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What Students Say
“He is horrible human being”
SOC224 - 1.0 rating“I absolutely hated this class,all he does is talk, really looooong and boring lectures,and all he wants you to do is take notes, his tests don't make any sense and every day his lectures are random and completely different,and the worse part is that he does 3 test per semester and a final and he bases grades on what you get from that”
SOC120 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
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Reviews (110)
this guy is a freak dont take his class. hes strange beware!!!!
This was supposed to be a sociology class, spent more time discussing economics.
Terrible, terrible teacher. Spent most of class talking about anything but Sociology. Always negative. Our class average was a 52.
he was like the teacher in ferris buellers day off? The cat has a brown... (fillin the blank) you would sit there for hours not knowing what he was talking about
I loved Mr. Marcus. Those who don't didn't want to listen. He doesn't require any papers. Just listen and take notes. Grow up.
I had this guy some 7 years ago. He was interesting. Hard to understand, but entertaining. He really loved his subject and was difficult but nothing terrible.
i don't know what these other people are talking about he's so easy. the test are only 30 questions and i had an 100 average. i thought he was the easiest teacher ever.
Yes, he is very boring, but if you want an easy grade the go with him. His tests were soooooooooo easy
Great professor! no essays, BUT need to take notes. Funny in a strange way, sometimes he drools, seriously!
The guy is smart but strange. Doesnt really know how to teach you what he knows. Our class had essay tests which were really hard. He's very opinionated and if you dont agree with him you're wrong. And according to him "god doesnt exist"
i don't understand why he is still working at ccm
Oh-my.... A highly strange teacher who atempts to hang himself from the map very frequently. We dicuss anything BUT Sociology. Point blank: If you don't agree with communism you won't agree with anything he says.. (And he is ALWAYS right!)
haha a lot of people don't like him but i think he was funny sometimes. his tests are not easy..he talkes for the whole class (take it in the PM if u can or else u will fall asleep!)just go and get help from him once in a while and u will be fine!
Talks the WHOLE time. Sometimes 5min over. After every ? he asks he follows it w/ "You understand guys? You understand? Yes or No?" It was annoying. All tests are essay format & we could take them home but they were SO long. TAKE
To do well in this class you really have to take good notes, study, pay attention, work hard, etc. Can't slack like some fat crybaby tough guy did (who failed and got thrown out). Prof has an odd demeanor, most students find him frustrating.
he is crazy...he used to write scribbles on the board - literally wavy lines - and then point at them like the actually said something! Very easy class though..got an A since there are no quizzes and only 2 tests...
These people do not know what they are saying. He is a little diffecult but you really learn and is'nt that the reason we are suppose to be studying.I took him three times Tests are 3 multiple choose for soc.1 and two and soc.3 are three take home
Very funny, TOUGH quizzes. If he has a problem with your class in general, you're in trouble. Don't sit in front, he's a spitter. TAKE GOOD NOTES! probably best to avoid him
hes a nice funny guy in a wierd sort of way. he repeats himself a lot. a lot of talkin and notes. havent taken his tests yet.
I thought that his class was great. He explained the who's and what's of sociology clearly. Even after two years, I remember almost all the lessons he taught me and quote him often in discussions.
One of the worst professors I've ever had. Tests have the most obscure questions I've ever seen. He used examples in class to illustrate (ie: like a sailboat in the wind) and would put questions about it on the test! Tests don't reflect material taught in class! Lectures make you wanna kill yourself
This guy is amazing, without a doubt the best prof. I have had to date. It is a bit hard but I would'nt say unfair. He just expects college people to look deeper into questions possed at us as individuals in the modern world. Furthermore he has a very good understanding of history.He rocks
Awsome teacher, seariously, tells the best stories in class, and is very funny. However be prepared to use your brain becuase the class can get challenging at times. Are you good for it.....
I've never had a professor spend more time going over class material than Mr. Marcus. He cares a ton about his students and sociology and has lovingly made them his life's work. His work with me has improved my writing and made him a trusted friend. Doing the work leads to newly insightful thoughts.
This man made some bad tests. They were not made for material you know but if you read and payed attention. That was the only bad part of the class. The lectures were amazing though and the message was clear...just make sure you read and go to every class.
Hes an awesome teacher!! hes shhhhhooo cuteeeeee!!!!! u just wana cuddle w/ him
SO BORING...was such an ass did help with any thing and gave me a D the majority of the class dropped too..I took Soc the nest semister and Got an A....NO Help at alll
Wonderful professor. You can tell that he really loves teaching and the subject matter. He makes a potentially boring subject very interesting. You'll breeze through the tests if you pay attention and, most importantly, take notes.
