and said it shouldn't matter. Avoid this teacher at all costs.

he is not helpful at all. he is also very uncear in his lectures.

Worst teacher I have had to date. He comes into class very disorganized, asking us what we are supposed to be doing, even on an exam day! He goes off into extreme tangents and is oblivious that everyone in class is looking at each other in extreme confusion.

HORRIBLE! Teacher does not clarify or even teach you the material. Says he tests you from the book but the book material can be confusing and the quizes are badly written. Fellow psychology advisors avise against taking his learning class and advise you to take it at a different college.

HORRIBLE!!! Very unclear, does not care about the students and i think he hates life itself. I asked if it would be possible to find out my grade on my final exam and he basically told me about 7 things I would have to do "and maybe he would think abo

I have to agree...he made my experience a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. every day.

He's is an awful **** teacher, who is very **** and can not answer any questions. He thinks he is always correct, even when he makes no sense.

HE NEEDS TO RETIRE. I think this class is worse then Methods with Broida BY FAR. Hes boring, unclear, rude, disrespectful, uncaring....

VERY BORING. He is a bright guy but he has no lecturing skills. just do the quizzes and the reading and you'll be fine.

The worst class i have ever taken. The name and discription are decieving. He is the worst teacher i have ever had as well. Hates teaching period and i spent the semester trying to teach myself the material. He is also impossible to get a hold of when you have a question. He needs to retire or be fired!

He was horrible twenty years ago and remains terrible today. Keep away from his class and take his required courses at another school over the summer and transfer them in. This man is resting on his tenure. There is no chnage here and he will bully and not provide basic education.

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I hate this guy. He is sooo mean. He made a girl in class cry the other day, just because she attempted to ask him a question. I tried to ask him a question about a test and couldn't even finish the question because he just stared at me with a blank face and shook his head without even hearing what i had to say. I WOULD QUIT before seein him again!

He is perhaps the most boring man on the face of the earth. He is unclear as to his expatations and often talks above the students heads. No wonder half the class would leave during the break. I was tempted on more than one occasion to do so. DON'T Take him if you can avoid it.

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his lectures are a waste of 2 and half hours because he doesn't explain things thoroughly, i doubt he knows what he's talking about anymore, and his lectures also are not at all usefull to study. He seriously needs to retire...

Absolutely the WORST professor I have ever had. Lectures are total BS, doesn't know anything about psychology, forces his opinion on everyone. Most classes consisted of him arguing with students. He hardly passes back any exams so u don't know where u stand throughout the semester, has no email, impossible to communicate with. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS

Where do I start .. I'll preface this by saying NEVER TAKE A CLASS WITH THIS MAN! I only signed up on this site to tell everyone what a horrible teacher he is. He never responds to emails or answers his phone. Today he cancelled class w/o telling anyone. He drones on about things that have NOTHING to do with our homework. This class is a waste.

This professor should be fired. He is the most uncaring man at USM. He will not answer emails or return phone calls. I attended only 4 lectures and still received an A. Only because his tests come straight from the book. Read the book, and avoid the lectures.

I took this class out if interest and have a 3.5 GPA, but failed this class. He often became irate with students for no apparent reason and did not seem passionate about this class. Gave endless amounts of quizzes, so if you are not into quizzes, this class is not for you.

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20 years ago, I quit my major in Psych because I couldn't take a required course with this teacher. I thought he had an alcohol problem then; his behavior was so erratic . Apparently he is still the same - rude, depressed and abusive to students.

It is clear that he hates teaching. He has no patience for students, inside or outside of class. Gets defensive when you ask questions. It really sucks that he is the only person that teaches this class. My advice... read the book... because you won't learn anything from him!

This professor is absolutely the worst I have had while at USM. He is rude and arrogant,he even went as far to make fun of a student when she went to the bathroom. He doesn't respond to e-mails, I tried to visit him during his posted office hours on several occasions and he was never there! Avoid at all costs!

half the time he just said the same exact thing for two hours 20 different ways. i learned everything from the book for that class, didnt go except to take quizzes and tests and passed

Horrible Professor. Everyone in my class disliked him. Most disrespectful teacher i've ever met. None of the material he lectures on is relevant to any of the exams or quizzes.

