2.6
Quality2.7
Difficulty29%
Would Retake107
Reviews29%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“WORST PROF I HAVE EVER HAD”
EDF660 - 1.0 rating“His grading policies are unclear and completely subjective”
EDF671 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
80%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
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A-
Grade Distribution
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Reviews (106)
Out to get students, dropped class because of him
he puts forth a good effort at being nice, but is too cranky
doesn't give good partial credits, really defensive when grading is questioned
AVOID HIM! Very unclear, dropped class because of him
WORST teacher I ever had. Avoid him because he will make semester awful!!!!
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BEWARE!!! Miserable, worst class / teacher I ever had at GVSU
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Teaches to 4 student in class. Doesn't care about others.
he should never have been a teacher
should have been a secratary
I hated him.
hate his guts, ruined my GPA.
I would never take a class he taught again
wonderful prof! loved his lectures and discussion! makes me want to teach!
I had him for a 3 hour night class, and we were always laughing. Great teacher.
Very easy, kind of annoying but funny. Beware of the index cards.
Awesome Teacher, really funny, easy as pie
funny guy, lectures hard to follow sometimes, but doesn't use text at all
easy if you go, index cards are evil tho, but i was always laughing!
Easy teacher. Pay attention b/c he uses notecards w/ your name.
Great Prof! He is very clear about everything, very understanding!
He was very helpful and encouraging.
Best Prof! I'd take it again! He is so funny! Easy A. Does take attendance.
Great Teacher, does use index cards to call on students,so listen
Bad prof, he was not clear at all with his notes and asked bad questions
Excellent prof, easy A, very fun course, learn a lot, don't miss out on this 1.
kinda boring, very nice guy, index cards will get ya!
Excellent prof. Lectures can be somewhat boring. Hated the index cards!
copious note taking, details over big picture, THINKS he is very funny
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Very funny professor and also very easy. I really enjoyed his class.
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Hilarious Guy! Very relaxed class setting, easy class, makes you enjoy going, & ndex cards are not so bad.
He is a great guy. Very funny. He makes the class fun. It is a very relaxed atmosphere, and easy to understand. I would definitely suggest taking him
Very easy class. Go to class and take notes and you will get an A! Great education professor.
He was a good teacher but his lectures are kind of hard to understand becasue he goes off on little tangents. He also has a funny way of encouraging class participation.+
Its easy. Good guy. Can be funny, sometime not. Take him over Mohon
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Should have work a kilt and played the fiddle to keep me awake in class
Not good to take for a Gen Ed. Very boring and not funny. Watch a lot of videos.
He has this rude habit of asking a question, calling on someone (using his index cards) and then rudely talking over the person trying to answer, or right when they start to answer he'll begin rephrasing the question making it longer and more complex.
Very difficult to talk to and does not listen. Would suggest not having him as a professor/advisor.
I enjoy this class very much. He does go off on tangents with his questions. Don't worry no one ever gets the right answers to his questions.
The worst! Rambled off the top of his head. Had no idea what to expect on exams.
He's a very funny guy. Not a lot of work to do in this class, but don't expect to do nothing. Asks really long, unneccessarily complex questions, you can just make up something because there's never a right answer.
It's an easy class. If you don't like rambling tangents and want to learn, take thermodynamic physics I. He's a relatively easy "A" and when it boils right down to it, that's all we care about. If you want a challenge change your major :/
Definitely has unique ways of getting people to talk in class... be prepared to answer a lot of questions... there's no right answer. His study guides are really helpful.
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this class is a joke, just like all the other education classes. he marks you down on assignments for not including things he never said you had to include.
Horrible. The worst professor at GVSU. Unorganized, bias, does not the material, asks question but doesn't let the students to answer. Horrible grader. don't take it with him. HORRIBLE!!!
Well i'm pretty sure everyone else covered it. His questions don't make any sense and never have a right answer. But it doesn't matter, just as long as you say something. I'd give a negative value for clarity if i could.
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relitivly easy prof. thought provoking questions. assignments easy, tests challenging. reading not really needed. worth the A
He askes questions that are opinion, and if they are not his opinion you are wrong. He rambles, he thinks he knows things when he doesn't. He askes mile long questions with about 5 questios put into one. His test, are stupid. I have not done any reading.
His questions are so long he forgets what he was even asking about. I didn't learn a thing all semester, but ended up near an A.
