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Quality4.3
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Would Retake97
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What Students Say
“Avoid this man at all costs”
PSYCH - 1.0 rating“I demanded my money back - and got it”
PY201 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
(1)PY232
4.0
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4.0
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PY251
5.0
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Reviews (96)
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I demanded my money back - and got it. Worst prof. imaginable.
He will make you work but is a good professor.
He rambles on about the strangest stuff that itsn't even relevant.
if you enjoy memorizing 18 pages of notes per test (verbatim!) take his class
This guy hates teaching, people, and anything else.real hostile.horrible dude
Horrible Speaker.One day,he said "and so forth" 65times in one hour.
Another crappy teacher that noone will do anything about. He wants you to fail.
the fact that the college keeps him on staff is immoral; he is the worst!!!!!!!!
he is very opinionated and doesn't teach you anything, he is horrible don't take
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Worst teacher ever. Ask him questions, and he makes you feel stupid
mubles, 60% he talks about nothing to do with py, my gpa is 3.3 and i got a D
this guy makes me sick
very hard to determine where class is headed unclear about tests
I'm amazed to be the only one who liked him, tho he railroads deserving idiots
yeah, 1 out of 20+ like him,makes sense,there's always one fool, he's the worst
Horrid! Don't take
I dropped his class due to unfair treatment of other students
all he does is tell sob stories about his childhood
Good teacher, approachable, will pick out the non-workers in no-time
i almost got kicked out for opening a pop one day and interuppting another story
Worst teacher ever. rambles, unclear, mumbles. avoid this guy!!!
this guy is hot but not good at teaching
I would not recommend anyone to take his class!
I had him for a telecourse,thank God i didn't have to meet him..I still got a D.
Hard to rate because 1 was the lowest rating I could give him
Worst prof I ever had. I learned 0 about psych, but a lot about his opinions.
I've never had a worse prof...how I even managed a C+, I'll never know
his tests are over material not covered in lecture, and he is weird
worst teacher ever...its a shame that he still has a job
i dropped the corse
myopic, self absorbed, and entirely burnt out. has good intentions tho (shrug)
Awful, awful, awful! What's under his vest??
terrible lectures,bad tests, fuzz balls, quiet, hates americans.
If you're in the minority that supports his B.S. opinions, you'll do just fine
Worst teacher I've had since kindergarden
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VERY opinionated. STUDY his notes exactly as they are and it's possible to pass.
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unreasonably difficult, major hassle, lectures offer very little substance, ETC.
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How is this man still teaching? Drop ASAP!!
He needs to stop talking about his son and start teaching.
He talks too much about himself, and not enough about psychology (and so fourth)
very hard, plus he made me feel horrible about myself, not a nice man
Horrible prof. , he likes himself too much.
I'm without words to describe how bad he is - but I feel it in my soul!
He's the worst teacher I've ever had! He's full of himself!
drop while you can.
Worest Teacher I have ever had, does not communicate well with class or teach th
Unreasonably difficult, unclear, course should be renamed racism101
You might pass if this is your only class this semester
All of you are right!
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I think people need to study more and complain less, Dr. Sims is a good teacher!
smart man, but a horrible teacher,after so long you lose your knack for teaching
Doesn't Speak loud enough, style is out of date, refers to studies from the 70
You can't study enough for this class;no chance to get a fair gradeDO NOT TAKE!!
he was a very unfair and bad teacher
SWITCH OUT!!!!
My Mentor! Best teacher I've ever had! Study hard and you will learn phsy!
Heard scary stories from my friends, however his telecourse was a piece of cake.
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totally off-topic, an article in the GRCC newspaper about his bad teaching
I cannot describe the way I truly feel about this guy without using profanity... so let me just say: AVOID THIS MAN
if you like stories that are unrelated to this topic he is great, his test are your exact notes, did i mention that you will have about 20 pages of notes for a test. Hope you are good at memorization.
