I hated this man so much!!!he scared the absoulte crap outta me, he also flirted with the girls to much. do WHATEVER TO GET OUT OF THIS EVIL MANS EVIL CLASS!!

i JUST hated this man so much, whatever u do try to get out of his class. i know he made my life like hell!!!!!

I cant stand this man! I have never had a problem with communicating with a teach in college as much as I have with this man. Talk about being a slacker teacher, I have half a mind to talk to the department head about his poor grading and "teachings&

This is the worst man ever. I did not learn anything while being in this class and it sucks that he is the only Geography professor here. He deserves to be fired.

wow, what a crazy man. he's fun but the class is not. tests are ridiculous and he is incredibly uncaring. last i knew he was the only one teaching this class, so take it somewhere else!

He is rude and very stupid in the area of social skills. He says one thing then he does another. He is out to fail you!!!! Buyer BEWARE!!!!! And dont even think about taking the telecourse you will really fail!!!

Seriously, do not take GE 135 telecourse for DeVivo! Reading and memorizing 4, 5, or even 6 chapters at times for one test is guaranteed! Many questions on the exam will shock you, making you wonder why the professor has them on the test. Can't study every detail when having 200-250 pgs to read.

GE 135 telecourse. he doesnt respond to emails you send, he has the hardest course you will ever take, expects way to much. i studied 2 hours a day and still had to drop the class.

This guy is an idiot. I learned nothing. I pretty much have all A's yet I received a D from this jackass. I got 90's on all tests and papers. Go figure. When I confronted him he had no answers for me.

Took this class as a telecourse. The syllabus provided did not coincide with the reading assignments and tests; any attempts to resolve this issue was futile. Tests were poorly structured. AVOID this instructor!

Does not care about the student at all. A waste of $$ to go to class and watch videos all the time. I learned nothing in his class, he doesn't set you up to do well. test are VERY hard and the exam preview is no good (to general.) Do not take this course with Devivo!

Worst class ever! Learned nothing! You better suck up or your in trouble.

When it come to personality, I like Mr Devivo but what don't get is his teaching. I personally did not learn anythings from his class. I don't know wheather everyone feel the same or that is just me. One thing that we students need to remmeber is that different people learn better in different enviropment. may other people like is teaching.

One of the worst teachers i have ever had in my life. .....

Geography lives Amen-probably one of the most lame things i have ever heard in my life, dont believe that this class is fun.....its PURE EVIL!!!!!!

Pure evil is all i have to say about this man...

Worst teacher at GRCC, i have had really good teachers here but this wasnt a good or fun class. I got to catch up on my sleep in this class. plus i think this man is a little psycho.

These girls who think he is hot obviously have no sense in what is hot and what is NOT..please dont believe the last rating he is soo not hot what so ever! maybe if Brad Pitt was the teacher then we can talk about being hot!

Discluding any exaggerations, this teacher is awful. His teaching methods are very vague and appear lazy; he overwhelms you at times to seem as though he is actually teaching. Be cautious of this one if you like clarity and an appropiate college professor.

Very poor. Turns on a movie every class period and then just leaves for the duration. Doesn't put any effort into his teaching whatsoever and then makes you come across as an idiot when you have questions.

hated the man, loved the subject, still do. be prepared to spend more time than necessary for only a decent grade.

HORRIBLE!!! DO NOT TAKE!!! Studied very hard, and performed well, but he gave me a C simply b/c he didn't like me. Very BIASED teacher, trust me on this one, STAT AWAY!!!

I personally liked the materials, but the professor lacked the ability to present it to the student in clear cut terms. His punctuality and attendance was poor, and his attitude wasnt quite what i paid tuition for. I recommend taking another class for you science credit, this one will bring your GPA down. Good Luck

He is a jerk.Do not take ur class if u r easily offended b/c he will offend u.He is ****,****,and annoying.His tests are impossible and his personality is inadequate to teaching.DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM

If you want to go to class with some opinions just leave them at the door, with this teacher you are ALWAYS wrong, if you can even get a word in. He make inappropraite jokes and is very obnoxious. He clearly has favorites in the class and if he doesn't like you then he REALLY doesnt like you. Basically his class is pointless and you dont learn much

Very difficult. He is not a good professor

This class is worthless. I should have dropped the day I met that guy. He offers little help and shows up late for class all the time. It should be a 335 class, not a 135 class.

