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“He's rude and extremely blunt”
ENG101 - 2.0 rating“He puts your paper in the smart board and make fun of them”
ENG101 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
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Attendance Mandatory
96%
Textbook Required
57%
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Reviews (106)
alot of work but very easy if you get it done in a short amount of time.
He is a really nice guy but will go out of his way to prove you wrong and throws it in your face. A lot of reading to do and he says that he keeps his opinions to himself but he doesn't.
Take this class.. no tests, all quizzes only 2 papers. Easy A
great guy, funny, not many tests
he was sooo easy, the class sucked if u wanted to learn something because he gets nervous and overwhelmed and he is more into news and current events, but no tests really and not much work, it was a fun class and an EASY A!!!
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If you're a good writer, don't take this class, cause he'll just assume you plagiarized everything without any evidence to back it up.
Hes a great teacher!Mad Funny
He's a very easy teacher. Very laid back. If you talk to him after class a few times and do your work on time he will give you an A. No tests and 3 small small essays. HE ROCKS!
nice guy.
Not a bad guy. He was mad chill with me but you need to stay on his good side. Easy class! No writing, pretty much everything is done in the classroom. Overall not a bad guy or class
nicest guy. really wants his students to do well. An awesome guy. funny and talented.
AT FIRST I WAS LIKE WOW, THIS GUY IS OUTTA CONTROL. HE HAD THESE CRAZY SHEETS TO MARK EVERYTHING DOWN, AND LOG THIS, AND LOG THAT....BUT ONCE U TALK TO HIM ON A ONE ON ONE LEVEL, HES COOL AS HELL, AND REALLY CARES ABOUT HIS STUDENTS, AS LONG AS U SHOW AN INTEREST. I LOVE HIS SARCASTIC HUMOR!!!!
His class was an easy A for me. I recommend you to take his class.
Great professor. Very easy going guy and very easy class.
i cant stand him.....he is annoying and self centered and rude
As an adult student who is serious minded, I am able to distinguish between a true intellect and someone who caters to the lowest common denominator in order to gain popularity. There is no substance to this class or to the person who teaches it. I received an "A" but was disappointed in the content and lack of pedagogy. Not memorable.
A lot of repetive work. You have to keep rewriting the same articles until you get an A, which takes about 5 or 6 times. He'll either give you an A or an F. He kicks a lot of kids out of the class who don't hand in their assignments in on time. I got an A in the class but I found it to be a horrible class, and he is an even worse teacher!
professor hayman does a great job at correcting drafts. he gives you an oppertunity, so you can make your articles more appropiate for reading. very helpful teacher
Journalism (ENG 215) is a very interesting class. After completing this class, I have a new perspective on reading the news. I highly recommend this class, especially if you need the English class to meet a requirement for graduation. The class involves lots of writing, and absolutely no novel reading whatsoever!
Professor Hayman is the most helpful, knowledgeable and easy going educator I have known throughout my time at NCC. He uses no textbooks which is a plus for students on a tight budget and has a great one on one personality. His enthusiasm to teach inspire students such as myself to learn and retain knowledge that is truly beneficial. Thumbs up!!!!
This class is great to take if you are interested in reading and writing about the news. If english isnt your subject you should take this class because it is a completly different kind of class. Hayman is easy going if you just do the work and go to class. You're guaranteed to learn a lot in this class!
Hayman is a very helpful and resourceful prof. He is very fair when it comes to grading and his teaching style is great. I would highly recomend this class if you are interested or would like to take a glance at Journalism. I am pretty sure whoever takes this class will highly enjoy it if they put some efford into it.
this professor made journalism interseting. you do not even have to be all that great at english, since it's a different style of writing. you get a better understanding of how things work in journalism. overrall it was a great class to take because the teacher was funny making the class enjoyable to learn.
arguably the 2nd easiest class to english 251 (film & lit)...if not the easiest. hayman is a joke and was absent about 3 times and late 5 times. there are no tests and the whole class is just a big joke. take his comedy writing class for an easy fun time!
I love this teacher......hes the best.. in the begining he sounds like an ass but he it the best. barely any work.............1 research paper and thats it... canceled class a few times.... hes mad chill
Good class if you want a beginnner journalism class. I am not a journalism major and he made the class interesting. Very relaxed and not a stressful class just make sure you make the deadlines. You can rewrite your stories until you get the grade you desire.
