1.6

Paul Best

Political Science - Southern Connecticut State University

1.6
Quality
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Would Retake
91
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1.6
Quality
4.0
Difficulty
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Helpful
1.6
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Would Retake

91

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What Students Say

Just show up take notes and don't mess around

POLISCI - 4.0 rating

he has such racial issues

POLI - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
C (1)
A+ (1)
Not_Sure_Yet (1)
Grade Distribution
A(1)B(0)C(1)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 3 reported grades
C: 1
A+: 1
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
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Reviews (91)
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PSC324
Mar 23, 2003

No Comments

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PLI
Apr 17, 2003

No Comments

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PSC
Apr 18, 2003

No Comments

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PSC100
Apr 22, 2003

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PSC100
May 14, 2003

No Comments

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PSC
Aug 4, 2003

No Comments

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POLISCI
Nov 21, 2003

Just show up take notes and don't mess around. Asking stupid questions can get you into trouble but where is that not true. Fake interest if you don't really care, put effort into your papers and you will do fine

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L
Dec 26, 2003

No Comments

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POLI
Feb 4, 2004

he has such racial issues

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PSC100
Feb 6, 2004

Don't yawn in class without covering your mouth, chew gum, or draw attention to yourself in any way. Hes very predjudice and tells jokes to insult every minority imaginable. You also have to write like 20 pages worth of papers for him.

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PSC100
Apr 12, 2004

hes not very helpful and doesnt seem to care about his students. he will pick on any student and doesnt answer questions that a student might have. he teaches about language in a political science class just becasue it is an "l" course. dont pi

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PSC100
Apr 14, 2004

He is THE worst teacher, DO NOT take him! He is rude and even called a student in my class "stupid". Funny how his class was the only one I took that didn't have a course evaluation at the end of the semester... this man should not be teaching.

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MANY
May 11, 2004

his name says it all! he is smart exciting, always prepared, and enthusiastic. to say more things about him would go on for years. he is my inspiration to go to grad school and get my phd. take him and learn!

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PSC
May 21, 2004

NOT a good professor. Made me HATE Political Science.

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PSC
Jun 6, 2004

A horrible teacher overall. Shows little respect overall and was generally arrogant to the class. Talked about some of his students behind their backs and will go out of his way to demean opinions he does not agree with. Stifles discussion and morale.

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PSC100
Aug 27, 2004

greatest man ever

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PSC100L
Grade: C
Oct 3, 2004

Worst teacher ever....I was a Poli Sci major and took this class for my L course and he is THE REASON why i changed my major to sociology....very rude, pompous and teaches you NOTHING he should be fired

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PSI100
Oct 25, 2004

Although his tests in this class were mostly common sence, he worded the answers in very obscure ways and even places a disclaimer on the top of his exams to discourage confrontation on this. He's very **** and will openly make fun of students and ignore questions. COVER YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU YAWN!!

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PSC100
Oct 27, 2004

No Comments

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PS
Oct 27, 2004

WORST TEACHER EVER!! He makes **** and homophobic comments atleast once a week. Degrades all his students. He is impossible to learn from. He should change his profession. You won't learn anything, and he'll remind his students how stupid they are all the time. He always says the school is bad too

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PSC100L
Nov 10, 2004

He wasnt that bad. ALthough I and many other students agree that he can be very rude at times, he know's the information he's giving. If you cant take criticism or if its hard for you to understand someone who talks with their tounge and make comments about black people, dont take him

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PSC100
Grade: A+
Nov 18, 2004

teacher is very unclear on the test

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POLITICALSCIEN
Dec 13, 2004

Very prejeduce, mean, the most rude teacher iv'e ever had in life. not clear, irrogent

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PSC100
Dec 14, 2004

he does not even have anyhitgn on the test that was gone over in class, he does not care if everyone fails, he says that "the grades that he gives students does not reflect his salary therefor he doesnt care how many F's he gives out.

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PSC100
Jan 20, 2005

No Comments

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5.0
POLITICALSCIEN
Apr 26, 2005

If you want to fail then you should sign up for this class. The dude is simply ridiculous. He failed 58 students last semester. He is absurd and should be fired.

5.0
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RUSSIAASIAWAR
Apr 26, 2005

had him for several classes, Best is the best. Very knowledgable. makes you consider concepts you wouldn't have imagined otherwise. tough guy, kinda rude at times, but if you can suck it up you can see humor in his teaching style. most memorable teacher from SCSU, deserves a major award

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POLYSCI
May 18, 2005

UNBEARABLE! Best is the WORST! This angry, aging liberal d**ch shouldn't be allowed in classrooms. Unhelpful, uncourtious, abnoxious, and full of himself. Loves belittling people, makes ****, ****, and unprofessional remarks.