Did not care for his teaching style at all. I thinking having a mandatory word count on every assignment is a little childish. I hope to never take another class with this professor.

Teacher didn't clearly express what he wanted. His syllabus said two completely different things when regarding an assignment causing much confusion. Syllabus is scattered and hard to read and understand. Takes an introductory class way to seriously. It was very difficult to understand when everything was due because of how he had it set up.

Hands down worse professor I have ever had. He is just a rude person who doesn't want to help you. The person below me did a perfect job of defining him. His syllabus is rude, and he doesn't really care if you get a failing grade or not. Honestly, he could care less about his students. Very unfortunate CC has a professor like this.

The absolute worst professor or teacher I have ever had. Never take his class. Rude, unclear, and arrogant.

Probably the worst and most unreasonable professor I've ever had, but hey, props to him for wearing shorts to class every day in the winter time. Geography lives no longer!

He requires wayyyyyy too much writing for such stupid things. The book you have to read (the chapter book not the textbook) is the most boring book I've ever read, ever! It's just awful. You have to read way too much at a time and write about it after but it's so boring you instantly forget what you read! I'd avoid him! Too much writing!

Way too much expected for a 132 level science class. Extremely rude prof that would often drop the f-bomb. I will say that he is a very intelligent man, but it seemed like his teaching style was very self edifying. His grading seemed a bit unreasonable, and he put way too much focus on following directions. One of the worst teachers I've had.

For the love of everyone that is living and breathing, do not, and I repeat, do not take any classes with this fool. He's very inappropriate, has a bad habit of shouting for absolutely no reason out of nowhere, and beyond his syllabus, is very unclear when actually presenting and trying to teach students content. Class is brutal.

I'm pretty sure he is the only professor that teaches Geography at GRCC. He was the WORST professor ever, he didn't help the students at all. He was EXTREMELY RUDE. If you didn't understand something, he would tell you to go outside and shoot yourself. We all "strongly disliked" him.

Few papers that are graded very heavily on words not actual content. Very disappointed in the overall class. Would not sign up for it again with him as instructor. He is on his high horse throughout the class.

I like essays but not 2-3 a week on minor parts of tons of reading. I've taken 400-level classes and this was one of my hardest. Not a good thing. He gives no personal feedback, so your writing won't improve. His instructions are walls of text where every sentence ends with "you will get no credit." It feels really condescending and disrespectful.

This guy is the worst. He is unaccessible, has very rigid requirements for everything, and not only are the requirements difficult to understand- if you fail to do them HIS way, you will fail the class. Super arrogant, should not be teaching. Avoid this class at all costs. NOT WORTH IT.

This class was terrible. He spent half the time talking about his safari's in Africa and is terrible at actually explaining the material. IF he answers a question it is vague and seems deliberately like he's insulting your intelligence. Get ready to memorize the entire book in order to pass his terribly worded tests.

He is the worst I got an A in the class, but barely. Every single thing mentioned in these reviews is true. He is a horrible human being. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Threatened to fail me when I asked for feedback on an essay (wasn't challenging the grade, needed to know what I did wrong). WORST PROFESSOR EVER SUBJECT MATTER ISN'T WORTH IT GO TO A DIFF CC.

I wouldn't recommend this prof. Your can lose grade points from simple things like looking at your phone in the classroom after class hours or smelling too strongly of tobacco or perfume. It is also extremely hard to gain back points. He has a bully sense of humor and the exam has little to do with his class discussions. There are many papers too.

In the World Geography online course, the essays assigned by Professor DeVivo (there are 32 essays total, some 400 word, others 600 word, and one 2,500 word) are often questions which could be answered completely within one or two sentences. This makes the work overly tedious and needlessly time-consuming.

The amount of writing for this class is absolutely ridiculous. I am fairy certain that he doesn't even read them. This is considering on one of my discussions I just listed things for about half the required number of words and still received full credit. The grading scale is awful. 1 point 1 percentage of your grade. Impossible to get 100%

Condensed class online so I knew it would be more than the usual workload but holy moly, this was ridiculous. There is no way he could have read everything that was submitted, NO feedback on anything.

