A very intelligent man but a horrible professor. He lacks the skills needed to convey a concept or explain a personal thought. He will stretch 15 minutes of lecture into an hour and a half.

He is the worst teacher in the world. He doesnt stand still...and he can never answer a question clearly. He assumes you are supposed to know everything...but you really dont. I would definitly have to say...never take this guy, and if you end up getting stuck with him..drop him ASAP

terrible at explaining anything and irritating to listen to

Very passionate about many fields of geography, however, does assume(even at intro level)that you already know it, even if you have been out of school for 30+ years. Made ref to some questions as being "2nd grade info" ...grades on curve due to avg. gds being well into failure range...needs to stick to one dicipline...

Just able to get a c-. Hard tests, gives you a study guide that doesn't help for any tests. Only 3 grades for class.

TERRIBLE TEACHER

Horrible little man. Awful teacher, don't understand a thing he talks about. Best strategy: tune him out (I got away with headphones once!) and read the textbook. Doomed for one more section with him this semester, want to throw myself out a window every time he talks. ugh. Run away, quickly!

i don't even know what to say. he really is a nice man who wants you to do good, but the class is miserable. lectures from beginning to end, barely breathing in between words. it is literally impossible to take in all those facts. i don't understand people who recommend it. like i said, very nice and very smart..just don't take a class with him.

It's rather frustrating to sit in a class with a professor who is way too smart for his own good. He shouldn't be teaching an intro level course. He can also be very condescending if you aren't a smart Geography student, I took this class out of a college requirment. Dont take him.

Horrible teacher. Made the class unbearable. He is very smart and expects you to know as much as him. He should not be teaching an entry level course. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!

Horrible. He gives 1 midterm and 1 final and that is your grade. Doesn't help you at all. I highly recommend NOT taking his class.

HORRIBLE TEACHER! DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I HAD TO END UP DROPPING THE CLASS HALF WAY THROUGH.

If you want an example of a professor who is in the wrong class then Hayes is your man. He teaches a mandatory class for history majors but should be teaching in a graduate level course. Changes vocabulary on tests so its not the same as on the study guide, insulting, fast paced, rude. avoid this man if you are not in love with science.

HORRIBLE. That's all I have to say.

He is defiantly a smart man, he just can't explain anything clearly. He seems to know this, he repeats to clarify, except that he explains it differently leading to even more confusion.

Terrible. He just talks an talks. Nothing makes sense. He is also very condescending and rude with his comments to students and on tests. He treats everyone like an idiot, and it's only because no one can understand a word he says. Tangent after tangent as well. Do not take.

DO NOT take this professor! Lectures are confusing, he's rude and condescending. He doesn't care about student progress. I asked for help after typing out answers to his study guide. He said I did too much work and didn't have time to help me. I will be talking to the Dep. chair along with several other people who have complained. Do not take!

Do not take this professor! If do, drop him immediately. He's the rudest professor I have ever met. I asked him for help, and BEFORE helping me, he replied saying I need to thank him more enthusiastically for his help (which he hadn't even given yet!)I spelled something wrong and he wrote next to it "You're in college" No respect for students.

very hard

He is in love with weather and climate but he just can't teach anyone for the life of him and I learned nothing from this guy

Easily the worst teacher on campus. he loves weather and climate, but you will not learn ANYTHING from him.

Prof. Hayes is easily the worst professor available at salem state. It amazes me he is allowed to have this job. If tenure wasnt applicable he would be immediately fired. Stay clear of his classes as you will receive no help and a certain poor grade. I have never in my life seen such disorganization. I hope that the school will realize this issue.

Very tough professor. He's unclear in his lectures & expects students to remember everything that is every said in lectures. Grade is based on 3 exams. If you can avoid taking this professor- do it because he made the class awful by talking down to the students. You're self-teaching in this class most of the chapters. Book is essential to pass.

He talks down to his students and treats his students with a lack of respect and respect is a two-way-street. He makes tests confusing, thus causing some low grades. Rather then helping you when you are wrong, he chooses to put you down. Not very inspirational. It's a shame professors like him are teaching and deterring kids from pursuing science.

Really Rude. He berated the whole for 20 minutes about how no could pass his test. Doesn't show any respect to anyone but he expect everyone to respect him. Complains when no one is taking notes. Talks only about the lesson of the day nothing else, nothing he taught yesterday and won't talk about tomorrows class.

Boring talker. He skips a round and hardly completes a sentence. His test are the study guides he hands out. I never even opened the book he assigned. He expect you to understand everything he says. He teaches at an advance 400 level for master degree students instead of a easier 100 level for people who never took GPH before

For tests he curves them so much that a Failing 50% is considered a C in his class. Final exam is both the 1st and 2nd exam in one. 130 questions on the final exam. No one in the class got anything higher than a 50% on the final exam. He is just that hard and really doesn't teach well at all.

