College: Taken from the MIT Course Evaluation Guide, Fall, 1991
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>>>*File Description: Student Satisfaction Survey* >>> >>> >>>Taken from the MIT Course Evaluation Guide, Fall, 1991 >>> >>> The Best and Worst Comments Received >>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >>> >>>"This class was a religious experience for me... >>> I had to take it all on faith." >>> >>>"Text makes a satisfying `thud' when dropped on the floor." >>> >>>"The class is worthwhile because I need it for the degree." >>> >>>"His blackboard technique puts Rembrandt to shame." >>> >>>"Textbook is confusing... >>> Someone with a knowledge of English should proofread it." >>> >>>"Have you ever fell asleep in class and awoke in another? >>> That's the way I felt all term." >>> >>>"In class I learn I can fudge answers and get away with it." >>> >>>"Keep lecturer or tenure board will be shot." >>> >>>"The recitation instructor would make a good parking lot attendant. >>> Tries to tell you where to go, but you can never understand him." >>> >>>"Text is useless. I use it to kill roaches in my room." >>> >>>"In class the syllabus is more important than you are." >>> >>>"I am convinced that you can learn by osmosis by just sitting in his >>> class." >>> >>>"Help! I've fallen asleep and I can't wake up!" >>> >>>"Problem sets are a decoy to lure you away from potential exam >>> material." >>> >>>"Recitation was great. It was so confusing that I forgot who I was, >>> where I was, and what I was doing -- it's a great stress reliever." >>>=20 >>>"He is one of the best teachers I have had... He is well-organized, >>> presents good lectures, and creates interest in the subject. I >>> hope my comments don't hurt his chances of getting tenure." >>>=20 >>>"I would sit in class and stare out the window at the squirrels. >>> They've got a cool nest in the tree." >>>=20 >>>"He teaches like Speedy Gonzalez on a caffeine high." >>>=20 >>>"This course kept me out of trouble from 2-4:30 on Tuesdays and >>> Thursdays." >>>=20 >>>"Most of us spent the 1st 3 weeks terrified of the class. >>> Then solidarity kicked in." >>>=20 >>>"Bogus number crunching. My HP is exhausted." >>>=20 >>>"The absolute value of the TA was less than epsilon." >>>=20 >>>"TA steadily improved throughout the course... >>> I think he started drinking and it really loosened him up." >>>=20 >>>"Information was presented like a ruptured fire hose -- >>> spraying in all directions -- no way to stop it." >>>=20 >>>"I never bought the text. My $60 was better spent on the Led >>> Zeppelin tapes that I used more while doing the problem sets >>> that I would have used the text." >>>=20 >>>"What's the quality of the text? `Text is printed on high quality >>> paper.'" |