Sometimes hard to understand due to his accent, but did explain the material well. TAKE NOTES, READ MATERIAL, PARTICIPATE! He spits when he talks, so don't sit in the front row. Tests are OK, but he had two together on one day, so I think he go confused as to what he taught each one. Will sit down and discuss your grade with you, which is good.
boring teacher,but interesting OCCASIONALY, too many bs topics or references,and is way to big on note taking, and his tests are IMPOSSIBLE<
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Marcus is the man. The only people that don't like him, are the people that don't want to do work. He is hard but very fair. I thoroughly enjoyed all his classes.
so far after the first day, he seems ok and he makes sure that everyone understands the material. i find it annoying when he says "clear?" after every other sentence. i guess he wants to make sure the class gets the subject.
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Okay guy I guess, but works you kind of hard. Don't take his class at 8:30 am, lol, you'll be fast asleep by 9. Lots of notes, class participation, and reading, but is extremely willing to help you out if you put in effort. Good guy, but drools! :) If you're kind of lazy (like me), don't take him. Gets confused what he teaches each class.
If you can stay up and understand his jokes, then he's good, is that clear? haha, that was a joke. If you've had him you'll get it
omggggggg sooo sooo boringgg
Do u understand? Is that clear. understand? Yeah def do not sit in the front row or you will get wet. Also its not bad material but He is so monotned its so hard to stay awake. he has a funny accent. i would not tkae him as the teacher you will honestly learn nothing.
the man is a legend. if you actually take time to listen and enjoy the class, you'll love him. now, if you're a **** and just complain about him constantly...you won't have a good time. is that clear? is that clear? is that clear, guys? say yes or no.
How can anyone not love his classes? He makes a class which is basically about common sense and should be boring remarkably interesting. I urge everyone to take him if you can!
He was boring, I was looking forward to that class until he started trying to teach it. He did not seem to really know the material himself. He was very hard to follow, I will never take a class with him again.
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This dude is one of the most helpful people you'll ever come across. All you have to do is ask for help, be patient, and listen. The subject matter is very organized, interesting, and helped me look at several parts of life differently. I've never known another teacher to take such an interested role in seeing students develop than this smart man.
Don't let his old age full you, he is a fun professor who wants everyone to pass this class. Be sure to take notes in class, tests are based on that more than on the book. Very easy teacher, nice, wants all his students to do very well.
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This guy is great, most likely the best professor I have ever had. He is verey clear and fun. Some will say he is hard, but he is fair, and a great man to have. He really cares for the students and it shows.Show up do the work and you should have no problems
This class heightened my interest in the subject. He is a good teacher, he tells you to take notes for a reason! Participate in class, just passing tests isn't enough. He is helpful and funny, i enjoyed his class.
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Professor Marcus is definately a teacher you should take if you are one that actually will do the work and do what needs to be done out of class. On the 3 essays (which is your entire grade) i recieved a d+ , c- , and dunno on my final but i still managed to pull out with a B simply because i went to him for extra help and showed that i cared.
A crazed Hungarian with a sense of humor that gets old rather quick. Take notes take notes! You'll need them, and read the reading down to the last detail, that's what you need to remember. You'll spend the entire class either taking notes or listening to him try and berate students. His tests are impossible unless you know every last detail. Spits
comprende, is this clear is this clear, yes no im gonna shoot you with this ruler
very unfair and very hard to learn from. test questions dont make sense
Don't ever take this class. He never teaches anything. All he just does is go from one topic to another, and just yells at people!
Pretty damn good teacher. I didn't find his lectures boring at all. I wish he wouldn't spend so much time addressing the idiots that aren't there to learn.
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no assignments just tests, i liked him overall but that was probally because i didnt talk during his class and annoyed him. he doesnt tolerate talking he will kick you out.
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How could you guys say that he's boring.He's very funny. i enjoyed his class. He makes the class very interesting. and he keeps saying do understand, is that clear because he really cares about his students. his tests are hard but he is very easy.I recommend teking him.he's very nice and caring.
i love him...
he's very nice and caring.
you guys have issues. He's the funniest teacher ever. take him. he's easy.
He can be a humorous man. He rambles on a lot and assigns alot of reading. His logic and the material he teaches is really interesting. If ur the kind of person who doesnt like doing working then dont take him.. drop it. He sometimes calls on u to tell him what he discussed in the last class bc he knows u werent there.
Decent teacher for Sociology but not the best. His accent makes him hard to understand at times and some of the lectures are very dry. Much of the material on the tests isn't covered in the lectures. Get Weyer or Brezina if you can.
This guy is psychotic. Its a hilarious class if you aren't a delinquent type because he likes to pick on those people (including throwing chock at them, no lie). Heavy Accent so avoid if you can't stand that. He never learned our names and called us based on funny names he made up in his head. For example I was "Mr. Beard" because of my beard.