Professor Hayes has no respect for his students and spends a large portion of the class belittling them rather than teaching the course material. His lectures are confusing and he jumps around to different topics a lot. The tests are moderately easy if you can figure out the answers to the study guide on your own time and teach yourself.

He's a very tough grader and moves really fast

You can tell he loves this subject but he can not teach what so ever, I withdrew from the class because I knew I was not gonna be able to keep up with him. He jumps around topic to topic and assumes that we are following what he's saying. definitely do NOT recommend.

I've considered dropping multiple times. Not a very organized professor, moves very quickly for a 100 level class. Not a fan.

Terrible professor, he is so knowledgeable in the subject matters but thinks everyone is a GEO major, some of us are forced to take this. He needs to learn structure, how to lecture a class. I might be few years late with this review but if you ever do read this professor hayes, YOU NEED A SET AGENDA for EACH CLASS. If you get him SWAP right away!!

I've had Professor Hayes for two classes now, both times he lectures from the first minute to the last, no room for questions or time to soak everything in. Not even enough time to take notes. AVOID taking him for any class. He loves to go off topic and talk about everything but the material, just loves geography more than trying to teach anything

Entire grade is made up of two midterms and a final. Does not give students enough time to take notes and soak in the tremendous amount of information he throws at them each lecture block, never mind ask questions. Frequently goes off-topic, then is expressively disappointed in the class when they score poorly on exams. Would not recommend ever.

The worst professor I have ever had. His content is good but just taught very poorly. Do NOT take him.

I audited this class a total of five times throughout the semester so I didn't even take it. But just from auditing, I could tell that this was by miles the worst professor tha I had ever had the misfortune of coming into contact with. I am truly baffled as to why he is still employed at Salem State. He is a scourge on their entire science program.

I haven't even finished his course yet and I am considering withdrawing. He knows everything there is to know about the subject, but he cannot teach for his life. Extremely confusing and does not stay on topic. No daily syllabus being followed and cannot follow along. Only three grades the entire course and they are all tests. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!

I am currently enrolled in his class and it has probably been one of my worst experiences in college yet. He is very passionate about climate issues BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO TEACH. Our only grades in our class are our test. He is not a good teacher at all and I am struggliong with the idea of how I am going to pass this class and i always go.

Honestly, he mumbles and stutters, and is very difficult to understand. We have 4 graded assignments, that are all exams. We have 3 textbooks but he never tells us when we need to use them.

John Hayes May be the worst professor I have had at Salem State. He lectures the whole class and doesnt give students proper time to write down notes, nor will he answer your questions until he finishes what he has to say. He seems to have no respect when it comes to his students. I wouldnt recommend anybody taking this guys class.

Hayes is the worst professor I've had. His class is hard to sit through because it's boring, he stutters, he doesn't state concepts clearly, and he uses no form of technology. He refuses to answer questions from students when he believes they should understand what they're asking about. His test are way too difficult for an intro-level course.

I am taking GPH 282P and hate it. If I could withdrawal from this class, I would. He only lectures, is rude if you ask questions and goes off topic a lot. I have reached out to multiple people in the class and no one knows what is going on. He only grades 4 things-exams. I don't think I will pass his class, at all. Would not recommend.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. He is not understanding and wrote mean comments on my midterm saying this "isn't rocket science". But only 2 people passed out of the entire class. His way of teaching is confusing and not good. Really wouldn't recommend him as a professor. All in all he is the worst old grumpy teacher

I had to see a tutor 2 times a week for this class, which is the only thing that helped get a good grade. Super heavy lecture and the exams are relatively difficult.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! worst decision ive made in college. 3 tests for the whole semester, work doesnt make sence, he is way to into what he teaches and thinks that everyone should just know what hes talking about. he doesnt slow down and ask if everyones understanding. hes the worst ie EVER HAD!!!!!!!!!!

I WOULD RATE HIM A ZERO IF POSSIBLE He is not helpful at all, he is not willing to compromise or be lenient with any work. Very stubborn. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!!!!!

I've never seen anything more pathetic than a professor who puts a copyright mark on powerpoints, worksheets and exams. He lacks any and all respect for students' time, rarely ending class on time and only making a point to do so when he had something to attend to right after class. Be ready to not know any of your grades until the semester's over.

This man is obviously a nice guy but good grief does he make it difficult to study his material, plus he really uses Canvas differently than anyone else and is just really not flexible at all. I presume hed be better if it wasnt all online. I wouldnt recommend taking his classes unless youre passionate about the subject.

