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good lectures, interesting and personable

very good prof. his lectures are very interesting.

Great prof!

excellent prof, very clear and interesting. he knows what he's talking about..!

He's the best prof... if you see a class he's teaching take it

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great prof, made class fun and aint a bad bball player

Best prof ever!!!

excellent prof..!! every single lecture is intereting and valuable..!

lectures were very well organized and interesting

perfect teaching abilitiesalways in good mood

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excellent prof, but a bad TA

if all professors are like him, then every class will be fun and interesting..!

Very well organized, lectures are easy to follow, best prof I ever had

Great prof. Entertaining, funny and educational.

he's da BESTest prof i ever had! excellent lectures too!!

Best prof I've ever had!!

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definatley wish there were more profs around like him!!!!

GREAT, GREAT PROF!

Dope class... extremely fun and interesting class. Totally recommend this class to anyone.

Always get my attention during his lecture!

well, i think he's hot at his age! =) one of the best profs i've ever had

funny, interesting prof who makes the material fun & accessible; very caring & enthusiastic re: education

one of the best profs I've had..passionate, enthusiastic, fun prof! :)

One of the best professors I've ever had, he really wants his students to learn and so he tires to make it fun for them.

very clear lectures. not one of those who prides himself on failing students. always eager to help students, and cute too.

If you are in biology, you will understand when I say this prof. is one of the best profs there is.

Jeff is easily one of the best profs I have ever had. Knows the material very well and explains it so it's easy to understand. Helpful that he posts the lecture notes prior to lecture so you can listen without having to worry about writing everything!

Great professor. Knows his material well and organizes his lectures well. The exams are multiple choice but the questions could be considered to be pretty difficult and the weighting is 1 question=1%.

VERY intelligent professor! Organized, witty, and has an exceptional ability to pull out a quote for every occassion. Encouraged discussion and made info interesting. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!

his exams are relatively easy compare to any other courses. his exams are mainly focused on lecture. so you have to be prepared to write down everything he said in lecture. coz' some questions can be lint picking of what he said...

really nice and funny teacher. good clear lectures, however his marker system is different from other teachers. to get an A in his course you need 92%.

Great lecturer,easy to listen to and knows how to make information relevant. Easily one of the best.

Fair professor. Tried very hard to make the course easy to understand for his students. He obviously enjoys teaching. A bit boring sometimes, but everyone in my class liked him. Very fair on tests.

Nice prof, notes are organized. His test focuses mainly on lecture and lecture notes.

Very organized and easy going prof. Lectures are fun, not boring at all !

organized lectures but kind of boring unless you're really interested in educ psyc. he posts his notes up on the web so you don't have to go all the time. exams are m/c q's & you only need to study off his notes for that.

Very clear, real, relevant. Great prof.

loved the class loved his method. Print out the notes before class, he lectures and you fill in more info to the notes. Didnt even need the text, altho helped with essays. Easy exams, simple grade breakdown, easy to pull up gpa!

very charismatic man, very interesting and easy course. I highly recommend it.

Fantastic prof, interesting lectures. He's a very good teacher and makes the material easy to learn. A+'s were common.

He is an excellent professor and knows a lot of useful information. He is really kind and approachable as well.

Great teacher with a sense of humour.

One of the best public speakers that you'll have the chance to hear at SFU. His lectures are enjoyable - insightful and inspiring for students aspiring to become teachers (a great role model!). He has a lot of experience in this field. Would not mind taking 5 courses with this prof! Highly recommended class and prof! Best of luck to you all!

VERY insightful and extremely fair. Course is not graded on a curve so what you get is actually what you get. He also adds little experiments related to each letter to keep everyone engaged... not saying that he has to.

Sugarman's awesome. He doesn't fiddle around with the marks, so everyone gets the same treatment. He records his lectures and posts the lecture notes, making it very easy to follow along with the material. I WAS, however, surprised he seems to like multiple-choice questions. If you're more of an essay type of person, he may not be for you.

very helpful and genuine!

Really funny. Great lecturer. Provides notes and has tons of anecdotes to share that makes the material meaningful and interesting.

Very organized and prepared for class. Charismatic, engaging speaker. I have rather strong views about some of the material, but no problems with him as a prof.

Very cheerful, laid-back, humourous, clear and fun

Sugarman Sugarman what can I say? His marking system is defintely akward but his lecture is too hilarious. He makes lectures unboring and fun and is very helpful when you need help. I would recommend people to take this course but you have to be committed and interested or else you'll fall behind pretty fast.