This guy was funny! He kicked people out, tried hitting students with stuff, and gave people nick-names. I feel I did learn things from him...just not Sociology. His some-what good qualities end there. He doesn't care and his test have little to do with what he says. If you do have him as a teacher SIT IN THE BACK HE DROOLS/SPITS
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Worst professor ever! everyone that i have talked to has failed with him.. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!!!
only teacher for social psych and it was my least favorite class out of 5 semesters. tests were all take-home essays and grades them ridiculously hard. says comprende about 15 times in a row and then you forget what he's asking you to understand
AVOID IF POSSIBLE!!!! the most horrible teacher i have EVER had at ccm... you dont learn anything and his test have nothing to to with what he teaches.. all though the class he says comprende....if you have him sit in the back he SPITS AND DROOLS!!!
Ohhh boyyyy. where to start where to start... this guy is a complete joke. Averages about 5 or 6 people kicked out every class. Rambles on about random storys that make NO SENSE. SPITS ALL OVER THE FRONT ROW. Throws stuff at people. Says comprende about 3000 times a class. Overall terrible expierience. DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASSES WITH HIM! DROP IT!!!
Many people fail his class because they do not realize what he wants exactly. I went through it all and I got an A. His exams are Papers. Take extremely detailed notes in his class and use his examples and quotes from the books to answer the questions. You don't actually need to think here, just copy and cite. Write more then 10 pages.
This guy is the absolute worst professor I ever had. He has this Holier-Than-Thou attitude and has taken a liking to embarrassing the students who aren't his favorite. Drop him, avoid him, this guy is terrible......comprende?
loved him. Definitely a character, funny, old-fashioned but he expects his students to learn and that is why we pay for an education. We might think that money buys a degree when it doesn't. Study, read for a change!!! and WRITE A LOT OF NOTES(this requires you to be awake) tests are mostly from the notes, study questions and a readings.
worst teacher ive ever had!! Barely speaks english, doesn't offer help. STAY AWAY!
HE is a pretty good teacher despite what you are reading on here.. The people making comments on here are straight from high school and pretty much expected to goof off and stuff like they did in HS. College is different, the teacher/professors are different.. Welcome to the real world students..
I loved him! His class IS hard for those who aren't ready to work hard, analyze the material, and study intensely. I got a B, and I recommend you sit toward the front, make a good impression, write down EVERY SINGLE THING he says in your notes, and review them intensely before any test, also read the material assigned, and you'll do fine.
He's not the best professor I've had, but he's not the worst. Is class is hard, even for those who DO pay attention and do the work. If you have him, stay with him. He's not bad, he's just a tough professor. Just take lots of notes and agree with everything he says. I did, and I came out with a B. Just show him you care and go to class everyday.
seriously the worst professor i've had at ccm. i went to every class. wrote down everything he said and still got a d. i would not recommend him.
Takes some getting used to. TAKE VERY GOOD NOTES. Can't stress that enough. The texts are horrible, so pay attention in class, take notes, ask questions, and stay in contact with him through e-mail if you have questions. Gives take home exams which are basically writing your notes up in essay format.
There is really no such thing as too hard or too easy when it comes to professors and subjects. Theres the material, the lecture, and your willingness to learn. Take good notes, tape the lectures, read with a highlighter. Theres very minimal thinking involved. Take-home written exams. It doesn't get any easier than that. I got an A.
I took him for Prin. of Soc. and it was a waist of time and money. Not only can you not understand hardly anything this guy is saying, STAY AWAY FROM THE FRONT ROWS!! He is worse than a baby with his constant drooling. You have to take a ridiculous amount of notes and expect a quiz almost every class.. It is not an easy class at all..
Please DON'T take his class. It's completely waste of time.
Only take his Principals of Sociology if you are a self masochist. Professor was unclear, babbled, taught nothing of sociology and only made it through 4 of 12 sections in the syllabus. Waste of money and time. Also noteworthy is his willingness to throw students out for anything. Coughing, putting on a sweater, questions (sometimes).
He is very unclear when he speaks. most examples he gives to try and help us understand the lecture make you more confused. to be honest i am not sure how he even recieved his teaching degree. im pretty sure that last sentence sums up this teaching ability.
He was the best professor I've ever had. He doesn't have to teach, but he does it because he loves it. If you give respect, you get it, and he is always willing to help his students understand. :)
DO. NOT. TAKE. THIS. CLASS. I actually pay attention, have shown up to every class, and take very good notes, yet I keep failing. I thought his class couldnt be THAT hard so I just stuck with it and tried my hardest but my greatest advice is to not take the class at ALL. Unclear. Rambles. Off Topic. And I've never been so EAGER to take good notes.
the man. calls a spade a spade. take notes and its worth it. he takes you on a journey with different story's. took prin of soc and loved it so much took his social psych class. underachievers of course are not gonna like him and probaly will fail. A funny man with subtle humor. give him respect and you receive it. jokes around alot!
