U of T Professors Read Mean Reviews
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- The Varsity captures the reactions of U of T professors reading mean reviews about themselves online from Rate My Professors.
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Shaq Hosein
Jacob Lorinc
Mubashir Baweja
Sina Dolati
Rafael Weiland
Edited by
Shaq Hosein
Song
Marsch "In Treue fest!" (Klavier) (2009)
August Högn
"I would love not to teach anyone at any level but have to get my paycheck" pretty much just verified the criticism.
It must be very hard for him to do something he does not like for 2 hours each week.
James Atwell That's usually their typical response.
It's a joke
First of all he's obviously not being serious. Second, there is no context to the review. Could be some obnoxious student who he got tired of, or some air head who kept asking him useless questions.
Some professors love research but don't like teaching students. They are in the academia for their reason, may be not the same one as you assume
“I have to teach my 2 hours to get a salary” that’s the problem right there. You don’t enjoy your profession, you do it as a chore. This disdain trickles down to your students.
They're probably saying that because they wants to focus on what ever research they are doing. A lot of professors feel this way, but are forced to teach which affects the students negatively. The system definitely has a ways to go
They're profession is their research on campus, they don't enjoy teaching.
I'm a life science student in UT, the physiology and psych courses have a great professors.
Most of the time...
the job of the professor is to do research not teach. I just self learn in the library so it doesn't affect me.
you can tell he’s joking though
He’s kidding..
I'm in Professor's Jung class right now and she talks too slow more than anything, I usually put her lectures at 1.5 speed. Her class is amazing though and has adapted so well to the online environment we're now in.
I had her in my first year (in person). Some people said she was too monotone but even so I found her very straight forward and easy to understand and I enjoyed her analysis. She also told some funny jokes now and then. Wasn't all pretentious and jargon-y like some profs. Glad you're enjoying the course :)
She took this review to heart and started speaking at a significantly slower pace
Calling the philosophy professor a sophist is the ultimate diss.
can u explain better why?
@@fernandocoelho3172 iirc philosophy was founded by figures like Plato in direct opposition to the Sophists of 5th century Greece, who were perceived as being sycophants and abusing knowledge for their own good (e.g. teaching rich people the art of rhetoric in order to ill-serve justice)
@@dominikwrona159 Thanks!
that had me dying!!!
@@dominikwrona159 That's 5th century BC, not AD.
Professor Jung is my favourite. She actually sounds like she's a good professor.
She’s fucking hot
@@Michael-xm4ux OMG what's wrong with all of u guys.... 🤣
She changed 'too' to 'to' that's actually a mistake.
@@cora5515 No she meant that whoever wrote that spelt it as "to" instead of "too" so she was pointing out his/her mistake
@@Vanessa1 Yeahhh I commented this seperately and got corrected. It took me a longass second, but thank you :) I think the editing was what confused me idk
Professor Mount looks like he just got finish robbing a bank...
They are all smug in the face of criticism because they have tenure and therefore are in no way accountable.
fgkpev Or maybe it's because they are reading criticism from teenagers in a comedic setting.
Dismissing criticism from people they are supposed to be working for?
If you consider the composition of their earnings in terms of your tuition vs public funding, it's obvious their primary duty is to society. Not students.
So being smug in the face of criticism is good for society?
Is "society" paying them to do something other than what is best for their students?
Like their research?
Nick Mount is such a great prof. Even 10 years later, I'll never forget at the beginning of every class, he would always play (mostly) obscure songs with some sort of lit reference in them. Awesome lecturer too.
Still does this, had a class last year
He did this when I had him 2 years ago. Michael Cobb also does the same thing. They're both great profs
I'm in his class this year and yes he still does this! :)
Agreed!
he retired now I believe, but his first year class changed me and how I look at literature. he made me remember why I wanted to major in English. I love him
1:09 professor wong just proved the student point..
Nene to be fair, most professors don’t actually want to teach. They’re forced to in order to do their research, which is why there are a lot of professors who aren’t the best or are assholes
Nene I don’t think he cares tbh
What really funny is children who don't get adult humour...
@@xandercorp6175 Whats really funny is paying thousands of dollars each year to get mediocre teachings
@@LunaMoozk Why would you do that?
