terrible

just reads over his slides!!

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This prof is one of the worste prof i have ever seen. His lectures are completely unclear. Going to his lectures are totally wasting of time. His accent is totally unclear. I suggest u to avoid this class.

If you want to waste your money, go for him!

With every lecture there is less and less students attending his lectures, that must say something about his quality of teaching.

He is a nice man, but definately not a good teacher. HE looks like a family man to me. Like they say some people should just not teach. He reads over his notes and shows annoying vidios. As a said a very nice man, sometimes very funny but for that amoung of money...i dont know..^)

If you want a teacher who knows how to screw you over this is your winner.

Terrible in every single aspect. Worse bio prof so far.

worst professor ever!!... do not take this course enless you like to fail. He does not teach the material and then puts the hardest questions on his tests. You cannot understand a word hes saying, let alone his notes.

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By far the worst Biology professor. He ties this title with M.Crerar..he will seem easy on you for the first midterm...that is because his true mission is to stab you a million times with his out of space final exam...dont take virology with him...you wont get a better warning

It was supposed to be an easy course but he makes it a nightmare ! he's not a good teacher . final is extremely hard, no matter how much you study.AVOID THIS GUY . There were 68 people in the class and there was only 2 A+ and 6 As .

Couldn't understand a work of what he was talking about. Was very easy on the midterm, but got his revenge with the final exam. Avoid him.

Wors Prof Ever, very bad teaching style, the whole 1st year BIO departement is messed up.

This prof is a total disgrace and shame to biology departmnet. He was the cause of the average drop for most of A grade students. He is the one that avoid students to meet their dreams because of his total lack of teaching capability and fairness. Read everything he didn't tell you to read and read anything that he didn't teach.

This guy is the WORST prof: A.he doesn't know his material and can never answer a question properly-Sometimes I REALLY wonder where he got his PhD B. never wishes to answer questions outside of the class-he can't be bothered C.test=highschool easy, exam=RETARDED, not hard, just stupid questions that have no relevance to you understanding virology

Nice man, but York should seriously think about letting him go.

HE IS A WORST TEACH I HAVE EVER HAD>...... IN OTHER WORDS, HE IS A ****!!!!!!!!!!

He is a ****!!He was rude.. He never answers any questions. I don't kno where he got his "PHD"; I don't kno who hired this **** to teach...Please don't take any class he teachs... don't ruin your unvierstiy life.... serious

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I did well on the tests but i screwed a bit on the finals! Don't listen to what he says, what he least emphasises is what will be most tested on the tests (yea but if he says that this stuff WON"T be on the exam...then it will not be there) do NOT miss on his lectures... i'm selling his txts (the txt and the 6 buklets n the CD) all for $70 !

use the damn book or at least go by that content..the stuff u use from the internet isnt even accurate, not even the stuff from the site you said it was from!!!

totally hot stuff!! the accent and the way he spits out his words..it rocks my world!!!

He is not helpful at all, often answers your questions with questions. His voice is very easy to tune out, and his notes arent clear. I had to google everything before exams to be able to pass. i DO NOT suggest this class for anyone who does not have a specific interest in biology, because it is not interesting!

worst prof I've ever had, he's very unclear with the worst accent and the silliest jokes, he wants to teach you what's in his head rather than the material. if you wanna know how to answer his exam questions you have to know what is he thinking of instead of studying...

He has a very thick accent so it is hard to understand what he is saying sometimes. The course material is interesting and not difficult, however his notes are not enough to get a high grade. You need to use the textbook/internet for some concepts. He is a bad prof overall, inconsiderate to his students. I got a B+...good luck

No structure to class. No reference to textbook. Does not post power points. Impossible to study for. SO lost!!!!

I never had this kind of professor who enjoys to fail students. His tests are hard and he talks all the time during the test. He doesnt provide the powerpoints speaks with accent, and super suspicious for everyone during the exam. He thinks everyone is cheating. The worst prof I ever had in my life. Avoid him!!!!!!!!!!!!

No ppts. Huge incomprehensible accent. Absolutely no grading criteria for participation/assignments. No references to textbook, nor any indication about which chapter was being covered. Rude. Talks during exams, extremely suspicious. Poorest teach I've had yet. He probably only teaches so he can conduct research. Classes not relevant to exams.