I am absolutely appalled at the amount of work this prof gives out, do not take this class if you are a full time student, a parent, or anyone who wants to live a comfortable life. I have never had such a work heavy, and time wasting class. Yet it is required for my degree. He may be a good man, but online this class is absurd. Also, no feedback.

Class is out of 100 points, based on all lengthy writing assignments(3 are over 3000 words) He doesn't give feedback for taking pts off (each pt1% of grade) Miss class? You have to write a 500 word summary by next class or he deducts 2 pts. 6 discussion boards, 1 exam, book to read, 2 projects & presentation. Lectures suck Stories about his life

Sheer amount of work and time and man hours for this class is ridiculous. Text needed for class was different than the text that I was directed to when I signed up for class, with no heads-up that it had changed until after the first week of class. Felt like he hired us to write his biography instead of teaching us in an effective way.

Way too much homework. This professor acts like his students are not taking any other courses and gives out huge essays almost every week. This professor by far is the worst I have ever had.

Worst professor ever. When it comes to teaching the class I feel like I'm not learning anything. He tells stories about his life and then expects you to answer exam questions based on his stories. Not to mention his stories aren't related to the topics. Papers are huge with him and once turned in he doesn't give feed back on what you did wrong.

GOOD LUCK. The amount of homework he gives is absolutely insane. My class had no tests or exams, just essays ranging anywhere from 400-2,200 words. For me, the most frustrating part is that none of his content is original and you're basically doing his job for him. No feedback and no rubrics. It's all a guessing game. Avoid this class at all costs.

Dropped me by an entire letter grade over a small technicality in his syllabus. Had nothing to do with the actual written essay itself. I would never take a class by this professor again. Honestly reflects poorly on GRCC that hes the head of the department.

I took devivo online and its a brutal class. Stay away from ge 135 online if you can because you will have to write over 14000 words for the total semester on stuff that is ridiculous. If you are transferring take this class at your four year institution if at all possible. I hate geography even more after this class.

This class was one of the worst I've ever had. It is close to impossible to get an A. He is very biased and makes it known. His lectures have no substance all opinions and his bias. His grading was so particular, and there is a heavy course work. Take it with someone else.

Like to teach yourself? Take this class. Lectures do not cover key concepts in depth, so be prepared to read. Lectures focus more on personal anecdotes than facts, and anecdotes are on the exams. A real mess of a class. There are two group projects, three exams, and five poorly-laid out discussion board questions on top of bi-weekly labs.

I took this as an online class. Be prepared to work hard and do lots of reading and papers! We were expected to report to Blackboard every week with our long essays (word count required each week) but we as a class only heard from him maybe 5 times the whole semester! Make sure you work on the 15 question exam early!

Beware if you take him for an online summer class. I was expected to write 17,200 words MINIMUM over six weeks, as he had us turn in our exams a week early. If you take him, do the work as early as possible. Doesn't provide great grading criteria either, no info on format or citations.

This is the worst class and professor I have ever had at GRCC. Expects students to read 2- 6 chapters, submit discussion board posts (600 word min.), 12 page labs (200 word min), exams every two weeks. His arrogance and condescending attitude gives other PH D educators a very bad name.

The worst "professor" in my entire school life! What a shame this great community college still has him as a professor. I almost hated GRCC and transfer to Grand Valley State University because of him.

I have never had a professor who so clearly does not care about YOUR learning, but instead cares about demonstrating his massive ego. Be prepared for no feedback on any labs, even if you were given a poor grade. Requiring hand written work for an online class is ridiculous, but he does not care. Prepare for a LOT of writing and no help.

He is a professor that does not discuss the right content pertaining to cultural geography. He drifts off subject a lot and makes you right papers about political issues rather than geography. Took this class because I love Geography, but any other professor but him.

By far the worst professor I have had at GRCC thus far. He assigns 2 to 3 papers due each week with minimum word requirements and his grading is way too tough. He gives no feedback on the papers as to why you received the grading you did and he does not care about your learning whatsoever. Very frustrating. Do not take a class with this professor.

I did not like this professor, it seems like he doesnt care about his students, he doesnt give good feedback, he does not tell you what you did wrong on his assignments, he is a very tough grader, he will never give a clear answer if you have a question, overall he just is not a good professor. He is the worst teacher ive had.