A great teacher overall, fun and relaxed. Doesn't like textbooks, and as long as you do what's asked of you, it's a great class. Very helpful when needed, but lets you work on your own. Don't take the class if you don't enjoy writing.
Took Journalism with Prof Hayman and LOVED it. He is a great teacher who is extremely helpful & accessible to his students. Very clear assignments, and he wants you to succeed in his class. Plus, there isn't too much hw. If you get the chance, take his class!
thinks he's right all the time. would rather drop the student then to help them. should be fired for calling his students cell phones more then 4 times. should teach his kids instead of being a pig headed jerk.
Very helpful, understand, and easy going
If you're really serious to learn or improve your writing skills, he's one of the best teacher to get. He's very passionate with English and I would say very intelligent too. He also has great materials for the students to better appreciate the styles in writing and to apply them as well.Thanks to him,I'm doing great with my Eng109 this sem. =)
HES VERY TOUGH ON HIS STUDENTS WILL PUSH U BUT IF U DONT CARE HE WONT CARE...DONT EVER BE LATE OR HAVE A CELL OUT OTHER WISE HE WAS OK
he's the type of teacher that's hard on you, but at the same time it's easy to get a good grade. he isn't very approachable and hes kind of scary. just keep to yourself and do your work and you should be fine. avoid taking the class if you can though.
Everyone who has anything negative to say got on his bad side, or didn't do their work. He's a no **** kind of guy, he doesn't really care for excuses, but he's not a harsh grader and he's very flexible. I love his class, we're always laughing. One of my better classes at Nassau. :)
Take professor hayman. Only 1 test and 3 papers. He is funny he makes the class seem fun.
I honestly don't understand how people wrote that he is a good teacher. He's the worst professor I have ever had and am normally very interested in English. I dreaded going to his class, hated his attitude, and he did not clearly lecture the lessons. He acts like he does not care about teaching the class.
When the semester began I was convinced his class was going to be dreadful and that he was going to be a horrible teacher. I ended up really enjoying his class. We did a total of TWO papers the entire semester, he takes his time and continues to grade your paper until you get an A. I also enjoyed his awkward sense of humor.
EASY AA but not a challenge for us english lovers..lets u revise until like forever..leniency would be an UNDERSTATEMENT! rude & sarcastic..made a few jerkish remarks to me but i just laughed or threw one back at him lol..pretty good guy. ME:hi i just wanted to know if you graded my paper yet HIM: wake up! I already submitted your A for the course.
you should be ashamed if you get lower than an A.....he makes you rewrite the sameeeeeeee essays until its perfect...attendance is mandatory but for the first few weeks of my class he cancelled class and the rest of the semester he lets you out early. what more could a student ask for??? esp. if english is a weak point for you!
Remedial ENG: Wrote the same essay until good enough to hand in. Had to memorize it for the only test to do at the end of the semester. Sign-in attendance. Very straight forward attitude but sarcastic one. After 3rd week went to class every other week and did computer lab once a week at the library.
Hes sorta nuts, and very unorganized! You have to write 5 stories over the semester you rewrite them til their perfect. Hes not a good teacher as he just tells you what to do and expects you to do it. Even so if you get less then an A in this class then shame on you because you mustve really screwed up.
really annoying to deal with. would rather drop students then help them, gets annoyed when asked to re explain things and isnt even clear about it the first time. kind of neurotic and his handwriting is illegible to read when he corrects your paper. also stict on attendence. i recommend not taking this class.
WOW,I AM SURPRISE ON SOME COMMENTS HERE.HAYMAN IS ON OF THE BEST PROF IN NCC.HE IS 100% GOOD.DEVOTED TIME AND MAKE US REWRITE ESSAY TILL PERFECT. WELL I LEARNED SOMETHING ALONG THE LINE WHILE REWRITING MY ESSAY. AFTER TAKING HAYMAN'S SUMMER CLASS, I FOUND I WAS ABLE TO ELIMINATE SOME OF MY WEAKNESS IN WRITING. HE IS THE BEST,I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM
Prof Hayman was FANTASTIC! I thought his sense of humor/personality was funny and interesting. He kept me awake in class. His re-writing of Essays ONLY help YOU, as the student. This is the way you learn. I recommend his class! Summer class was terrific. Makes me wish he taught Eng102
I liked Mr.Hayman.Although he was very unorganized he was one of my best professers.For some reason he didn't seem to believe tht I wrote my essay it was so good.I didnt pass b/c I was unable to take the test b/c I had no baby sitter.He was understanding and tried everything to get me a passing grade.I have take the class again but I only want him.