Hard marking scheme but lectures are interesting and fun

AWESOME PROF!!! He makes it really easy to get a good grade, and treats students with respect. He doesn't dumb things down, and his advice is based solidly in experience. Highly recommend his course!!!

He's okay. Not the most inspiring prof, but I wouldn't avoid taking a course with him. His marking scheme is a little tougher than standard, but if you put in the effort you can achieve a good grade.

I just loved Sugarman! He was interesting, clearly passionate about education and psychology, and very helpful during office hours. His exams were fair if you attended class and did the readings, and I actually enjoyed writing the essays in his class. Plus, he's pretty attractive!

This course was the most challenging education course that I have taken so far at SFU. He is very passionate about the subject. Although it is not one of the easy and relaxing course, it is always good to chellenge yourself!

He is an amazing lecturer. His multiple choice tests were very fair. The people who complain about them likely didn't study, as most of the class assumed the tests were going to be very easy. He made the material very applicable and interesting. Somehow managed to time every lecture perfectly for the hour we had, which I appreciate!!

Wonderful teacher! Obviously if you dont come to class or pay attention you wont do well but he was very engaging and really made his points clear. Definitely would take another one of his courses.

EDU 327 is a philo+education+psych. He aims high for students; hard marker but last assign is open topic essay so it's good. He is passionate, respect students, cute but 327 is very difficult compare to 220. Very intellectual teacher really enjoy.

great prof. he knows what he is talking about and he expect you to too. great lectures. can't miss one class coz the midterms and finals are based mainly on class notes. quite heavy work load: 2 papers (non research 6 pages think paper) , 1 midterm, 1 final

Two papers are worth 40% of your grade, and it literally depends on your TA. My TA gave me 70% on my papers when I've been getting consistent A's in my 400 level courses. The average on the exams are near 60%-65%. A+s are not common as no one ever got a perfect mark on the exams.

2 papers, 1 midterm and 1 final. midterm and finals are easy all MC. 2 papers' marks depend on the TA. The first one I screwed up. But i did pretty well on the second one. Textbook is helpful for extra infos, but mainly study his notes will ace you through the exams. recommend teacher, tho i zoomed out some time in his class.

Compassionate about the course, but midterms and final is too hard. His TA's were brutal, EXTREMELY hard markers. Avoid him if you can.

A little intimidating at first but this prof is passionate about what he does. You won't look at your "self" the same way ever again... guaranteed!

Knows his stuff and as long as you pay attention take notes and ask him questions about stuff you're not sure about you'll be fine. He's super passionate and intellectual about the course and when you do well in the course it's highly rewarding cause it can be challenging.

Please don't shy away from a challenge with this course. As a psych major it was one of the few education courses that really kept me challeneged and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend Sugarman, not only does he keep things interesting but he is passionate about the material and very knowledgeable. Great class/great guy all around!!

Wonderful, dynamic, passionate professor. Think paper's were hard and time consuming. there are 2 of them! great guy. great teacher!

I found this proff to be insightful, thoughtful, and highly organized. If you took your time the outline gave you plenty of hints for how to outline your writing assignments. Demanding, but not unmanageable. Information that one really should have when going into counselling. If one has trouble with higher level thinking, this is not your course.

Lots of reading and assignments but he makes things super interesting.

Sugarman is the best prof I have ever had in my 4 years of University. There is a lot of reading each week which is very necessary because the class is almost all discussion. But he takes the time to make sure everyone understands the concepts thoroughly. Take good notes of the discussions and you will ace the assignments.

Lectures were interesting. Midterm and final were straightforward; however, the thinking papers can be quite difficult for those who are not familiar with writing these kinds of papers.

His lectures are wonderful and eye opening. Voice is clear, never confusing. Midterm and Final are all multiple choice ( on the lecture and textbook). There is a lot of reading and info to memorize ( many theories). There are 2 papers to write ( they were okay for me, based on the textbook). Overall, understand and read the textbook.

Jeff was a great professor! I really enjoyed the information he brought to the course, and appreciated his knowledge. He is very passionate about this subject and this shows with how prepared he is. The course is quite difficult that is SO much reading! You need to read an average of three articles, we mandatory summaries do every class.

Jeff is a wonderful professor. He is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the stuff he teaches. Definitely intelligent. If you really love to write like me, I really do recommend taking 327. It's not as hard as people think, and the essays are challenging but they are doable. Come on y'all, we're university students! Suck it up!

His lectures are amazing and I would definitely take another class with him again! His exams are all MC and you will do fine if you just study his notes in the lecture slides. The two papers we had to write weren't too bad, but the first one is harder than the second one.