As much as I want to say I learned something from him I didn't. His class was just busywork that wasted my time and hurt my overall GPA. I have never had a professor like this where he does not hand out rubrics for lab assignments and marks you down even though his only criteria was to answer all questions and meet the word count which I did.

I had Mr. Devivo for GE 132, an entry level course. We had a 10 page lab, two 600 word assignments, at least 150 pages to read, and an exam every two weeks. Do not bother reaching out to him if you have any questions for his class, as his answer will always be "refer back to the syllabus." He is a very hard grader and will not give you any feedback

He literally will not give any feedback and will not explain his grading choices. Even when asked. Stay away because you wont learn anything

Don't take this class. You will get no feedback on your assignments, even if you ask for it. There is no mercy for any outside situations that may affect your work. I received an incomplete because I didn't finish the last 10 points worth, when I completed the other 630. The professor does not do any work, you will teach yourself and receive grades

This was one of the worst classes I have ever taken. I am a high GPA student and this class gave me the worst grade I've ever gotten. He lacks communication skills and is a terrible grader. No matter how much effort you put in he doesn't care because very little seems to meet his standards. If you choose to have him as a professor... GOOD LUCK!

He's an excessively specific micro-manager who grades too harshly. He is lacking nuance or empathy in his approach. An environment of dread is cast over each week by overloading the student with (sometimes up to) 6 chapters note taking, movies, research papers, and tests in one week. The class material, however, is fantastic. I wish I could enjoy.

I attended his class during the Winter semester of 2021, and he ended up being the worst professor I've ever had. He gave me bad grades on all my assignments and never provided feedback. When I asked for feedback, he said refer to blackboard. In my case, he does not want his students to succeed. He also likes to bring politics into the classroom.

The worst professor I've had to date. He brings politics into the classroom and if you don't agree with his views you're looked down a pawn. Getting good grades in this class is close to impossible. You put many hours into his four 800 word essays every week and still he will never give an A. He ignores students asking for feedback on lower grades.

He never taught the class and you have to do 600 to 800 word essay each week. Never provides feed back. Took him in the summer never again basically ruin my curiosity of learn geography.

Easily one of the worst professors I've had during my time at GRCC. Class consists of papers that have nothing to do with the textbook readings, no feedback on papers, pointless lectures if you attend the class and more. Toughest grader I've seen in my life. Would I ever recommend this guy to anyone for class? Not a chance. Terrible choice.

He is the reason YouTube removed dislike button. 1000+ essays weekly. A 10+ page lab every other week. No feedback on anything. His grading is so harsh. Had him before and it was bad, but not this bad. Hes going downhill. I dont mind essays, and am a good writer, but this class is for someone with an English degree. Do. NOT. TAKE.

Ridiculous prof. Gave absolutely zero feedback other than "look at the syllabus". He brings up politics during class, on tests, and in papers. He also makes you read his own opinionated papers and respond to them for a grade. I received an A in every other class I took this semester but received a C in his class. DO NOT TAKE.

Never have had a professor as full of themselves as this man... Introductory Geography and this man treats it like we're all going for our PhD in Geography. If this wasn't a required course for my program I would've dropped this joke of a class after reading the syllabus. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR'S CLASSES!!!!! Pompous and full of hot air.

For your own sanity, don't take this class at all. Only if you have a COLOSSAL amount of free time to dedicate to 2-3 discussion board posts a week that has a 300/600/1200 word minimum from lengthy reading and interviewed lectures. Material is hard at times/boring to conjure up that many words. This class is absolutely draining. Please beware.

This person does not deserve the title of professor due to the lack of commitment that is provided. To clarify there are lots of specific rules that DeVivo demands but in return he will not respond to emails or provide feedback on work that received poor grades. EPIC FAIL, I recommend finding a different teacher if you want to grow as a student.

I cannot stress enough just how terrible this man is. He has a holier-than-thou attitude, assignments will be given ZERO credit if minimum word req. isn't met or you submit incorrectly, & he gives no feedback. 3 assignments +1 quiz a week, but 1 assignment takes at least 4+ hours and quizzes cover 2-3 chapters of dense text. RUN for your life.

Mike Devivo is passionate in Geography, unfortunately his passion and love for the subject matter is overshadowed by his teaching methods. 4 DB posts a week, each one taking 2-4 hours after skimming through the reading and video lectures. Avoid DeVivo at all costs. I received an A but only due to the fact that I had the spare time to devote to it.