3.0
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POLSCI100
Jun 6, 2005

This class could've seriously been better. Plenty of people including myself did not do well in this class, but you can still ask about extra credit to bring up your grade. Regardless of how degrading he may be you should go to his office hours and talk to him and he will work something out with you. TRUST ME! I DID IT and U CAN TOO! HAha

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POLISCI
Aug 19, 2005

"Fire me? I've been here for so long that I can come to class **** for a week and the adminstartion would still have problems firing me" -Paul Best

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PSC100
Aug 20, 2005

He is a terrible professor and he does not grade fairly. He is unorganized and extremely unprofessional and offensive.

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PSC100
Aug 23, 2005

worst teacher ever...fails almost all of his students!! youll be lucky if you pass that class with a D

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PSC100
Aug 31, 2005

absolutely terrible, his tests are a joke

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PSC100
Sep 1, 2005

dude i took it as a 3 week summer course...the guy grades out of 100 total points...offers 20+ points worth of extra credit and the tests werent THAT bad...sooo do the E.C. and pass with a 65 and you get a B...its not THAT hard but it is alot of reading an kinda boring

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PSC100
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Sep 4, 2005

No Comments

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PSC100
Sep 6, 2005

His class was weird. We would sit and talk for nothing for half and hour. Then finally we would talk about our discussions. Don't even buy the book. Told us too. Test material were not covered. Test were hard. Grades hard on papers. Tells you to do extra credit and doesn't really count it. Skip this class and skip the book, which doesn't help you.

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PSC100
Sep 15, 2005

im a freshmen and its unclear of his points some time but he's srt8 i guess.... extra credit is fine.. but some times i just wonder what the hell he is tryin to get at?????

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PSC100
Sep 22, 2005

This guy is a walking advertisement for ADHD medications. He's a bumbling idiot, an embarassment to the University. Worst of all, when you point out his mistakes, he cops a BS attitude with you. An 8th grader could teach as effectively as this clown.

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PSC100
Oct 26, 2005

I can't stand him. He makes no sence when he is lecturing and just goes off on these stupid tangents. Ugh he need to be fired

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PSC100
Nov 9, 2005

He's a real ass. Not only that, but he also assigns 5+ books (expen$ive) and tests you on his lectures. Share books if you actually want to take this class. Don't bother asking for help, he's "too busy" all of the time. With a last name like "Best" it's hard not to be an arrogant son of a ****.

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PSC100
Dec 15, 2005

He's a ****bag..plain and simple, he's arrogant and thick headed. But, he knows his stuff and if you do all the extra credit and pretend to be interested, he pretty much leaves you alone.

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PSC100
Jan 3, 2006

hes a good guy..yu just gotta realize WHAT he wants you to study..theres alot of**** you can completely ignore and still get an A...MOre extra credit thatn any other teacher too, DO the extra credit, study your NOTES and you WONT get less than a C+...i dont think its possible

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POLSCI100
Jan 25, 2006

Worst teacher ever.. dont take him.. he tries to make you fail and his tests have nothing to do with what u learned.. he should be fired.. seriously.. fired bad

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PSC101
Jun 9, 2006

He's not as bad as i expected after reading the reviews but i got the only 'C' that I have ever recieved as a final grade in his class! His tests are so easy that they are really hard. Info is right from the text but there is a ton of text! He basically talks about nothing and you must mostly depend on the text if you want to learn anything.

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PSC100
Jul 6, 2006

Knowledgable, but lacks the social skills to effectivly convey what he wants to teach. Also kind of a jerk.

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PCS200
Oct 23, 2006

No Comments

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PSC100
Oct 25, 2006

DONT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!! you will fail!!!! he cant teach for****! plus he really is a jerk, we honeslty never use the books and wen the tests come it looks like they were made for a 3rd grader but then as your taking it....its really hard....HONESTLY- Do NOT Waste your Time! he WANTS you to fail!

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PSC100
Nov 13, 2006

Oh my dam! this teacher is full of****. The test have nothing to do with whats being said in class. If you wanna pass u have to memorize numerous chapters if you dont theres no way u can pass. I think he needs to be evaluated and fird because he really suks!!!!!! HORRIBLE dont take this guy guarenteed failure.

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PSC100
Nov 18, 2006

this guy was truly crazy, he never taught from the text book, he always went off just talking about nothing. when it was time for the test, nothing he talked about was on it, you need to studdy the large chapters to understand. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS YOU WILL FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!

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PSC100
Nov 21, 2006

without a doubt the worst professor in history

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PSC100
Dec 23, 2006

Likes power!

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GOV101
Jan 4, 2007

the biggest idiot I've ever encoutered in my life.

