funny class comments

Hope y'all enjoy this, esp. those who are in grad school.

Thanks to everyone who came to the potluck, esp. those who went out to
Jason Street afterwards for the "green space" bit!

John

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>Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:29:23 -0400 (EDT)
>Fr

   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 that 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."

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