His wisest words, "I AM your textbook." He is funny, knowledgeable in his field, and keeps it real. I wish he taught ENG 105. My only critism: he looks down on college newspapers, I'm the EIC!
so incredibly easy because he is so careless and unorganized. lost most of our papers. hands out A's for writing small reactions in class. he is, however, funny and entertaining. class is an easy A.
He is a really nice and HILARIOUS man. He is very funny and makes class interesting with the things he had to say. Although he was very unorganized, which made things a little confusing, I still managed to do very well in the class. I always looked forward to attending his class! I definitely recommend him!
Easy A
I enjoyed professor Hayman's class. he is intelligent and very knowledgeable of the material. he is extremely helpful when you need help.if you follow and actually do the assignments and attend class you will do great, I definitely recommend his class.
One Of the best professors at NCC , very understanding and wants to see you do good, just do your work and come to class and you will do fine he makes sure you understand everything and takes you through your Work step by step so you know what he expects for you to get an A ; If you fail u don't belong in college
Professor Hayman is very helpful and intelligent he wants all of his students to receive a good grade and pass his course. If you come to his office hours he will stop what he's doing just to help you. He will make you redo his essays until it's perfect! Just do his work and don't be lazy! And you'll get an A. You won't regret it, great professor!!
Show up on time, do the work, easy A
Prof Hayman was constantly sending students out of the class. It was humiliating to watch. He would also embaress us by putting up our papers to pull them apart and make fun of them. He is not a positive influence on his students.
Professor Hayman is a very good professor. His 101 class is a writing class, and you do four papers throughout the whole semester. He is really easy on students, and lets you redo drafts until you get a good grade. He is strict on attendance, and assignment due dates, but if you won't do you work, don't go to college that simple.
Professor Hayman is a good man, but he's very clumsy and unorganized. He makes you email him essays instead of handing it in to him so he can pull up the essay on the smart board. I don't care how good you think your essay is, he will point out and embarrass you in front of the whole class after every sentence.
BEST PROFESSOR I HAD AT NCC so sweet, extremely helpful, show you care he'll help you get a good grade, dedicated, always has time to help, care about his students, sense of humor , makes class enjoyable. love writing because of him *make sure you save & have doubles of all your assignments, he's not the most organized. don't be lazy, you'll pass
Prof Hayman is an amazing teacher. He's hard working, energetic, fun and honest...
he does not give feedback on papers what so ever. his emails are confusing. he gives you advice LAST MINUTE. i would not want this professor again.
Professor Hayman, I loved your English 101 class. Before taking your class I was shaky on writing essays, until you opened my mind. I loved when you put my essay up on the smartboard it helped a lot. It was a honor to have you. I hope your still teaching Journalism, because I would be honored to spend another semester with you
H e was very mean to most of us that group of students that his class. I am not writing this rate to embarrass him, but to maybe help make a change, maybe if he reads this someday he can re-evaluate his way of teaching and think more on us students that really want to be in school. He should not embarrass us in order for us to learn. Not a gr8 prof
He's a little scatter brained. Reads students work in class, goes line by line to help them in front of everyone, and doesn't necessarily get to every student. Easy class, that I wouldn't take again.
I absolutely love Hayman ! He is by far thee best English professor I have had thus far. Some people take his dry humor way too serious I enjoyed it. The semester isn't even over yet and he's made me a stronger writer . If you take his advice and criticism you will definitely pass and become better
He's a good teacher but gives you a lot of papers. He jokes around way too much and also make fun of you in front of the entire class.
He puts your paper in the smart board and make fun of them. His jokes are a bit raci,st
He makes you work for it. He's very blunt and tells it how it is. I wouldn't take him again just because he's rude.