The worst insult: a Hemingway try-hard. I winced at that and I'm a random teen in Florida ffs
what does it mean? :o
@@preternatural3231 Read some Hemingway. Then read some stuff ABOUT Hemingway -- he inspired the mid-life crises of generations of boorish assholes.
Hemingway wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without the connections he made from his second wife. As well as the financial support he received from her (he grew up quite wealthy but idt he had enough to carry his career with the same momentum). He was bought and payed for. Of course he had some talent, but I don’t think he stands so far above the rest of us.
@@user-pe2yx9kt4e he was a pretty great writer though, just intentionally misunderstood by try-hards.
@@evan8654 fair enough, I agree with you
80% of my profs are amazing and I’m just too stupid to take advantage of it.
I felt that
You and ur profs shouldn’t take advantage of each other ; )
Yea same
That Prof Wong seems really rude and arrogant though. Just my observation as how he speaks and body language.
prof wong is actually a pretty nice guy lol
Rizzy Stories I don’t think so maybe he’s just a bit awkward?
I've met the guy, he's actually pretty nice.
Not from U of T but a google search gives me ratemyprofessor rating of 4.
That's a bold assumption. Ever heard the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover".
Wong seems like one of those rude profs that do the bare minimum in the class, but expect you to pass the class, then gives you a bad grade and has the nerve to be sour about it. I'm paying YOU to teach ME.
In Mexico most professors with that attitude are the best ones in explaining and teaching crap, but they make the most ridiculously hard exams and are extremely strict with the rules.
@@Ms666slayer Hmm. Interesting. I wish they'd fix their attitudes!
You pay your university, not the professor. Your money is used (or wasted) by the university in so many ways that you may not even realise...
@@dynadwynn my money does pay the profs. since they are, while employed there, are a part of the university . Understand that.
@@NatureForce37 I work in a university, and trust me, your online learning systems cost so much more than my wage. They use your money for buying science literature databases, for repainting the walls in the rooms you've probably never been to, for buying a new computer for your dean, for keeping your football team or gymnastics club, and my point is - really only a small fraction of the money you pay goes to the professors.
Nick mount doesn’t deserve any criticism he is genuinely a great prof
i had a feeling he was, great vibes
My dad was a prof for decades at UBC and he got such bad reviews on this website 😂 to be fair he LOATHED teaching. He was a researcher (scientist) and entered retirement at 65 because the Dean wanted him to teach more classes. When the Dean made an appointment with him shortly before his 65th birthday, it was to ask my dad about his retirement plans. My dad fully intended to tell the Dean he didn’t want to retire. When he found out that he needed to teach 2 more classes he was like that Pocahontas meme waving goodbye.
What's your father's name? Now I'm curious...
He shouldn’t have been a professor if he didn’t like teaching.
@@dwightschrute4750 The vast majority of professors go into the career for research purposes. Teaching is a mandatory part of it. Professors don’t even NEED to take a single teaching course. They aren’t supposed to be qualified teachers, they’re supposed to be qualified experts in the subjects that they teach and they bring the university $$$ by doing research and such. For example, my dad did a 6-month government-funded agricultural research project in a teensy town about a 10 hour drive from where we lived. I don’t know the details but I know the university also got money for my dad’s research (actually it was multiple science professors from different universities in Canada who participated in this agriculture study).
@@Milfuelle100 summed it up pretty well. This is ultimately why you guys are dissatisfied with your teachers - because we don't have to be great teachers, and we want to be researchers in the first place. And God forbid you once learn how much they pay us for teaching you.
I stand by what I say, that professors SHOULD be required to take teaching courses and pedagogy courses. Why shouldn’t they? Universities running like businesses that profit off of academia is nothing new to me, so I get that it can’t be helped that they don’t want to hire actual teachers. Researchers bring in more money/prestige after all. But from a student perspective? Who tf cares how smart or accomplished you are if you can’t prep for your own goddamn lectures? Anyways.
I had both Wong and Hurl as profs at U of T. I really liked both of them, especially Hurl.
Nick Mount is very highly regarded at U of T.
To me it seems pretty obvious that prof Wong is being mostly sarcastic with his comments. I've never even been to the university of Toronto though,so anyone who who's been his student might be able to either confirm or deny that,but the whole "it's be great a if I didn't have to teach anyone but unfortunately I've gotta teach my 2 hours a week to get a paycheck" seems too bold for anyone to say so easily, especially in public. It looks like he's just a slightly arrogant professor with a really dry sense of humour.