I do not understand why anyone would give him a bad rating. I loved his class, he makes it fun and you get to know everyone really well in class by the end of the semester because he encourages group work:)
This prof is the personification of how not to be an effective teacher. He uses juvenile teaching methods, does not promote individual thinking but only wants to hear what he thinks is the "right" answer- ironinc considering his topic is divers
not a hard class at all, very long winded prof tho. Everyone must answer questions b/c he rifles thru his little index cards and kamikazes some poor unsuspecting student. Tests are picky but not hard. he seems to talk in riddles at times
prof speaks in monotone which is borderline annoying but the class/assignments are fun & easy
class guidelines are inconsistent and incomplete. classes are a waste of time and filled with error. avoid like the plague.
this professor is a really nice guy, however he is a little on the weird side. He writes his notes from right to left on the board and he tends to be monotoned, however he is a good teacher. Everyone should have teh experiance that is Marty.
He is very nice!:)
He's a great teacher. His class was very structured and the dates things were due were specified and followed. He made the class fun and encouraged group work.
annoying
Easy class, we did the same thing every day. Get into groups and talk about our feelings towards diversity.
Oh, come on guys. Marty's a good prof. True, he can ramble a little but compared to some of the other profs I've taken he's one of the best. Assignments are fair, fun and easy. What more could you want?
This guy is a great person but is not meant to teach diversity. He is constantly trying to get us to change our views; which is fine if our views match his views in the end. If not than there is definetly something wrong with you.
It seemed like no matter what our views were on something, we were wrong. But he just did that to get us thinking about defending our views.
time to retire marty. I didn't agree with any of YOUR opinions so there.
He's a nice guy, but annoying in class. Notes on board from right to left, treats you like a jr higher & the cards are dumb. I was really disappointed because this class wasn't very helpful in preparing me for my future career as a teacher. My advice-find diff prof if you want to learn. Too easy
Ugh- I think he should try some different teaching approaches. The class starts ok.. then towards the end of the semester I found myself wanting to crawl out of the room. Very Jr. High and opinionated prof.
What a joke. DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION and all the guy can talk about is that A.) He's Jewish, and B.) Anything else His approach to learning/teaching is very, very one-sided and one-minded. Plus, he has a striking resemblence to the Lorax from Dr. Seuss-that mustache was distracting
I loved this class and this prof. This class was so easy. A few group projects and some activities in class and thats it. His tests are simple. People say that he wants everyone to hold his views which is untrue. He just likes to argue w/the students and get them to actually think about their views. If you are closed minded do not take class.
This prof. was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed him. He asks for your opinion and then sees to make sure that's what you really believe. He just wants you to back up your answers. His tests/quizzes are very simple and the projects and group work is very easy. This class was a lot of fun! Movies everyday! Take this prof. You'll love him!
This guy is terrible, avoid him like the plague.
The man is a nice person but the class is kinda boring. He lectures and plays video. I fell asleep almost every class and I hate to be rude like that but couldn't help it. The grading is difficult. There are only six grades and four are based on group projects. That kills your grade. He shows no mercy. Tests are 1/2 common sense 1/2 take a guess.
Such a nice man. Interesting lectures. All I have to say is...Barbies!? Wow.
class is a waste of time, but he is a nice guy, i totally agree about the barbie comment though ha ha that is just wierd. He grades hard and gives everbody a B or a B+ on the papers, and there is only 6 things he grades so you will probably get a B unless you do really well or bad on the exams.
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He pushes his own ideas onto the class. Diversity in education is an interesting topic--he just completely drops the ball. He absolutely kills any chance for class discussion and dominates the topics. Half of what I've learned in his class has been heavily refuted by other professors. I agree, the man should be fire.
Interetesting and funny guy. Class is easy. Very little homework, and very little reading. There were only 2 tests and 4 assignments, so if you don't do pretty good on all of them your grade will suffer. I would take him again.
This class is a waste of time and i learned nothing. He would have us discuss stuff and then we couldnt really share what we thought becuase his thoght was the only right one and wnated that answer only. The outside projects we had to do were rediculous and useless. He never referd to the book but tested over the book. dont take this calss with him
Such a nice man, but terrible teacher. Dont volunteer your opinion, you will just be told you are wrong. Doesnt use the book except when he tests you on it. Learned nothing I didnt already know.
Bad Prof. 50% of grade dependent on group members, all project are outside of class and take up a lot of time during the day, tests and project expectations are vauge, test half on book half on lectures, strict attendance policy (grade drops a whole letter after so many absences)almost impossible to do well,this coming from an A student
Horrible teacher. Tests are impossible. Offers no help, won't admit when he is wrong. He makes you do way to many outside projects and attend pointless lectures during other classes and then marks you off if you can't go. I would advise getting out as soon as possible. Hated taking this class...
The worst prof I have had here. The class was pointless and you don't learn anything that you didn't already know. Too many useless projects outside of class and if your group members suck then you get a bad grade. I highly recommend NOT taking him.
