This was taken from MIT's Course Evaluation Guide, Fall, 1991 The Best and Worst Comments Received:
* Text is useless. I use it to kill roaches in my room.
* He teaches like Speedy Gonzalez on a caffeine high.
* In class, the syllabus is more important than you are.
* Help! I've fallen asleep and I can't wake up!
* 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 fallen asleep in class and awoke in another? That's the way I felt all term.
* This class was a religious experience for me... I had to take it all on faith.
* The recitation instructor would make a good parking lot attendant.
Tries to tell you where to go,
but you can never understand him.
* Problems 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.
* 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 while doing the problem sets.
* What's the quality of the text? 'Text is printed on high quality paper.'
* The course was very thorough. What wasn't covered in class was covered on the final exam.