Cannot understand him. Thick accent. Long answer test questions not in textbook and are tricky. Doesn't post lectures so you have to go to class to write notes because half the material he covers is not in the textbook. Avoid this class with this prof if you can.

The tests are very hard and I found impossible to understand. He yells and speaks in a way that is unclear and his accent is very, very thick. His demeanour is rude. This is my first bad mark at York. I severely regret taking this course.

Had to teach myself everything Thick accent and random shouting Lectures are scattered and make no sense Includes things he placed no emphasis on in tests Posts no slides online and doesn't allow you to record lectures Uses Youtube videos to teach certain topics and then doesn't further explain it

Honestly this class was a joke. You can not understand a word that he is saying, he has a thick accent and above all his exams and test's are not written with proper english so half the time you have no idea what he is asking. I asked for a regrade on a quiz and explained why using exacts from the text and he said I was wrong.

He has a HEAVY accent. It was hard to understand, but if you catch his rhythm, you will get what he is saying. Quizzes can be really hard sometimes. He dont give any note/ppt, so you need to come to class and take note. Make sure you read the book. I find it helpful. Tests have MC and short answers. The short answer are always tough, MC are fair.

If you are looking to experience the worst professor at York then take a class with Anafi! He is extremly impatient rude and disrespectful. He barely speaks English and doesnt understand biology. He will fail you even if you try hard.

I enrolled in NATS 1670, which was meant to be a FULLY online summer course. Yet, the outline said you had to be present for mid-terms and exams. I emailed the professor to explain that I was told it was a fully online course and therefore had made plans to work throughout summer in another country. Professor did not care, had to drop the course

I have no doubt that Mordechay Anafi is passionate about science and he has a very in-depth understanding of the subject. However, he is not a good professor. He lacks the skills needed to lecture clearly and effectively. He jumps from one thing to another and basically rambles & rants. Think very carefully before enrolling in one of his courses.

His lectures are incredibly hard to understand, he has a really heavy accent. The material is interesting but he rambles off topic a lot and is not very open minded when answering questions. No textbook really needed for the course, just try to understand what he says

Extremely heavy accent makes him pretty much useless in class, since you can not understand what he's saying. When he gets excited, he shouts and glows with passion, which makes him even harder to understand. The microphone he uses is way too loud and distorts his voice and accent even further. Rude. Does not post powerpoints. Self-study class.

The rudest professor I have ever encountered in my 7 years of post-secondary school. He frequently yells at his TA's during exam setup, and at students before exams when they are not sitting in a perfect line. He has zero social skills, refuses to answer questions, and is barely understandable due to his extremely thick accent. TERRIBLE! STAY AWAY

Hardest course I have ever taken. Prof is very rude & yells at students &TA during exam set up, rarely open to answering question. Next to impossible to receive help outside of the class. You HAVE to attend his call to get the material as he doesnt post anything, lectures have no flow & are hard to understand due to thick accent, READ THE TEXTBOOK

By far the worst prof I ever had in my life. First off, he's hard to understand with his thick accent. You would expect him to post powerpoints online but he doesn't.. which means you the only way you'll learn is by trying to understand him. I advise everyone to avoid taking his classes because he is a terrible prof.

Interesting course but taught by a horrible professor. Only 2 tests + 1 exam. His questions are difficult to breakdown and what he wants as the answer. Read the MIRCOEXAM pdf and supplement with Khan Academy videos and textbook. Make sure you dedicate THE MOST time to this course!!

So I am an A+/A biology student in my fourth and final year. I've been through it all. I've had great professors and ones that are not so great. This class has to be the worst I've ever taken during my 4 years at York. Just avoid taking courses with this professor, as he does not speak English nor answers any questions. He is very rude also.

He knows his stuff but does not know how to teach. His lectures can be very content heavy and the way he allows you to review your midterm can be pointless. He doesn't answer any of your questions so you don't even know why you got the answer wrong. He also doesn't care about his students. He won't take the time to see you if you book an aptmnt.

all you have is 2 midterms and a final for your overall mark. Considering he is VERY hard to understand, I feel like not going is fine if you teach yourself. He is VERY rude and intimidating to try to speak to. Tests are very hard, class average at 64% which he said was "high"... Hated everything about it. 10/10 would avoid if possible.

i no know what to do no more i try everything but this class so hard i no know what he say i so stressed everytime i go class

Prof Anafi doesn't have office hours and doesn't explain concepts properly. His slides often contradict the information he says, and when asked to clarify, he responds with "the details are not important". Questions on his tests are detail-oriented and filled with grammar/spelling errors, making them hard to understand let alone answer correctly.