Sugarman is an amazing professor. He is a hard marker but the course content is very interesting- if you engage in lecture and read the articles you will be just fine. This course opened my eyes to so many new ideas and perspectives, if you want to go into education I would very much recommend it!

Lectures weren't necessary to go to. I just read the textbook and was good to go. Assignments and final exam were pretty straight forward and easy depending on your TA. Would take another course from Jeff!

Exams are very fair and easy if you study his slides as he also states in class. The 2 assignments are kinda awkward, the instructions and formats of how they're supposed to be written aren't that clear or specified so there's a lot of grey area for you to lose marks in. He tries to make the class interesting but overall he's pretty good.

Super nice prof! There are quite a few readings for this course (2-3 per class) and weekly summaries for those readings followed by group, then class discussions on them. My advise would be to take detailed notes of the class discussion (having a laptop helps), especially of what Sugarman says about each article, this will help a lot for the papers

Jeff's lectures are interesting and his exams are all multiple choice. You need to know the textbook and readings to do well. The format of his first paper was a bit confusing, but still very easy course with a good TA. Good idea to take notes in class as the slides that he posts are very brief.

Lectures were packed with information but enjoyable, Dr. Sugarman is great at engaging the class even in a large lecture setting. Textbook reading is a necessity, the midterm and final are solely multiple choice and you will not pass with only attending lectures. The tests are daunting, worth a lot with not a lot of questions so be sure to review.

By far the best course I've taken at SFU with the best prof. This course dismantled so many of my beliefs and made me question my understanding of the world. Sugarman is so well researched, intelligent, and passionate about what he teaches. Not an easy course, but so well worth it. Really makes you question 'common sense' policies in education.

Great prof. You need to complete the readings before class and attend lectures. His class definitely has changed my perspective on a lot of the things in Education and the material is really interesting, you can tell he is passionate about this course. The assignments not that bad, if you go to class and listen and take notes, assignments are easy

Sugarman is a very specific prof who knows his content and expects students' to put in the work to do well. However, he is extremely fair and recognizes effort. Make sure to acknowledge and apply his feedback and it is possible to ace the class!! Readings and attendance are crucial as Sugarman clarifies and explains the content. I Recommend!

Sugarman has very clear expectations for what he wants in his papers. In order to do well, you must read every reading and take notes of EVERYTHING he says in the lectures. If you miss a lecture and don't get the notes from someone else you won't pass. If you apply his feedback and cite his arguments in your papers, you will do well.

One of the best education courses Ive taken at SFU!! Although some of the concepts are complex, Sugarman explains the course ideas very well and his lectures are super helpful. I recommend taking detailed notes of his lectures, which will be very helpful for writing papers. Also, there are many group and class discussions, which I really enjoyed!

Best class Ive taken. Sugarman is a great teacher. But you need to do the readings before class and be prepared to discuss them, and you need to listen to his explanations. His expectations are clear and hes very approachable. But this is not a typical easy A education course. Its more like a psych course.

Sugarman was one of the most well-spoken professors I've had at SFU. Although 327 was not an easy class, I think it was one of my favorites. Ask lots of questions and be prepared to apply his feedback to improve your writing. Loved taking this class with Sugarman, highly recommend!!

Jeff is a great teacher, but he has high expectations. It feels like a genuine accomplishment when you get praise from him. He's passionate about education and it shows in both the material and in how he teaches. Critical engagement with the material is a must -- he doesn't want you to regurgitate ideas, he wants you to think.

One of the best profs at SFU. Is extremely passionate and knowledgeable. His lectures are insanely interesting and eye-opening. Definitely recommend!

Loved this class! First class in my undergrad degree that I never skipped a class. He is very engaging and personable. Makes some funny jokes too. The course itself is challenging but worth it. Its very rewarding seeing a great grade on my writing assignments

I don't recommend this class if it's not required/if you're a slow reader like I am. 3 readings/week ~13-20+ pages each. You'll do well if you write detailed notes of what he says in lecture. Doesn't provide a rubric and gives negative feedback (sometimes personal) but it's because he has very HIGH expectations and wants students to succeed.

Jeff made every lecture pretty engaging and fun to listen to. I think it is important to be present for each class, because I think you won't get the full experience of the class otherwise! He is a hard marker tho but he gives a lotta feedback for your assignments. Overall a worthwhile class to take!

Reflecing back on my time as an undergad, Sugarman was possibly the best professor I've ever had. Do you listen to someone speak and are just in awe of how bright they are? That was my experience with Sugarman. Incredible speaker and possess profound knowledge. If you are looking for an easy class look ELSEWHERE. He will challenge you.