As a person with a dry sense of humor, who also likes being honest even if it's going to piss people of, I did not detect any sarcasm in what he said. He seemed genuinely honest and arrogant in his words. And I don't think people that feel that way should be teaching.
He's probably there to do research. The school requires him to teach as well. I think people need to relax. It's a dry, sarcastic humour. I'm all too familiar with it.
@Jotunn Dovregubben What makes you think that he was raised in Asia? He sounds thoroughly North American to me.
@Jotunn Dovregubben Asians in Asian society and culture tend to conform to said culture, maybe. The implication that Asians are naturally incapable of handling sarcasm is very very weird.
@Jotunn Dovregubben im chinese, raised in a chinese household, in a predominantly asian area. we can use and understand sarcasm and dry humor... i have no idea why you would think that.
2:04 "Professor Heath is a sophist, not a philosopher" 😂👌
Mount and Wong, had 'em both. Happy to see they're still there and still teaching. Both are great profs!!
One of my U of T professors told us that one of his reviews just said "You [expletive]".
(You are allowed to swear in CZcams comments)
lol I know thank you
@@Lapeocon (maybe that was literally the review)
@@wayne7357 Oh, duh. Now I feel stupid lol.
“Very HOT” 💀😭
Two of my profs have recommended expensive special edition texts which made me wonder if the publishers gave them a kick back. One text was riddled with errors and the other was poorly organized when compared to the standard text other profs used when teaching the same course.
That's what they do. I hate when they make new editions of textbooks, which are incredibly similar to older editions, just to make more money.
its actually in their professor contract, they have to promote the buying of textbooks, regardless if its good or not.
Idk what changed but now a lot of the profs don't even give out book or are not mandatory. In fact this one prof wrote a book for his course and i remember the price for the book ridiculous, now he just gives it away for free.
@@chajang7292 most of my profs have told us to pirate them LOL
They do get kickbacks, and the texts are extremely expensive, especially for poor students who may be struggling to house and feed themselves.
These professors may be getting bad comments from Rate My Professors, but it is very nice of them to be willing to be filmed while reading these mean comments.
Are these anonymous? Because I would rather die a thousand deaths than publicly make it known I had the hots for any of my professors.
Pretty sure it is
Professer Heath def wrote his own thirst comment. The other guy tho I believe.
Mount and Hurl are my two favorite professors. They gave the best lectures!
I really liked professor Jung, POL101 was easy to understand and I liked the one assignment a week structure as it was less stressful than heavily-weighted exams. I did however disagree with the marking as many of the assignments were essays with a word limit of 300-500 on complex subjects, then marks were taken off for “not going in depth enough”. There is only so much depth one can provide while abiding by essay format, word limit, and writing about such a complex issue. Overall good class, but the vague marking and expectations were definitely disappointing.
I actually really enjoy professor Hurl's courses
i mean yeah, he's a bit all over the place and goes off on weird tangents but i get the strong impression that he cares more about his students success than his academic reputation
the things he does makes it feel like he genuinely wants everyone to not just pass but succeed and even if his scatterbrain is pretty hard to follow sometimes its refreshing to feel like you have at least one professor who actually cares about their students in this hell-school
0:27 -- oh Jesus. Whoever wrote that tweet DEFINITELY introduces themselves as a "philosophy major" to everyone they meet. Yikes.
And is probably a communist
they spend their free time constructing dialog trees of highly academic and archaic sounding lines of questioning to sound sophisticated to everyone they speak to
also, they're not tweets, they're from ratemyprof reviews
1:09 this is why we get bad professors
0:46 The student was correct in saying *too* fast, it is not *to* fast. That is a beginner mistake, professor!
was looking for this comment :)
I’m pretty sure she’s saying that the reviewer spelled it as “to” instead of “too”.
No, the student wrote "to" and the professor decided to read out the student's mistake. I see so many people make that mistake online and most in my estimation are under the age of 40. I think a tenured Gen X professor at U of T would know the difference between to and too. She was interacting with the written word long before the typographic hell that is social media took hold.