If you didnt take bio in high school dont take this course. his lectures are long and he addresses many topics within the 2 hours sometimes not focusing on the things that show up on the exam. 4 multiple choice test that make up your mark so you have to know everything in detail(he doesnt make the questions easy) ,study everything!! hard class!!!!

I took Dr. Anafi's class in my 4th year of university, and I have to say, of the 40 courses Ive taken in these years, this class has got to be the worst. He lacks energy, sits on his chair behind a computer all class long, and just talks off a powerpoint presentation with no flow, structure, or clarity. He provides no slides and no textbook. Awful.

DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE!! the professor is terrible, his accent is so thick and hard to understand (not to be mean), his powerpoint are very dense and boring and his tests have nothing to do with his lectures (his tests are basically a guessing game). HE DOES NOT POST HIS NOTES and expects students to collaboratively make notes on York Moodle wiki

this professor was not very good, I regret taking this course and if you could avoid this professor please do! his lectures are super heavy and BORING!!! and his tests have nothing to do with them!! he is just an awful professor, don't waste your time or money! good luck :)

heavy lectures, very thick accent, hard material, goes off track a lot, his tests have no correlation with his lectures which makes it hard to study for them and get a good mark.

His voice is the most annoying with a very thick accent. It is really hard to understand him and it will affect your understanding and your grade. It is not an easy course. Need to put it a lot of hours understanding his lectures.. its almost like a self-study course. HE DOESNT POST SLIDES ON MOODLE!! DONT TAKE THIS COURSE UNLESS YOUR AN A STUDENT.

BAAAAD

Can't understand him very well. Is not specific as to what is on exams. Will not answer questions properly. You pretty much need to teach yourself everything. Youtube videos helped me.

notes taken from lecture do not match exam. the questions on exam have plenty of grammatical error. hard to understand exam questions. *have a background in bio*

lectures are unorganized and the prof has a very strong accent. tests are quite difficult, as he claims that only lecture material is covered however that is false. there is a link to an online TB, which i feel like you have to read as well (even though he said it's not necessary). just took this course for my natural science credit, but it was BAD

claims you don't need a biology background, however the lectures contain quite complicated bio terminology. tests are unrelated to lecture. least favourite course taken this year definitely recommend taking another natural science course for your credit

Avoid this professor. He has a very thick accent and his midterms are very difficult. As a frequent B+, sometimes A student I finished this class with a C+. Would NOT recommend.

Worst professor Ive ever had! Use old lecture videos , dont understand material he is talking about due to his heavy accent, not open minded when it comes to hear students feedback. No required textbook but give you all kinds of optional reading sources . You are just lost in his class, if you can avoid this class DO it !

Class is boring, rather watch paint dry. Goes off topic ALOT very unorganized slides very dry slides. Tests are extremely hard won't use the same vocabulary on the test as in class. Has an accent so a bit hard to understand at times. I would not recommend.

For BIOL2905 - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!! lmao no seriously do whatever it takes to avoid him. I literally thought I got the wrong exam bc of how unrelated it was to the course content. Every semester students start a petition regarding his exams & teaching style but nothing changes. Hes a nice person in general but idek how he got hired as a prof.

Doesn't post his lectures or any content to study from, and he tests on content not covered in class. How is one expected to do well in this class? Apart from the difficult to understand accent which is not his fault, I would say this is a professor whose classes I would avoid at ALL costs. You will bring your GPA down. Please avoid!

His thick accent makes it very hard to understand what he is saying, YouTube videos are outdated, tests never reflect material learned in class. Overall a horrible experience and would not recommend to anyone.

RUN!!!!! Probably the worst prof I've EVER encountered in all my years of education. Lectures are disorganized, lots of irrelevant rambling, and does not use a course textbook. Very lazy teaching approach. Just posts a series of youtube video lectures (yet doesn't even test from them). No other course content offered.. Nice person, horrible teacher

The absolute worst method of teaching combined with only 3 tests and a final exam worth 50% of your mark disaster course. I agree with my peers, the pre-recorded lectures were an absolute mess, difficult to understand, and pulls test questions out of no where. Not sure he even checked over his exam questions as many of them did not make sense.