I swear if I ever see this man again I will run the other way screaming and crying because he was, and still is the biggest jerk ever. I can't imagine why the man is still around, and hopefully he will be gone. If you have him, honestly just drop.
i was in there for 10 minutes of a 2 hour lecture and thought i entered HELL 101...much credit to the girl who left in the middle of his lecture...if you have him...RUN...fast
always off topic...seemed to like to boast about his life and how he has made impressions on many people never seemed to have anything to do with the class! Always seemed to alienate about 97% of the class
He knows what he speaks of.
Horrible teacher, lectures all hour, spends most of the time off-topic, talking about himself. Tests you on 20 pages of notes and only excepts answers that are exactly how he stated them in class. if you have him, seriously, drop it, its not worth it
Why on Earth does this man want everyones social security number?
This man is living proof that Darwins theory on survival of the fittest is false. Teach that one to your students Doc.
This man has a lot of unconcious issues and he projects them onto his students.
He needs to calm down and realize that he isn't a god
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HORRIBLE TEACHER. This man should quit teaching and find something he's good at. "Ohh I teached at this place and that place and this place and blah blah blah" " my granddaughter this and that and blah blah blah" IT'S A PSYCH CLASS
This guy is an great example of someone who really knows pysch but has no idea how to teach. If you get him drop. GRCC has some really exellent pysch profs, MR. sims is not one of them
Thank god the man retired.
Smart man, but does not belong in a classroom. He just plain sucks at being a teacher.
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Smart man, knows his stuff, fun to listen to, take notes and pass. However, he should invest in a new shirt (wore the same one everyday, both semesters i had him).
I can't believe he came back! I can't believe they let him back! RUN AWAY....Even if you think this site is nonsense and students exaggerate...RUN AWAY!!!!!!!
Buy the book and don't use it because he teaches from real world examples (his world). pointless class. if not psych. major than go for it, otherwise no way.
Why did he come back? i thought he was gone for good? what happend to his retiring? anybody know? i have never had this man for a teacher thank goodness! but i have heard HORROR STORIES ABOUT THIS MAN!!!! so what is the scoop? someone
if you take his class it better be telecourse.
Dr. Sims is by far the worst teacher I've ever had. Like mostof you said, extememly inteligent, but horrible teacher. I found the hardest part of that class was figuring out what the hell he was talking about. Oh and by the way...is that thing on your head hair?
Avoid this man at all costs.
Not a lot of people like him, but I got a lot from his class. People just expect him to teach right out of the book like most professors, but that's why we know how to read! He actually tells a lot of stories that have great meaning, but I guess people have lost interest in professors that are willing to share personal experiences related to ch.psy
I had this guy, he was aweful, I thought he was retired. When I transfered to GVSU the psych student counselor looked at my grades, lots of A's, a few B's, and a C. She asked why the C, I told her it was Dr. Sims, she had worked CC, she wasn't surprised. Guess this guy was never popular, watch out for signs of self harm by CC students.
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Horrible! Psychology is my major and I have a 3.8. I love psy, but he made it horrible. I dropped the class after the first test. I got all the multiple choice correct and failed the essay questions. He was very unclear and confusing. His stories have nothing to do with psychology. There are some awesome psy. profs. there, don’t take him!
This guy was a mess way back in 1987. People lined up trying to get rid of him. The worst prof. I had in 9 yrs. of college and I can't believe he is still there.
Dr. Sims teaches the secret to success in college:know what the professor wants, and give it to him. Dr Sims tells you what he expects: be resprectful, take good notes,and reproduce the information on exams. He has an increadible amount of knowledge and life experience that is passed on in his lectures...if you take the time to listen.
This is one of the nice sociology professors. Very nice and very helpful if you just show up and do your homework, pay attention in class. I have a learning disability and he worked with me, I got a B- in the class. The bad reviews must have not showed up for class or been sleeping.
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.42 avg changeRatings by Course
ABNPSY
5.0
(1)ABNPYSCH
5.0
(1)SO260
5.0
(1)PY232
4.0
(2)PSY113
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
PY251
5.0
PY303
5.0
SOC
5.0
PSY
5.0
PYS
5.0