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PSC504
Apr 4, 2007

Knows the subject

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PSC475
May 8, 2007

No Comments

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PCH100
Oct 5, 2007

he is a ping pong ball all over the place

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PSC100
Nov 7, 2007

Guy is a total dork, don't expect to cover much in class.... not as hard as other people said IMO.

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PSC100
Nov 9, 2007

This guy is a total nut job. That kind of makes him great, in a way. I wanted to like him just because he's crazy, but he ended up being such a **** that I couldn't bring myself to do so.

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PSC100
Nov 14, 2007

This poor man needs some help. He is always rambling about NOTHING. literally this is not an exaggeration. he gives tons of extra credit so I have an A. his papers are easy. Its an easy A, but dont take it if you really want to learn something. hes so confused

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PSC100
Nov 14, 2007

This poor man needs some help. He is always rambling about NOTHING. literally this is not an exaggeration. he gives tons of extra credit so I have an A. his papers are easy. Its an easy A, but dont take it if you really want to learn something. hes so confused

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POL100
Nov 20, 2007

Pretty much the worst professor I've ever had. He laughs at his own jokes that usually aren't funny, can never stay on topic, and usually will cover one thing in a class after he's done rambling about absolutly nothing that will help you on the test

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PSCSECT
Dec 14, 2007

If you're lazy, not too bright, and don't like to take notes, then don't take this class. This is a professor for real students who actually want to learn. He's abrasive and loud at times, but will keep your attention. You can learn a lot from him if you don't whine about the work. Isn't that why we're in school?

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PSC100
Dec 16, 2007

this is a class for students who want to learn, can cause alot of stress because there are only three test every semester and if you fail one you better ace the next two. must work hard, will offer extra credit, must take ALOT of notes

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PSC100
Dec 19, 2007

I thought this class was terrible. Not my major, but prior I found Politics interesting. This class did not stimulate that interest whatsoever. He rambles a lot about everything, mostly stuff not having to do with class. Loves Connecticut and Russia too much. He is also make horrible comments and laughs thinking they're funny when they're offending

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PSC100
Jan 20, 2008

Professor Best was by the worst professor I have ever had. He goes on about how one shouldn't have sex and basically doesn't talk about political science at all. I paid attention and took notes on everything he said but his lectures did not involve anything that was on his test. He was horrible. Don't take his class ever.

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PSC100
Jan 22, 2008

Possibly the worst teacher Ive had, I dropped his class because I couldnt understand what he was talking about , terribly unclear when speaking. He basically brags about how many people leave his class. I would definately not recommend his class.

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PSC100
Feb 11, 2008

Absolutely the worst teaching methods ever! I cannot emphasize this enough. He does not stay on topic. One moment, he'll be talking about the presidential elections, the next he will be talking about something not even remotely related to pilitics. He says his tests are based off the lectures, but from what I hear, I'm not so sure about that.

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PSC100
Apr 14, 2008

The worst teacher at Southern. Don't take his class bc his exams are completely off topic and nobody gets higher than a C. He should be fired

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PSC100
Apr 15, 2008

By far the most rude individual I have ever come across. Made jokes about women, Mexicans, and about several of the teenage car accidents that have occurred in the past year. You will learn more about his kids than you will about poli sci and will try to cram everything you should know into one sitting after realizing he accomplishes nothing

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PSC100
May 28, 2008

This man was quite possibly the rudest and most absurd teacher I've ever had. If any other adult had been in that classroom he would have been fired immediately. He rudely joked about sex, women, and a number of other inappropriate topics. I sat in class with chills up my spine while this discusting teacher lectured, if you could call it that.

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POL100
May 28, 2008

Avoid at all cost. He teaches at you not to you. He is obnoxious ad has no redeemable qualities. He knows his subject well but he hasn't changed it in 20 years or so. I bought all 6 text books which we never used (waste of money). He will insult you every chance he can. I earned an A but I dreaded going to his class.

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PSC100
Nov 7, 2008

I could not stand this man. Try in every way to avoid him.. hes not even worth the time and money at all!! Thats my advice for you

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PSC100
Nov 7, 2008

I have his class right now...he's got a great personality and lectures...when it comes to the tests, though...they are IMPOSSIBLE. They're not hard and indepth, they're extremely tricky!!!

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PSC101
Nov 10, 2008

No Comments

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ADF2
Dec 3, 2008

wierd old guy who speaks his mind when it comes to pretty much anything, hes annoying and immature, and pretty much his lectures that he gives in class have nothing to do with what is on the test so its pointless to even take notes avoid this class and this proffessor by all means

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PSC100
Dec 7, 2008

His classes are really hard, because you don't know what is he talking about!!!! I bought all his books .. what a waste of money!!!!!!!!!!!!