Hes bad. he's so rude and blunt. Makes you work for it. Assigns a bunch of stuff that's unnecessary and embarrasses you in front of class. No remorse. yelled at me for no reason and told me to leave. Absolute unnecessary prof ever.
A good teacher, you just have to do your work. Dry humor not to be taken seriously.
He's great, if you are willing to put in the work he'll help you with anything. Gives you extra time to finish the work and helps you write the best paper you can. If you do this he will give you an easy A Absolutely loved having him as a professor. Very funny too.
As long as your on top of your assignments and show up to class, you will do GREAT!
AwesomeTeacher !!!! The other reviews made me very scared when I had to take his class, but he isn't bad at all really nice guy
At the beginning he seems like the toughest teacher ever, but he only gives out three essays. But you must do them. You have to turn one in every week. He can be really scary and he does embarrass you infront of class, but it isn't that bad. He just tries to loosen you up in his class to wear he bothers everyone. He isn't a bad teacher.
He's rude and extremely blunt. IMAGERY is everything to this man. Don't let his offensive "jokes" get to you either.
At first I thought he was a mean guy. He only gave us 3 essays and one midterm which is the syllabus. He's an easy A class. Just come to class and do your work. He jokes around a lot, so don't take them personal.
Prof Hayman is hilarious. He will help you with anything. Just go to him during his office hours. The class is not hard at all. It's only 3 essays and that's pretty much it. Just take him if you can. He loves to joke around so get ready. It was an easy A for me because I love to write and you can rewrite the essays as long as you want.
The worst professor I have ever had in my entire life. He is always very rude and always trying to embarrass someone. He gives three essays and you have to submit like 4 drafts per essay throughout the semester, and your drafts, he goes over in front of the whole class. He procrastinates and actually goes over the drafts, alone, till the end.
If you fall asleep in class, you lose a letter grade. If you are 15 minutes late, you get an absence. If you get one question wrong on a quiz, his grading gets you from an A to a D. Be prepared to have no relationship with this teacher because he makes it known that he is not in this for the right reasons. :( He teaches straight off of google.
It's very easy t pas his class. He only gives 3 papers for the semester however, you must submit 3-4 drafts for each one it. His papers are fairly easy. Be prepared t have it shared on the board in front of everyone though. He makes everyone share their paper, unless if it's a private topic.
Extremely critical but not in a good way. He's rude and sarcastic, doesn't think before he speaks. Makes immature and annoying comments every chance he gets. Sends like 10+ emails a day. 3 papers for the whole semester, each with a 3 draft minimum, all given at the same time. Puts your papers on projector and critiques in front of and class.
Im not just saying this, he really is the worst professor I have ever experienced. I almost got into a little argument with him because he decided to use his sarchasm and condecending comments on someone who was not as responsive as I would have been. He basically called someone stupid without saying it, under no circumstance is this alright. #dub
I was lucky to work with him in the writing center a few times. I think this professor is a real gem. He gives great feedback and is definitely one of the smartest professors in the school. Don't let first impressions discourage you and don't be afraid of constructive criticism. Successful students challenge themselves. Definitely take him!
great professor, work is easy if you do it as he requests. dude is hysterical. you use the textbook like 2 but you need it. its like 20 $
I loved this professor, he is a really motivating teacher, he pushes you to do the best you can. Listen to his advice, because he means well. he loves to tell stories, and great humor. get ready to write a lot of essays.
Professor Hayman is very disrespectful to the classmates .He assigns 3 essays that have to be due at the same time and never warns about the due dates because he send out 10+ emails a day. When its time to show essays on work and you politely ask him not to show it he likes to embarrass you and say your essay is bad and why he doesnt like it.
after a certain number of absences, you will fail the class, but he is a really nice person, and grades very few papers. I had to write 4 papers in total, and he revised them until they were perfect
This teacher is a mess. Constantly changing his plans on grading and taking his time grading papers. For Journalism, he has you only do 4 stories. Sounds simple, right? Well, he makes you pester administration, ask invasive questions about their position and he doesn't give feedback on papers for the majority of the class. Avoid Hayman.