Laziest professor alive. He does not bother to teach. Instead, he assigns the same pre-recorded videos he made years ago, which are unintelligible, and expects students to watch up to 8 hours of content in one day for 'class discussions. When we do have 'discussions' he is a horrible facilitator and goes off on tangents. 0/10. DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS!

Bad prof includes everything. He says he marks everyone equally but at the end of the class I heard him talking with students he will mark them easily. Also he talked with his favourites at the end of exams and how he will mark them more easily than other students. favourism in class. He make you feel insulted. Good reviews here-fake- from fav ppl.

In my four years at York University I've met some interesting profs but this one was something special. I am not gonna go too into depth on his character but I am just gonna say you can trust other reviews on this page.The course is not necessarily hard and most of the material taught is probably something you have seen before.

the test is nothing like he teaches in class. says his exams are lecture based but end up being random questions phrased horribly and with so many errors in the exam question! decent person but just not the best professor

This professor sets up his students to fail especially on the exams. He words his multiple choice questions very confusingly and has to clarify what he means during the exam. His class average is always around 60 and I highly do not recommend you taking any class with him. If you do, do not have high expectations for your grades.

Incredibly rude and dismissive i have no clue why he decided to become a professor. Has a very strong accent and is impossible to understand. Does all teaching through youtube videos and never responds to emails. No regards for students and whatever they might have going on in their lives. Extremely tough grader

Has two favourite students in the class whose questions he loves and everyone else doesn't contribute according to him. If you talk to him before and after class and ask random questions during the class, you're set for an A+!

Literally leaves the course up to you. He tells you what to read and just leaves you to hang dry. That's not necessarily the worst thing but the simplicity of that teaching manner defeats the purpose of "teaching". He does not record lectures or post slides. The grade is based on 3 midterms and a 50% final, which can mess you up if you do badly.

AVOID THIS CLASSES IF POSSIBLE! He makes students watch his old lecture videos and leave all the learning up to you. Went to review my midterm and asking questions is PROHIBITED. He told me to write the question behind the scantron and MAYBE he will answer them. In my 4 years of Uni, I never had a professor this bad for me to leave a review on here

He said he was trying to do a flipped classroom when I took the class this year. Instead, he barely gave us any work to do, refused to answer questions of our owns because he thought they were beneath him, and shouted me down when I asked that we do more work in class. Refuses to let students see their tests after they write them, throws them away.

worst prof i have ever seen in my life

Avoid this professor at all costs! Its up to you to teach yourself all the content. His exams consist of questions that he does NOT teach in his lectures which is very unfair considering the amount of studying you have to do for his BS exams. His teaching style sucks and he does not post powerpoint slides! AVOID IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SANITY!!

I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I was so upset with a professor to where I took to this website. Does not teach in his lectures, uses lecture time to "answer questions" instead degrading students that did poorly. No compassion during personal crises, no empathy. The last straw for me to leave university, absolutely shaken.

He basically "abandoned" the class when the strike happened amidst the Winter 2024 semester. Lectures are extremely hard to decipher as he talks with a thick accent and slightly incomprehensive manner. His in-person lectures are hilarious though, as he likes to make jokes about the lecture material. Tests are extremely hard but multiple choice.

Do not take him.

Please do not take this course unless you are a biology professional. He does not teach and makes you watch hours of videos at home that explain nothing. He is very hard to understand. Less than an hour in, more than half of the class leaves the lecture hall, this should be a wake-up call!

Just do not take this prof's courses whatsover. He throws a bunch of content at you and doesn't care about your learning. Very unforgiving marking style with no room for feedback.

One of the worst prof which I ever had in my life. If you see his name then you RUN.

Personally he is the worst professor I've had for 3rd and 4th year, he does not teach very well and his tests are difficult. His tests are only multiply choice but he somtimes asks random questions and words them in confusing ways which throws you off. If you are not one of his favourites then you probably won't do well. Avoid his classes.

AVOID AVOID! He doesn't teach properly and his tests are heavy. I had class with him in the summer and needed the prerequisite for my 3000-level courses, or I would have dropped. I'm a straight-A student, but got C in his class.