Doesn't provide feedback or reason for poor grading nor will discuss with you refers to Rubrik. "Wide variety of viewpoints are encouraged, documented evidence supporting those viewpoints is imperative" only allowed to use NYT. Creates impression and acts on personal views, any disagreement with opinions correlates with failure of assignments.

This class took about 80 hours to complete. The labs and writing assignments are very time consuming. Lots of trick questions in the labs, it seems like he wants you to do poorly. He is very hard to please. It is a gen ed, but is treated like a science major. Do not take this class if you are working full time

He makes students buy movies on amazon for $5-13, 3 per week to complete the "assignments" which are all discussions of 800+ words being 3-4 per week. The book is not being used at all besides reading a chapter from it. I wouldn't advise anyone to take his classes as he does a horrible job being a professor and provides no help at all for students.

I really wanted to like his class as he seems like a nice man, but this was the most bizarre class I've ever seen. 3 papers (300 to 900 words in length) every two weeks and a poorly worded, intentionally confusing quiz that gave you 45 minutes to answer up to 65 questions. Started off with ~20 students, went down to 8 by the end.

The way he taught this Geography was ridiculous. Every week I had 3-7 ESSAYS of 300 to 1000 words. Seriously. Over twenty essays... THIS IS A GEOGRAPHY CLASS PEOPLE! I didn't learn a thing. Awful. I didn't know that I was taking an English class! I mean I am a computer major. This was a terrible idea to choose this class for my humanities.

It seems like many professors forget why working adults need online classes- we don't have a lot of free time. Professor DeVivo is no exception. I am dropping this class late into the semester because I simply do not have time for 4 1000 word essays plus reading and quizzes per month. Honestly it's my fault for wanting a higher education.

One of the worst classes I've ever taken. I love to write but this class almost ruined it for me. I work a lot that is the reason I took online classes but this class requires a minimum of 15-20 hours a week on homework, mostly consisting of long essays. Stay away from this class at all costs, please! Also instructions are terrible. Worst professor

Do not even know where to start with this professor, can not even think of one good thing about him. His class is a waste of time, doesn't teach a single thing. First class I ever failed out of the 120 college credits I have. Stay away from this professor.

The workload for this class is somewhere in the 15-20 hours a week range. Each lab was about 70 questions. DBs were typically a 1,000-word min. Exams pretty much every week. The class is on how the environment is racist. There was also a module on BLM but I didn't make it in the class that long. Not sure what that has to deal with Geography.

The course is watching around 3-4 hours of watching/reading materials and writing 3 essays at 800 words a piece each week. Devivo grades harshly and will not give any feedback for any essay written and is bad at emailing back to any questions. Lucky enough Devivo's lack of care means that you can use AI easily to try and get past this brutal class!

This Professor is obviously passionate about Geography but his passion is overshadowed by his ridiculous expectations. You have to write essays ranging from 600-1000 pages twice a week that is only after you escape the first week were you write 4 essays. That's not including quizzes, he expects you to answer each question in 30 seconds each lol

This is the worst professor I have ever had. His requirements are absurd for a 100-level class, and he gives zero feedback. Several 1,000+ word essays per week, in addition to quizzes and labs. The amount of time I put into this class has been greater than my three other classes combined. If possible, STAY AWAY. I don't know why GRCC keeps him.

Stay away from this professor at all costs!; He provides an unfair workload of 2-3 essays with a minimum word count of 600-1000+ words per week, uses the full amount of class time for lectures every time, grades with tyranny, and only effectively grades whatever fits his personal agenda for the essay. Seems to forget we all have personal lives.

One of the worst professors I have ever had, do not take his class. Unrealistic expectations in terms of how he grades all the assignments. The toughest grader I have ever had and gives you hour long lectures of interviews that are very boring. Also forces his views onto students especially in the last assignment. Do not take.

This is the hardest class i have ever taken. If you want a gen ed thats easy dont do this class i regret it i am not going to pass this class. All he does is over complicates things that shouldnt be that hard. Theres just videos and lots of reading. And he gives labs that are test but labed labs. This class is more like a 400 level class. Not easy.