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PSC100
Dec 11, 2008

STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLASS- WASTE OF EVERYTHING-TIME-MONEY-EFFORT-

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PSC100
Dec 30, 2008

words cannot descirbe how much this guy sucks. he talked about the randomest things that never made sense to ANYONE, and whenever anyone asked for help he said rude and insulting things. he assigns TONS of reading for the tests, but then the tests are straight from his lectures.. a big waste of time.

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PSC100
Jan 12, 2009

This guy was the worst teacher i have ever had. he did not know how to teach at all, he would say one thing and then something totally different would be on the test. if you can avoid him then please do you would be doing yourself a very big favor and wont be wasting your time with someone so bad!

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PSI100
Jan 14, 2009

Worst teacher I ever had! He has stupid rules, offensive and opinions, and pretty much teaches what he wants, regardless of merit. He thinks he's funny, but he's not. He's just a joke. He'll hound you on attendance, but I strongly advise you not to take this class unless you love bad teachers who don't care about you or your grade.

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PSC100
Jan 14, 2009

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE ATTENDING HIS CLASS!!! THIS TEACH IS A FULL TIME BLOWN **** THAT JUST SHOOTED FROM HELL! i took his class last semester and i did not learn anything about political science it was a WASTE OF TIME i dont understand why southern college just fire him! unless they like professors to teach there and just take students $$

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PSC100
Jan 15, 2009

this is the worst class ever. attendance is definitely mandatory. his lectures are unclear and difficult to understand. he doesn't give any help to students. do not take this class!!!!

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PSC100
Mar 25, 2009

Terrible teacher. He sets his expectations too high and is completely rude to the entire class. He gives out a few very difficult tests that easily can bring your grade down if you have not done the assigned readings.

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PSC100
Mar 31, 2009

THIS TEACHER IS A JOKKKEE!! DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!! HE IS THE WORST TEACHER EVER!! I FAILED HIS CLASS AND HE NEVER LETS THE CLASS SEE THE TESTS ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO FAIL THAT CLASS BECAUSE I KNOW ABOUT THE SUBJECT! I THINK HES LYEN AND JUST GIVES EVERY1 A WHATEVER GRADE AND DOESNT CARE!! UUSSSEEEELLEESSSS!!

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PSC100
Apr 14, 2009

One of the worst teachers I've ever had. He babbles on incomprehensibly about whatever he feels like talking about that day. He often goes off on tangents that make no sense, and half the time he's laughing at his own terrible jokes. Avoid this guy at all costs.

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POS110
Apr 15, 2009

seriously aviod this guy one of the most boringest classes ever, hes a horiible teacher for example, we took the midterm and just about our whole class failed i think the hightest was a B and he wouldn't go over, we even offered to come to his office and review it but no, again worst teacher proablly at SCSU aviod him its just a waste of your money

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HIS100
Apr 22, 2009

Yeah so i took this guy last semester and he was ****.it got to the point where i had to speak to the department about him..I almost got him fired cuz he pushed me so i belive that if anyone really wants to do somthing about him and his teaching methods you go to the department and make complaints on him but dont go just by yourself go withothers

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PSC110
Aug 21, 2009

so evil!! i hated this guy with a passion. i once asked him a question and he asked me if i belonged back in 7th grade. no help at all and just was always rambling on and on. he takes attendance and calls on randoms from the list to see if you're still in class. and he refers to himself as 'el supremo'.. oh please!

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PSC100
Aug 23, 2009

Frustrating. Very frustrating. He rambles about absolutely nothing in class, then opens the book in the last 10 mins of the last class before a test. His test questions are poorly worded and very confusing. Only good thing: extra credit. Do as much as possible. it's on random topics that don't relate to political science, but it REALLY helps.

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POL101
May 8, 2010

awful teacher, could not understand anything he said. while there is ALOT of extra credit you cannot understand anything he says lectures are all over the place and the test are competly disorganzied. :(

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HIST101
Apr 14, 2012

Awful, unprofessional and ineffective Also many inappropriate sexual comments. Pathetic.

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HIS100
Mar 17, 2016

He is ok, sometimes it is boring. :(

Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
C (1)
A+ (1)
Not_Sure_Yet (1)
Grade Distribution
A(1)B(0)C(1)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 3 reported grades
C: 1
A+: 1
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.82 avg change
Mar
Apr
Aug
May
Apr
Mar
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

PSC324

5.0

(1)

PLI

5.0

(1)

MANY

5.0

(1)

RUSSIAASIAWAR

5.0

(1)

PSC504

3.0

(1)
+24 more courses
Difficulty by Course

PLI

5.0

POLI

5.0

PS

5.0

POLITICALSCIEN

5.0

RUSSIAASIAWAR

5.0

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