I loved Prof. Mount as a teacher! He was great
Every time I watch videos like these they’re always top in the field or very close to it. Schools are amazing places to be
That moment you applied to U of T’s political sciences-
? Is it bad
@@AquaSpiritStone No it's fantastic to be taught by Professors that "need" to teach rather than "want" to teach.
Why would you put yourself through that?
Prof wong seems rude
'I have to teach my two hours a week to get my salary." At least he's honest and he's probably not alone
ok but i would love to take this “baby course,” my GPA really needs it :D
HAHAHHA Prof. Mount 😂 I miss you. One of the best profs I’ve had.
The thing that I've been able to take away from most of these videos is that students are incredibly thirsty for their professors.
1:16 the professor says he does really want to be a professor
The age of reviews ruined social interaction at the University. When I was an undergrad we passed the word about a faulty prof or course by word of mouth. Much more effective to diss someone.
This is great. Thank you.
0:56 what every professor is like when they assign horrific reading
One professor said “I’ll take this as constructive feedback”, and the rest just laughed and did nothing to dissuade people against the review 😵
Professor Wong's response to the review sums up what's wrong with MANY big schools -- i.e., many profs don't give a shit about teaching...
You could always try a smaller school. They're professors tend to be more focused on the teaching aspect. Not every school has to be right for every type of student.
I'm strongly considering UofT polisci. For anyone involved in the program, would it be a good choice?
I literally remember professor Jung mentioning some of these comments in lecture, it was pretty funny.
Joseph Heath contains eerily resemblance to a younger Ray Romano.
I will recommend professor Bailey, jerry and Daniel to make a video about reading their reviews about themselves.
"A Hemingway tryhard" 😂
Anyone here from Toronto???
I’m in high school and I’m hoping to get in but it’s going to be very hard especially since it’s a great university
Philosophy teachers are super cool people
Where are my accounting/business profs? 😭
I've had Nick Mount, he's a funny guy and seems to enjoy what teaching
Professor Jung "might be a communist". That broke me.
All uni lecturers are commies or crypto-commies
What's up with people saying "is is that?" Why the second "is?"
I see you could only get a few departments to participate.
Do people not realize that most people are only professors so they can receive funding for the things they actually want to do? It's like, "Here we'll give you $xxxxxxx, but you have to teach X classes."
Wow, these reviews are brutal... and hurtful. I feel bad for the profs.
I still remember what my brother ( who went to U of T ) told me about this place when I started applying for universities. I believe it was, “Don’t go to U of T.” This confirms that I made the right decision. Thanks big brother! 😊🙏
They are not better elsewhere in Canada either.
Aint it too?
Asking classmates are better than rate of my pro
15,181 is not hack!
Hope that guy who quite literally admitted he didn't give a shit gets fired. Get a job in the field you teach in and leave the teaching to someone else.
“A Hemingway try-hard.” Ouch.
Bravo! Love it ;D
A lot of the science major professors are at colleges to do research. This means they might be a great scientists or a good person but not necessarily a good teacher.
1:15 did he say 2 hours a week?
Jung is her real last name? That's so dope
It's be even crazier if she taught psychology.
What college is u of t Texas?
university of toronto
"Yeah, I don't know why, but I just hate the professor. Hope my review helps you plan your education. Thx."
Why does this video even exist in the first place
Should've put in the incarnation of Lucifer aka bailey
djromeboy25 David Bailey? He’s fine
Prof mount gives me good vibes
None of them were hot. Why do people keep saying that their not so attractive professors are hot?
Akeela Maryam I assume it’s a troll
thirsty
Akeela Maryam maybe because people have different preferences that is not yours
finally a university that i can relate to
Brutal.
OG's
I wish the professors would actually take some of the reviews and change their approach. Especially the ones whose overall ratings are low and not just one bad review
Yeah, I'm a teaching assistant right now and although I'm inexperienced, I would be concerned if a student came to me and said they felt I was doing something that was hurting the class, and I would really try to evaluate what they were saying and make some changes. I made a video compilation of these kinds of snarky professors: czcams.com/video/4joxyzYZqy8/video.html
Some probably do, but I'm not sure the overall ratings for these particular professors are low.
Two of my favourite professors are in this video who I couldn’t get a good mark from them but I still like them. I think they just need to train and work with better teacher assistants.
I personal think some of professors in the videos are the most popular Professors in UTM, people wrote mean reviews to them just because of they did not take the course seriously, they should try professor Bailey's eco 200, professor Jerry's sta302 and Professor Daniel's computer science courses to see what are the "real" bird courses in UTM.