This is genuinely the hardest class I have ever taken. It's a simple geography class and he makes you write two papers every week with three tests and one exam all bundled up into one week. This class is definitely not one you want to take as one of your gen eds. Steer very far away.

Professor insists on purchasing the latest versions of book. The tests are timed and do not match with the new data and involve matching with very vague choices. The writing itself is not too bad, but there is a lot amount of it. The only extra credit opportunity provided was on-campus, despite the class being entirely online.

So many papers. I did not feel that I learned much of anything during this class, despite the two required papers a week, the content was not geared to constructive learning.

RUN! Do not take this class if you care about your GPA, mental health or work-life balance. His lectures are youtube videos of a conference from 2015, avoids office hours, avoids questions. Offers vague condescension instead of feedback. Uses wildly arbitrary grading and redundant assignments to soothe his own ego. Basically defrauding the college.

The amount of homework is insane, writing multiple 1000 word papers is ridiculous. The tests are on material that he never actually teaches, it's all based on YouTube videos from at least 7 years ago that aren't even that related to the material. Combined with his harsh grading, it's irritating to be in this class and nearly impossible to succed.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Most Narcissistic teacher I have ever had. First couple things we did was learn about how educated he was and why we need to address him as doctor cause he is so full of himself and thinks he is better then. He also refuses to help give any constructive feedback. GRCC NEEDS to fire him as soon as possible.

I would strongly recommend most people stay away from this professor. I took this class for a Gen-Ed requirement and found that it had a disproportionately high workload. Unless you are looking to get into geography it is not worth it. On average expect to write about 4 essays every two weeks. Also do not expect to easily get feedback on your work.

I'm currently in law school and was reflecting on how much worse my life was in this class; DeVivo is a divisive professor, an egregious egomaniac, & political ideaologue. He joyfully dunks on students and flaunts his power over them for fun. His dogma is unbridled and his class is a narcissistic dictatorship. Someone needs to hold him accountable!

This professor is absolutely horrid, giving you 20-page articles to read and expecting you to write 1200 word essays for it on a day-to-day basis. Furthermore, the amount of analysis and writing you have to do is quite strenuous just to get an awful grade with absolutely no feedback even through emailing him with his "feedback system." Don't take!!

worst professor would not take class if your looking for a easy general class lots of homework hardest class I have ever taken not worth your time. He is a very hard grader and does not provide clear instructions.

This is the only professor I have ever submitted a complaint against, and I've had some bad teachers.

Does not give reasons for grades, arbitrary grading structure, overly descriptive in irrelevant info and not clear in instructions. On average 1000 word essays every week. Labs and essays are formatted weird. By his essay grading criteria, meeting 6/9 requirements is a 20-39% grade. He is the head of the department if that is at all telling.

I'm reviewing him after I retook his class. I failed the first time and barely passed the second. His grading is incredibly vague and he provides no feedback as to why he gave the grade that he did. He posted a few messages on the first day of class and I didn't hear from him again until finals week. I can recommend enough.

100% do not take this class. I have always been an A student but this class made me breakdown everyday. You read an entire textbook, take 5 exams based on the reading but the exams are insanely specific, watch 5/6 documentaries, and must write 16 essays. He grades super harsh and will give no feedback. Spent about 15 hours/week reading and writing.

This professor assigns an overwhelming workload for a 100-level general education course. In the first week alone, there were three 800+ word essays and a test. The time needed to complete the assignments effectively was easily double that of any other course I've taken, making it impossible to manage with other academic and life responsibilities.

Miserable teacher with a miserable class, honestly if you need to take this course for credit do it online.

Honestly cheat his entire course, his labs make no sense and he doesn't know how to use computers, aswell as his videos are from 2015 so good luck trying to watch a youtube video frame by frame.

makes college kids' lives miserable by assigning essays every week, and we aren't getting our doctorates I don't know why he treats the class like we are.

Tons of essays and seriously pushed a political agenda, while I was more interested in learning about about social interactions not a one sided view of the US politcal spectrum.

Get ready to spend every waking moment of your free time reading and listening to bland distorted audio podcasts by a agenda driven man who refuses to give feedback on his grading criteria let alone respond to emails about anything. Honestly it's a miracle this man hasn't been fired. If I could time travel I would give this mans father a condom.

