Good teacher, but he is difficult.

He's tough, but fair. You will have to study a lot to get a reasonable grade.

The class could be boring and was hard, but he's a good professor.

Pompous and anally-retentive

Don't wear strong perfume or after-shave - he'll make you leave the class

You have to work to do well. He can be obnoxious, pompous and anal - but fair

He's tough but fair. WHAT A STUD!!!

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review sheets have all info needed to do well, how much clarity do you need?

very fair- clear about expectations

Knowledgeable, not the most exciting but good professor & fair grader

He is clear in expectations. If you study and attend class you will do well. I enjoyed his sense of humor. Allows students to drop lowest grade or not have to take the final which was nice. He was helpful when it came to making up exam, due to illness.

he might come dry, but he seems to have a dry sense of humor anyway, which I enjoyed. if you want a professor that will jump through hoops to amuse and assist you, avoid him. but if you want to be challenged to learn, he is a good professor.

I never heard anything mean come from his mouth, and I am female. Very helpful. Class was profitable. He has a dry sense of humor. I see nothing wrong with that.

Very clear with points. Lectures flow smoothly with extremely interesting info. There is a lot to know, but very do-able. Listens to others view points. Has great bonus problems on tests. The world should take his classes.

Very interesting if not a bit dry from time to time. If you ever want to not take notes for a day, just bring up sea kayaking on Schoodic Point. You'll see what I mean.

I enjoyed having professor Farthing as an instructor. He had a very dry humor that was amusing. Liked in-class discussions, and talks about pot alot when referring to research studies, I would reccomend a night class with him once a week. Tests were easy, all multiple choice!

I thought he was very intelligent and fair. Evolutionary psych is a hard concept, yet he makes it interesting. Do the work, and you'll get a good grade. Study guides are lengthy, but very useful! If you're into actually learning a subject.. take a course from him.

mr. Farthing is a great teacher. he outlines his class very well. his tests are fair and accurate. i think most students don't understand his humor because they are dumb. i had the opportunity to take a class were he was a student. he is a humble, intelligent, and humurous person. he deserves far more respect than these clearly immature students.

BORING CLASS! Farthing is funny every once in a while. as long as you show up and take good notes, the tests are easy to study for. He comes off kind of arrogant.

He is an excellent teacher. Believe it or not, if you actually GO TO CLASS and take notes AND study you will do great in his class! He is extremely clear when presenting information in class. He speaks loudly and clearly and will tell you everything you need to know for tests. There are no tricks here. AWESOME TEACHER- to the point, no BS.

He is very opinionated, and bias in some areas which can be offensive. However, overall he does as much as he can to prepare students for exams. Attendance helps very much in his classes and it takes work to get a good grade.

I dont understand why everyone has given him such poor ratings...i thought he wass a great teacher and i learned a lot. He also gave us lots of chances for extra credit, so maybe if you got a bad grade you should blame yourself and lack of effot

I enjoyed this class. I found his lectures to be both informative and entertaining, he can be quite funny at times. I got a high B without using the textbook at all and barely studying. A decent grade is very achievable as long as you have an at least average IQ and aren't incredibly nit-picky yourself. I didn't have any problems with him.

I thought GDub was a great professor! His teaching technique forces students to actually use their brains and study... that is why his ratings are so low. Everybody gives high ratings to professors that just hand out an A. I learned more in his evolutionary psychology class, than in any other class at UMaine. Props to GW Farthing.

There was alot of information that needed to be retained to do well in this class but if you do the study guide questions as he gives them to you (and start doing them before the night of the exam) you will do pretty well in his class.

Interesting lectures. Gave informative study guides for exam preperation. This professor is a much better teacher than people give him credit for!!

This guy is a great proffesor, knows his stuff. Class meetings are always interesting and worth attending. People that are whining about this guy definitely did not try in his class, all you need to do is read the assigned chapters, take notes and study a bit for a good grade. He gives exam study guides and does reviews that make exams easy!

Professor Farthing is a very intelligent man and I love that he doesn't teach from the book all the time. He incorporates his own research, his own experiences and interesting videos in his lectures. This course is easy, but you do have to attend class. His test questions are taken directly, word for word off the handouts he gives in class.

Dr. Farthing is the quintessential college professor. He does not spoon-feed his students. If you want to do well in his classes you actually have to study and show up. Yes, he's old school. Which means he has seen every kind of lazy student there is, so don't try that here. If you don't do the work, don't trash the prof here. That's just spiteful.