Taken from the MIT Course Evaluation Guide, Fall, 1991

The Best and Worst Comments Received

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• "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."

• "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."

• "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."

• "I would sit in class and stare out the window at the squirrels. They've got a cool nest in the tree."

• "He teaches like Speedy Gonzalez on a caffeine high."

• "This course kept me out of trouble from 2-4:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays."

• "Most of us spent the 1st 3 weeks terrified of the class. Then solidarity kicked in."

• "Bogus number crunching. My HP is exhausted."

• "The absolute value of the TA was less than epsilon."

• "TA steadily improved throughout the course... I think he started drinking and it really loosened him up."

• "Information was presented like a ruptured fire hose -- spraying in all directions -- no way to stop it."

• "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."

• "What's the quality of the text? `Text is printed on high quality paper.'"