Don't take this course! Lots of people write about the discussions that you have to do, and they are the major killer of the class, and the tests/labs are very out of date, and even with data. Very clear political agenda. Topics have nothing to do with geography at times. You'll dislike geography after you take this course.

The worst professor i've ever had. The class is astronomically complicated and confusing. The homework is insane, and the labs and tests are highly confusing. Requires 600-1,400 word essays every week based on old ass videos that don't teach you anything about geography and gives no feedback on grading system whatsoever. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Not only do you have to write about 400 words every day, but he makes you take Lab assigments and Exams. The workload is extremely large, and I would never even consider taking this class again.

Shoved in entire semesters worth of material into 7 week classes, literally run. I immediately dropped.

Overwhelming workload, no feedback, no support if you fall behind. 14–22 hours per module with confusing labs and massive discussion posts. Felt like I taught myself. Unless you have unlimited free time, avoid this class.

Zero feedback on any discussion, over 1400-word essays a week, will not respond to emails if not put in the perfect format, and will dock half your grade if you forget the smallest thing. Used the same templates repeatedly every week and never varied them. Very political and focused on left-wing views. Would never recommend this class or professor.

By far the worst and hardest class I have ever taken. He grades harder than any professor I have had in my 4 years of college. I took as a summer class and would have much rather did anything else then go through one of his classes again. An unnecessary amount of work along with poor guidelines and hard grading makes the class a very difficult pass

For someone who preaches for good writing, he sucks at it himself. His emails are longer than the bible, he has three separate tabs on blackboard for JUST discussion board rules, and expects us to spend our entire lives on essays every single week. The intro week alone had 3 separate prompts we had to submit. I hope he's removed from his position

Worst professor I have ever experienced. For 100 level class, expected between 1000-1500 words in essays each week. Deters students from emailing by forcing them to explain what they did wrong with their essay. No rubric or comments for essays. I'm fine with tough graders and high expectations, but he is sanctimonious and punitive. Zero respect.

This was by far the worst professor I've ever had. He grades completely arbitrarily with no explanation or consistency no matter how hard you try, you never know what you did wrong. He never responds to emails, so there's no way to get clarification or help. Terrible professor. Never take this class or any class with him.

worst class I have ever taken at grcc.

Do not take any classes taught by Professor Devivo. He only cares about the money and doesn't care about his students. Since he has a PHD, he has a huge ego! If you still plan on taking his class, he DOES NOT offer feedback and will make you write extra essays to receive it. Expect lots of weekly essays, but no feedback after you submit. Avoid him!

I always got random grades on my work and when I asked for feedback, he told me I needed to submit handwritten notes and "do my part". Spent an insane amount of time on essays every week and had no personal life during the span of this course. He clearly does not want students to succeed, as stated in announcements. Also pushes his views a lot.

Terrible professor. POS person. Don't take him EVER. He needs to find a new profession

Terrible. Didn't help me whatsoever when I had questions. Grading was so harsh and specific. Do NOT take this class.

This class single handedly has made me want to end my educational career. A very smug man preaching agenda and practicing educational practices that are actively damaging lives. I work a full time job and go to college full time and this course alone makes me want to end it all.

I'd recommend anyone thinking of taking this class to look for something else unless they're really passionate about geography. I do get that it's a lab class that's all online but it's not worth your sanity. Just find a class thats once a week in person and has an online lecture than any course with this professor.

If you're not religious, pick a religion and pray.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU HAVE NO FREE TIME AT ALL. I'm not one who hates essays or writing, but he genuinely has ruined it for me. Back to back 3000 word essays but also, yes you have to watch three videos and ten articles and it's just busy work for no reason, decent deadlines at least? Nope. Don't take his class. It's a nightmare.

Very tough grader with a rubric that is unclear on how to receive a given grade. To get feedback on assignments you had to write at least 200 words about shortcomings in your essay, up to 500 if you received a D- to a C+. The median grade on assignments was shown and it was never above a D. Note he's the professor of every geography class.

My experience in this class has been a net negative to my educational career. Not only was it a drag to complete, but as someone who is not majoring in geography, it is virtually impossible to find the time to do everything required in the class being enrolled full time. The class is poorly organized, and a nightmare to complete. DONT TAKE IT!!!!!!

The other things people say about this professor are true.