rude, arrogant, very unhelpful, has office hours but keeps his door shut

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He doesn't know how to teach. I learned nothing from him - if you want to teach yourself Economics, then take his class, and be prepared to learn everything on your own, straight from the text book. Otherwise, run the other way!!! He was AWFUL!!

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The opportunity cost of taking this class is that you will learn nothing about economics. Teaching is an unpleasant disruption to his day.I know why he's here, though; the old saying "those who can't, teach" applies.

Arrogant, unclear, inflexible, and totally in love with the sound of his own voice. Sets students up to fail rather than to succeed. Avoid this professor.

If I could fake my own death to get out of this class I would do that. This class almost causes me to go into a coma. Holiday comming up? Expect him to try and make double back to back classes to you dont miss his leasons. AVOID!!!

Avoid at all costs. His terrible teaching skills make this class twice as hard as it should be. Rediculous tests, boring lectures. Weekly quiz as well. Worst teacher I've had so far at Hofstra; was not friendly during his office hours either. Take my advice -- Stay away from him

he is boring! doesnt explain well... its an interesting topic but he completely kills it... tests are hard and on way too many things to remember

I usually dont post bad things about professors however i did not like his teaching style. He knows his stuff but need to be more lively. Hard class

Worst Professor Ever!!!!!!! sorry we dont all worship Mr. Colander and his precious textbook but were not all surrounding out entire lives with economics!! His extra credits are nearly impossible his powerpoints are over 100 slides long and he expects you to memorize EVERYTHING!!

if he is the only available option , you are better off waiting for the next semester. slides go at bullet speeds in class so its difficult to take notes, he treats it as though people have taken it before an know exactly whats going on, alot of blank faces in that class. would not wish that course on anyone

i never go out of my way to rate a professor but i feel i should warn other students, run! run in the opposite direction, you will be treated like this is the only class that matters, a lot of reading, plenty of quiz and test. you are better off waiting for a better professor. i felt like i was in an advance course

Absolutely not the best professor ever. Majority of the quizzes is based on current news instead of what we learned. If youre someone who dont read the newspaper daily dont expect to get an A in that class. I had it as the very first class of college and its constantly giving me thoughts on transferring. Would not recommend at all.

His class will make your bored to tears. He gives an abundance of homework and he goes through the slides so fast in his lectures that it is impossible to take notes. He gives quizzes and exams on current economic events and not on anything you learn in the actual class. I would 100% recommend another professor if you have the option.

He has very long boring lectures and moves through them very quickly and has test that are completely different from the slides, provides exam review with 100+ slides with no clear guidance on what to study so I would recommend NOT TO TAKE HIS COURSE!!

BORING!!!! Even If he made the class interesting you would not be able to take away anything from it. No computers for note taking but teaches/talks very very fast. Refused to help when asked. Even scholar students will fail his tests. JUST DONT DO IT!

I wouldn't go out of my way to rate a professor. It is very clear he cares about the class but he is not clear with anything he mentions. He speeds through about 40 slides each class. You can study everything he suggests but you still won't do well on tests/quizzes. DO NOT take this class if you haven't already learned everything about economics.

Defreitas was the WORST professor Ive ever taken. Hes incredibly hard to understand and just drones on during lectures. His exams are impossible to study for (and he gives no study guides) and youll be lost if you miss even ONE class. Never, never take him if you have the option of LITERALLY anyone else.

I should start out with the only positive... all quizzes and tests get nicely curved (especially if you do really bad). Although DeFritas is very passionate about macro, he does not teach the course and is very unclear on the material. He will not tell you what you need to know for the exams and makes them very hard. His HW is also long & tedious!!

Please avoid this teacher at all costs. Never in my life has a teacher been so bad at explaining a curriculum. Pop quizzes eevry other week. Expects you to already know all of the materials/ terms for economics.

His discssion boards are tedious and he never teaches students anything. He thinks everyone memorized the textbook.

He cannot teach anything. Must memorize and then some because you need to have an eco background for his way of teaching.

AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS YOU WILL LEARN NOTHING THEN FAIL!!

Cons Bi-weekly pop quizzes, discussion posts are long and tedious, lectures are boring and very non-informative, very textbook heavy and asks questions directly from the textbook, never answers questions clearly. Pros Very generous curves (usually a letter grade bump), attendance alone is 15% of your grade, he will help during an exam

Don't do it if you actually want to learn about economics because he will ruin your experience. Weekly discussions that are far too impossible to complete, weekly quizzes after each topic, and you need to know the topics before discussing them, which is very inconvenient especially since it was my first semester.

Entire class is just slides that aren't helpful at all tbh. Prepare to read the whole textbook and for him not to teach you anything. Exams are difficult and are only based on the textbook. Prof is alright, just reads off the slides the whole time and CANT TEACH. He gives no useful feedback- be prepared to not learn anything.

He's one of those professors who thinks his class is the only class you need to graduate. Pop quizzes every other class that are legit impossible to complete, no clear structure to his lectures, and barely anybody did well on his exams. You ABSOLUTELY have to study every night or you won't pass but even if you do study, you may not pass.

He is a very nice guy and gives extra credit, but he gives no feedback on what the tests will be on and the tests are usually 20-21 questions. He says to study powerpoint and textbook which is a lot of stuff to memorize especially if you are new to eco. Doesn't really teach effectively catering to those who are newer to the subject.

For someone new to economics, it almost felt as if I needed to have preexisting knowledge prior to taking this course, even though it was an introductory class. The lectures and presentations were very long and a lot of material, so if you don't look things over or study (especially in the textbook!!), it will be very difficult. Somehow got a B.

Horrendous time in this guys class. Acts as if students have studied economics for their entire life meanwhile it is an entry level class. Quizzes are 10 questions based on over 100 slides of notes which are explained as fast as possible and never gone over again after that. Take any other class.

ruined my college experience

omg if you don't have prior knowledge of economics DO NOT take him .. he is a nice guy, but his class is so boring i zone out every second. his class is just slides and is extremely boring and its hard to pass

OMG please do not take. His class is extremely difficult, especially if you are taking economics for the first time ever. Exams are very difficult and don't reflect what was learned in class. Trying to understand what he is lecturing about would make you go crazy. Take anybody else.