1:58 You could tell that hit home lmao
Professor Wong was one of my favorite teachers. It's your personality which often determines that. I'm very analytical like he is so i found all of his lectures insightful, whereas someone who's very oriented towards feelings and "the now" will focus on those qualities rather than his rational analytical value. I'm sorry but observing someones body language and how they speak is not a measure of their value in an academic context
Entirely agreed !!! I support this view.
Which u of T? Toronto? Texas?...
University of Toronto.
THE WORD "too" IS SPELLED 'T' 'O'
You’re slow
I hate people who do that.
Nah it will help you
Why does prof mount have thrist rates lmo
No references to Hurl's diet Doctor Pepper?
@Tatsujiro Kurogane to be fair, diet doctor pepper is the only one that tastes the same as the regular version. But then again, there's no real end benefit to drinking the diet one over just not drinking pop regularly.
*Brutal*
None of these professors are rated below 3 on ratemyprof, there is much much worse
Now do profs without tenure
one hundred and ninety tweets
Joseph Wong is conceited. When chairing talks and seminars at U of T that were opened to the public, he kept talking about himself and his achievements and university appointed positions - showing off. A sociologist by training (with a PhD dissertation in healthcare reform in Taiwan), he was appointed by U of T as a prof. of political science. In the aforesaid public talks/seminars he would say he isn't a political scientist even in front of fellow departmental political scientist colleagues.
Where's Professor Peterson?
prorfessors are criminaly underpaid, this is just a little frustrating
So, should I or should I not apply to the law program? 😂
University of Tennessee?
1:40 Land of the free moment.
Ouch! Well, I think most of the students who visit and comment on the Rate My Professor site are simply in school to get through it. As an adult who returned to college, I visited the site once and only because I had to drop a class due to a very biased instructor. After viewing the site, I realized my opinion of the controlling dictator was correct: she was described as a psychopathic narcissistic instructor, who de-MAND-ed EVERYONE address her as Dr! Ummm, if you are a professor, normally (and in most cases), you have obtained your Ph.D. So, the title “Professor” kind-of establishes your education level in a student’s mind, I would think.
Tatsujiro Kurogane actually this is a regional thing. The USA and possibly Canada uses professor for anyone teaching at a tertiary institution (or at least anyone not an adjunct) whereas others places like Australia and where you live only use professor for the people at the top levels.
Okay, obviously SOME folks are offended by my comment: i.e. an opinion based on MY experience. Therefore, let me overtly explain my stance. The use of the title Dr was NOT my sole objection concerning dropping the class; many factors were involved. Based on the video clip, I simply shared ONE aspect of my experience concerning the site “Rate My Professor.” In addition to this, and concerning the esteemed (and earned) title: Dr; most students honor all of their professors. However, when a professor demands the title be used, the act demonstrates a weakness in THEIR being, IN MY OPINION.
At the time, I was a student at a community college. I would have been pleased to address most of the associate professors as “Dr.” But to be told to use the address even when simply asking a question in class, instead of saying professor, seems a bit narcissistic. Thus, to better illustrate my point, let me share this. Currently, I attend a highly esteemed learning institution where EVERY professor has earned SERIOUS academic credentials. Hence, each professor I now encounter has earned a RIGHT to be addressed by such a coveted title: Dr. Yet, I have not encountered ONE professor who has demanded their students address them as “Dr.” On the contrary, I have received emails and have conversed with them and they have used their first name to close ALL of the conversations. Therefore, because of their warm personable ability to teach and instruct from a place of security, I will ALWAYS address my current professors as DOCTOR!!! Why? Because they have EARNED such respect due to their ability to treat me, a learner, as one they relate to (or with), rather than condescend. There is a difference in instructing students: showing respect towards the learner GARNERS respect from those who PAY to glean from your professorship.
Which U of T is this?
University of Toronto
I’ve had Nick Mount and he teaches at the st George campus so I assume they’re all UofT St George ?
this joseph wong is the face of my physics professor here, just to full of himself admit's it and take pride of hating what he does and misering other's people lifes. i honestly dont know how there are peaple that still wants to hire this kind of '''''professor''''
Professor Hurl can get it! Total DADDY