He just kept talking in one long incredibly unbroken sentence, moving from topic to topic, so that no one had a chance to interrupt, it was really quite hypnotic
he is very boring and is un clear when he speaks. You must take very good notes and on his tests its something you have not even learned about
Your note taking skills are crucial. you need to learn to organize your notes in a way that will make studying simple. if you can get that down getting an A is easy as long as you don't miss class
DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! He keeps you in class the full time and what he talks about is not relative to the course. we never learned anything or read anything from the book he told us to read and when i looked up study guides related to the class, it was irrelevant to what he talked about. im a good student and he ruined my GPA
NEVER EVER EVER TAKE ANY OF HIS CLASSES. Lectures the entire class, rude to his students. Hardest grader ever. Everyone failed his take home essay test in more than one of his classes and he blames the students for not understanding the material. Did you ever think its you're horrible teaching????? Please, take my advice. Don't do it.
You have to get used to him. He expects you to say exacally what he wants you to say and nothing else. Take clear notes and he will like you if you ask questions and engage. He is quite the charachter. I loved his class
This professor is HORRIBLE. Talks talks and talks, yells if you talk but yells if you don't talk, Will fail you and smile doing so. Hates everyone and lashes out at all students and even some teachers that come in to class to prepare for their own class. Also makes derogatory remarks against his students. Please don't take this class, it sucks.
Do not take this class , his tests are vague and no matter how good your notes are you won't understand them . He rambles on and jokes a lot. LOVES to kick people out for having to using the bathroom and loves to tell someone to drop his class . Don't do it to yourself or gpa .
Wow I don't even know where to begin! I don't like to talk bad about people but this is the worst professor I have ever had! His class ruined my gpa! I tried and tried but it was never good enough... He also never had reasoning for grades if it wasn't exactly his opinion written down you were wrong! He also missed 4 days and you couldn't miss any!
This professor is very strict about note taking,attendance and he will make the class responsible if you all do poorly. Defintely do not ever take this professor
Much better teacher than most I had at Rutgers and Penn State, but only if you really want to learn. Slackers stay away.
Was really nervous to take this class because of everything that I read on here, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I ended up getting an A in the class, that was because I wrote down everything he said and never missed class. It is possible to pass this class but you have to be really willing to put up with him. Not worth the time.
Pay attention and you will succeed. He is very knowledgeable in his course.
Babbled alot, drooled endlessly(do not sit in the front row!!), So old that my mother had him for sociology. His questions were vague. He was definitely interesting, but I found his grading unfair as far as his tests were concerned, considering many of the questions were open ended. I recommend avoiding this professor and am currently retaking.
Professor Marcus was just ok. He often picked out students to mess with and was pretty bad at explaining things. I missed one class and wrote down everything he said only to receive a C. It wasn't totally terrible but I definitely did not enjoy my time dealing with this class.
Professor Marcus is a terrible teacher! He expects you to write down literally everything that comes out of his drooling mouth, even irrelevant information that has nothing to do with the course. He is disrespectful to students and doesn't welcome other people opinions! His way or the highway! Don't take his class if you want to learn!
This teacher is a smart man and is funny too. His stories are very interesting and vivid. Just do what he tells you and you will pass.
Ruined this class! I was interested prior, but he barely even touched on the subject matter I prepared for. He tells a lot of irrelevant stories about himself. He barely teaches you anything then asks questions he never gives you information for. He grades on a whim, very opinionated and everyone else is wrong. He drools- and DROPPED MY ENTIRE GPA.
This man is very wise if not the wisest person I've met. If you are genuinely interested in learning and absolutely no slacking I strongly recommend him. People can make fun of him for his age/drooling and complain how he didn't give you an A but he is very accurate with his grading and what comes out of his mouth.
He's extremely disrespectful to his students. He is your typical old man who is stuck in his ways and always thinks he is right. He asks pointless questions and purposely gives you options to mess you up on his tests. You could study forever for his tests and still fail. Do not take this class he can be inappropriate.
Really, really old guy. He is not good with technology. His lectures are long and he talks the WHOLE class. He also spits when he speaks so bring a raincoat. Take extremely detailed notes and you MIGHT get a good grade on his essays (which are the tests). His expectation level is extremely high and his competence is very low. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.
I absolutely hated this class,all he does is talk, really looooong and boring lectures,and all he wants you to do is take notes, his tests don't make any sense and every day his lectures are random and completely different,and the worse part is that he does 3 test per semester and a final and he bases grades on what you get from that.
He is raging psychopath. He literally needs to go jump off a cliff. When he speaks, he will make sure to pour Niagara Falls on you. He is horrible human being. He was sent from Satan himself to rain Hell on college students. He degrades students and thinks it is hysterical. Kick him when you see him.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Declining
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