He is very unorganized and doesn't know what's going on half of the time. He shows favoritism to students and will fail you for no reason. Gives many papers during the one semester and expects for them to be PERFECT or its a failing grade. He nitpicks everything and expects for it to go his way or no way. Would NOT recommend.
I procrastinate A LOT. 15 pages total required for him to assign by the head English person. So he had us do one argument research paper (minimum of 8 pages long) and 1-2 extra papers of our choice. He didn't like kids not going to his class but if you show him you care about your grade/work and do what you have to do you'll do great.
He's not a tough professor but it can get confusing since he only accepts work by email. He gives you the choice of what kind of essay you want to write, it's not easy but he will hold you accountable since it is your choice. If you go to his office hours he will literally help you and give you great feedback. Lecture is boring but you'll live.
Only 15 pages at the end of the semester sounds so easy right but its not at all. Supposedly you have to choose a topic but I had to change mine like 5 times because he never liked it after that was absent for like a month, sent like 100 emails and expects you too send him a new draft everyday, he is so annoying and the worst Professor ever.
If you do what he says, you will get an A, its simple. He will tell you what to fix about your essay until its perfect. He wants his students to do well and get good grades.
Journalism students do a some stories... and he will approve those stories... but then you will work on it for several months only for him to nullify all the work you've done... it's no longer "newsworthy". We are not professional, we are supposed to learn... he doesnt understand this. He will critique beyond the point of salvation.
Amazing Professor. Very kind, helpful, and corporative. Gives very little homework also give very little homework. He is one of the best Professors I have ever seen in my lifetime. Highly recommended.
I said I would never teach after bad College experiences. But from a student view point I see what some Professors faces daily. Respect goes along way and the good ones mean us good. With that been said. Thank you for pushing me to work harder. "I lived in my car attending this class. Keep up the good work Professor.
Im convinced some of these reviews are created by the professor himself. Very confusing, multiple emails a day changing instruction, sarcastic, but at least hes always online, I guess...
Literally the worst course Ive ever taken because of him! He nitpicks everything. Sends like 20 emails a day, switching up what he says constantly. Ive never been so confused in my life. If youre not dedicated to this class only, you will fail with him as your professor. He will make you feel dumb and useless.
He is nitpicky. He is very sarcastic. There's a red flag that goes up when a journalism professor won't cover politics in a journalism class
He is by far the best english teacher I've had. His class was super easy, consisting of just 2 papers for the whole semester. If you had any questions outside of class he answered emails in minutes. Gives great feed back. He grades very easily too. If he sees you put in hard work he'll give you an A. Definitely would take him again if I could
I loved Professor Hayman. His class consisted of 2 papers. Always gives good feedback and just wants to see everybody have a good paper. Would definitely take him again!
He is so rude to some students and will call you out. He has no filter and is not professional as a professor. He attacked me for making a group chat to communicate with students outside of class. He went nuts! He also threatens to grade students based on their attitudes. So bad. I hope he reads this and changes the way he lectures.
In high school I always struggled with my writing skills, professor hayman changed that entirely and helped me fix it right in class. He is an Easy A, yes but he really cares and wants to see you do well. He may come off as rude initially but don't read into that he is one of the nicest and most hillarious profs you will ever meet Highly Reccomend
Just feel the need to emphasize how poorly taught this class was, as well as how difficult this professor can be with grading and constantly changing up the final assignment. Any student who is signing up for classes last minute, do not waste your money or peace of mind taking this professor. He rates himself on here without a doubt.
I think Nassau let him go--that was a good move. Facts-he writes the positive reviews about himself.
The professor has a specific teaching style, but engaging with it can pay off. Attendance is mandatory, and the workload is manageable. Unstuck study proved helpful for exam prep. Overall, a decent class if you put in the effort.
call him the avatar because when his students needed him he disappeared. He was very Outspoken Liberally. Which by itself isn't a bad thing but when you are starting in a 101 class for english, might not be appropriate to bring politics into it when the class is teaching the proper way to format, write, and submit files for other courses..
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
96%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.78 avg changeRatings by Course
298
5.0
(1)12669
5.0
(1)JOURNALISM
5.0
(1)ENG102
5.0
(2)JOURN215
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
JOURN101
4.0
ENG105
4.0
JOURN215
3.0
ENGLISH215
3.0
ENG215
2.6