Has a harsh attitude and lacks explaining, he expects you to already understand A LOT of geography before coming into this class and his exams lack any resemblance to the notes he gives to you. Also, his class and canvas are very unorganized, also going five minutes later than usual as he goes on and on. TAKE NOTES!!

Incredibly condescending to anyone who isn't a science major. Told me I was not going to get a "white collar job". His exams look nothing like his ppts. Has no idea how to use Canvas, refuses to learn how, and won't grade until it's too late. Lectures 12 minutes past time slot. Writes rude comments. Responds poorly to questions. DO NOT TAKE HIM

Honestly don't listen to the people who give good reviews for Hays, there Trippin. If you like being talked to like a child before every test or getting lectured on "climate change" for 5 min before class or about what trump has done, go ahead take this class. tests are brutal long and hard. take someone else whatever you don't take hays.

Professor Hayes is a caring guy and wants you to pass, however his course has by far by the hardest course I have ever taken while in college. I'm no science or math major but ask anyone who has taken any of his courses and they will tell you the same. Your final grade is based on the 3 tests you take throughout the semester, attendance, and lab.

terrible professor. runs around all of class & talks so fast you cant understand him. slides dont help learn the material. doesnt put grades on canvas. harsh grader. doesnt give you your exam after grading it. thinks hes better than everyone,not worth the stress. gives two extra credit opportunities, do them to pass the exams. only two homeworks.

Do not take this class at all costs. Study guides for tests are given 2 days before the exam, which make it near impossible to study for the exam. Keep in mind exams and exam questions are briefly very briefly gone over in class, so you won't know the correct answers to study for future tests.

Incredibly disrespectful, told my class we "didn't deserve to be on a college campus because we didn't understand content", racially insensitive for a multitude of reasons. Has three tests if you fail one you fail the class basically. His lectures make no sense, no joke 10 minute off topic lecture about cow poop.I passed because he left midsemester

I took professor hays class because it was a 100 class and I thought it would of been a breeze but he is the hardest professor I ever had your only grades are 3 exams and 3 pop quizzes to be honest I only passed his class because he left mid semester due to medical reasons otherwise I probably would of failed chose another professor.

I was expecting a lab to be participation, not just an extra two hours of lecture. Puts no effort to engage class and rarely takes time to listen to questions and concerns, and is not receptive. Biggest pain in the ass gen ed I've ever had to take and I emailed the chair. Not A Good Professor!

i worked for hours on this class and i saw a tutor regularly and i still got a D+. he spends his entire class period lecturing without taking questions and when you go to office hours for help, he just tells you to look at the slides. horrible professor and would not recommend. avoid him at all costs.

In the nicest way humanly possible, do not take this class if you value your mental health. He is such a sweet old man but he is one of the worst professors I've ever ever ever had. If 90% of your class is failing every single test to the point where a good class average is 60% and you have to curve every grade, maybe rethink some things.

His standards for work were generally unclear. He never put any of our grades in Canvas so no one knows how we did. We only had 5 assignments we got graded on (two homework assignments, a poster project, and two exams). If you weren't there for the lecture, his posted ppt presentations are hard to follow as they're just a bunch of screenshots.

Lectures are boring, and hard to understand, and the exams are difficult. Please utilize the study guides he gives out, or you will probably fail. He is not the nicest when asked about a topic, and sometimes gets offended. This was the worst class I've taken despite the grade I got. DO NOT TAKE

I hated this class in general and just dropped it today. His structure is just based on tests and quizzes. If you even fail one of them it's over for you. Gets angry when you fail and is very strict about phones. If I didn't drop this class I would've failed and tanked my GPA. He's very rude in his emails as well. If you can, AVOID THIS CLASS!

This is honestly the worst class I have taken at Salem State. I am a hardworking student, I always study, I am very academically motivated, and I have struggled so much. The PowerPoint slides are impossible to follow, as they are just a collection of screenshots with little to no explanation. The tests are incredibly challenging.

Look, Hayes really respects his craft and that's admirable but for gods sake he shouldn't be a professor. It's my first year and I haven't learned much despite attending every class. His teaching style is wonky as he rambles so much, you can't keep track of much of anything. Let alone his profanity if he catches you using a phone. Retire!

I took Professor Hayes' Intro to Weather & Climate course in 2015, and I felt it necessary to rate him ten years later. Given the fact that I am even doing this should be reason enough to explain the mark this course left on me. Professor Hayes, while passionate, lacks traits that make a good educator. Hayes would benefit from considering feedback.