He has the worst ratings on here of any Professor at USM, and with good reason. This class was incredibly disappointing to me because I love Psychology and the content could be interesting if done right. He does not enjoy teaching and rants about the incompetency of students regularly. I am a straight A student and studied harder for this course

He is a terrible teacher. Never in all my years have I failed a class that I've put so much effort into.AVOID AT ALL COST.Never again will I take a class like this at USM, it was terrible.It's obvious he hates what he's doing.Always late to class, never lectures on anything relevant to the book.Rude, egotistical, terrible terrible teacher.

I am coming back to college after 20 years and have taken 4 years of college right out of high school and have to say this professor is the utmost WORST professor I have ever had! He does not interact with students-looks at the ceiling, and gets frustrated and angry very quickly. He doesnt teach, he just says if you can read you can learn! HORRID

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He is a very useless teacher, he does not care for his students and is rude. I am currently in this class and trying as hard as I possibly can do succeed and nothing is working. The lectures are pointless, and the quizzes are hard. TAKE BROIDA!

He is by far the worst professor or teacher I have ever had. The only point of showing up to the lectures is to take the in-class quizzes. He does not teach or cover 99 percent of the material covered in the textbook. He is not personable and will not help you outside of class. He should NOT be teaching! He ruined psychology for me.

This teacher is hands down one of the worst I've ever had. He continually talks down to students, is extrmemly condencending and biased. He begins his lectures well, and are easy to follow. aby the end of the class the white board looks like the writing of a unmedicated schizophrenic. The tests are straight out of the text, lectures are pointless.

Dr. Syts may have been a good professor in his hay day... but that was upwards of 30 years ago. I also had him for Psy101. I don't think I can describe how bad he is in 350 characters or less. 1 star ratings are too high. Only take him if it is absolutely necessary. Lecture material is irrelevant. Quizzes and exams are straight from the book.

Worst teacher ever. His lectures are totally irrelevant to the tests/quizzes. He is SO mean to students with questions, constantly putting them down in class. Tests/quizzes are ONLY on the book. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM IF YOU CAN AVOID IT!

Where do I even start? This professor was rarely on time, his lectures made no sense, were impossible to follow and had nothing to do with what was being tested. He was flat out mean to students who tried to discuss things and rarely knew what he was suppose to be collecting or handing out for any given class period. Avoid at all costs!

Donald Sytsma was the worst professor I've ever had. His lectures are really incoherent, and his use of the whiteboard doesn't help whatsoever. He writes purely in Mechner notation (hardly explaining what the symbols meant), and he rarely answers questions. When he does answer questions, he is usually rudecondescending. Try to avoid!

Quiz every class, all work only based off of the book. If you do not teach yourself you will not pass. His lectures have nothing to do with exams or quizzes, they are pointless. Wish I could give him a zero stars.

What he teaches has nothing to do with what he quizzes and tests on but he coerces you into showing by having take home tests and in class quizzes. Yells at students. You should just have to read the book and pass but he makes you show up to his lectures that have nothing to do with anything you need to know.

I am a very active participant when it comes to classes. He dissuades you from wanting to do that. The lectures are long, incoherent and have nothing to do with what you are reading. My advice is to read the textbook, study the many quizzes he gives you for the exams and sit in the back and do homework for other classes.

Honestly one of the worst professors I have ever had. His lectures were incoherent and did not match up to what the assigned readings were at all. In a whole semester we barely got past the anatomy of the eye, did not learn any psychology. The only good thing I can say about him is that he let our class out over an hour early every time.

Completely rude and inconsiderate of student's success. Always whined about something. Lectures did not go along with readings at ALL. Definitely had to depend on teaching yourself. Quiz questions were very specific: like "What did it say in the margin on page 356?" so unless you have a great memory; awful. Ruined psychology. I recom. Stevenson.

Wasn't a difficult class. Easy to pass if you read the chapters. All exams and quizzes are multiple choice, and straight from the book. Classes are a waste, but you have to go to take the quizzes at the end. He rambles about irrelevant things, doesn't even touch topics that we're supposed to be learning. Also rude to students.

Without a doubt, the worst professor I have ever had. Each class, he lectures about historical figures in psychology for an hour and half in a boring monotone. After each lecture, there is a quiz. Nothing on the quiz correlates with his lecture, its all from the textbook. Extremely difficult, unhelpful, unpleasant. Switch professors ASAP.

Might wanna find another professor if you need this class.

Worst Professor. I am beyond upset that USM continues to allow such a professor. He brings down the entire department. There's a reason why people leave the Psychology Department, and this old tenured dinosaur is why. He hasn't even published in years, and he does not keep up on current science. Stuck in the 70's where women belong at home.