Rambles on about nothing. His view is the only one that matters. If you don't agree with him you are wrong. He wants everyone to be ashamed of themselves if they are not living out of a dumpster. If you can take anyone else do it!
Very BORING. Mostly he popped a video in & let it do the lecturing. When he did ask questions, what he really wanted was the exact wording he was looking for. Hard to stay focused because he didn't make material interesting. Only looked at book before the 2 exams, both times the questions were common sense or random guesses- nothing out of the book
I think he is a great prof! He is super nice and gives us a broad range of info on the topic we're learning about. He is good about letting us voice our opinions on topics as well!
UNREAL! Your opinion does not count in this class. If you are one that likes to be heard, then find a different prof. Tests are un-passable. Larger projects are easy, but the class overall, with him, is a joke. Horrible professor. So single-minded it will drive you crazy.
Really frustrating class because what we talk about and what is in the book are two different things. Tests are so broad they don't make sense. Doesn't give study guides and what he does tell you about tests are too broad to study. Doesn't tell you your grade thoughout the semester or use blackboard. Take someone else
His class was so frustrating, he makes class participation 20% but when you raise your hand to voice your opinion, he cuts you off, you are not allowed to have an opinion apparently. His papers were easy, but he marks you down for ridiculous things, and he doesnt tell you what he really wants in his paper. EXAMS ARE IMPOSSIBLE
Nice man, knows his stuff, but is not meant to teach. It felt like I was back in jr.high or high school. Lots of lecture, which shouldn't happen in a grad class. Too much info, but it didn't matter since he curves the hell out of the three quizes he gives you (also not something that should be happening at grad level.)
The topic is diverse, there are no right answers to the questions he asks, so I believe students who did not rate him highly were looking for something concrete from a subject that is anything but. The idea is to make you think and develop your own philosophy.
HATE! HATED this class, everything you give him an answer he would say you were wrong then tell you that he didn't know the real answer but you were still wrong. if you can take someone else. At times he would make it seem like every person is bad that there is no good people in this world. And being in his class I know why teachers messed up!
This class is eye opening and meant to help student development their educational philosophy. It can be hard to speak up in class because some topics are very controversial. However keep an open mind and look through a different 'lens' and you'll be find. He curves the test grades by ALOT! I think he is a good professor.
He doesn't actually connect the readings he gives us to the lecture. Overall, I felt the course was very unclear and disorganized and really discouraged me. I was left feeling the course had no clear point. He also wasn't always clear in his instructions, and trying to get an answer from him often resulted in what felt was talking in circles.
Prof. Abramson is long winded and boring. He didn't cover half of what the syllabus said. He asks questions and doesn't allow for different opinions. He assigns 3 easy papers and 2 "quizzes" which are impossible to pass but he curves grades considerably. Choose ANY other professor!
This professor has extremely high expectations, but does not provide you with feedback on your work to help you improve future papers. His grading policies are unclear and completely subjective. I was very disappointed in this class and the professor and unfortunately took very little learning away from all my hard work.
WORST PROF I HAVE EVER HAD! He used the first 2 classes to have us write his syllabus for him! He didn't have any due dates planned in advance and then kept changing his mind when things were due. The class I had with him was online. He admitted to our class that he wasn't really checking our work because he didn't know how to use blackboard.
He was my favorite professor all semester. He only assigned three quizzes all semester, including the Midterm and Final exams. There were only two big papers which were fairly easy, but time consuming. Regardless of what other students say, he is great to have as a professor, funny, and makes it worth your time to be in class.
Do NOT take this professor for this class. Majority of class is long-winded lectures. Notes are all over the place. Due dates change. Assignment descriptions are vague. Little to no class participation. Hard to get a hold of for extra help. Does not pick up on student frustration/confusion. Straight A student until I took this class.
Lets his classes decide when things are due and also lets the class decide when an amendment to a due date needs to be made. Unfortunately lecture is a part of the class you can't skip but he was entertaining enough to hold my attention through 3 weekends of classes. Fair grader with lots of feedback. Would definitely take him again!
Worst grad class experience in the whole program. Refuses to use Blackboard or GVSU email. Pulls cards w/ student names to force participation. Confusing lecture w/ notes all over the place. Impossible quizzes over 5-9 chapters in 1 week. Curves grades so heavily even if you fail you get a B-. You will pass but probably won't learn much.
The exams were all based on the book, but we spent most of our class time talking about news articles he had us read. I do not feel like I learned much information from his lectures. It's an easy class to pass, but it felt like a waste of time. He uses cards w/ everyone's name on them to decide who has to talk next so always be prepared to talk.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
80%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.54 avg changeRatings by Course
ED205
4.0
(1)ED225
3.5
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3.2
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3.0
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