Professors Read Mean Reviews #1

Countless reviews find their way on the Internet as students -- passioned or indifferent -- post their own thoughts on classes and teachers around the campus. Watch as UCLA professors read and react to some of student's anonymous comments.

[@uzor123]

"sometimes he does talk fast" That comment is true, he does speak fast.

[@jeremyemilio9378]

I can see why they hate the sociology professor

[@lindavarjos5392]

Awww, I actually loved him!

[@AngelWithNoWings1996]

I took his soc/econ class, it was hard but good

[@akhrormuminov7180]

Linda Varjos you can hang out with him lady😂

[@lisainatree]

I think he sounds interesting.

[@spoljazg]

I don t understand if in America every student is only happy with an A or a B cause i live in europe and in my university most people are happy even with a C and Bs and As are not even worth bothering over

[@qtipcat9748]

Groeling seems like a cool guy... all of his ratings seemed more like jokes than real feedback.

[@Ty-vj4wg]

@Cool Breeze "Rude" look at yourself. You are insulting a random person on the internet for expressing their opinion on how they think a professor is.. The whole point of reviews is to express the way you feel, expect them to be mean sometimes.

[@jakebishop7822]

that sociology prof is definitely bad, if you think none of your students know what sociology is and you're teaching it that might be a problem.

[@dathunderman4]

Jake Bishop but if he chases people back into lecture that shows that he cares. I'm not gonna lie he seems like an asshole and I'm glad I'm not a soc major so I never have to take one of his classes, but I've never seen a professor chase a kid that left to come back to his class. I feel like he actually cares about his students, which isn't the most common thing at a public research institution like ucla

[@MilitanT07]

@@dathunderman4 Hah! These type of professors don't really care, they just feel offended when you walk out. Watch how he responds, he is always aggressive in defending himself!

[@callowaysutton]

he was making a joke...

[@cardiacmyxoma4073]

Tretch why would you chase a student down??? What if my apartment flooded? What if I have an appointment? What if I have a midterm across campus that I have to walk 10 minutes to???? Fuck that. Don’t chase anybody. We’re grown ups here.

[@Stonk5331]

dkaeismgfjäüdeswtgdesmjü

[@princeboodle]

that sociology professor really is defensive. no sense of humor at all

[@markjens9046]

The irony..

[@jacob9673]

“Not cool, neither is grade inflation” Ok, so like- why didn’t you go into a field that’s more rigorous and has less grade inflation like chemistry or engineering? Sociology has always been graded easy and has been a hole for the mediocre majority.

[@masochistic_lele4414]

He actually does

[@eclipses1003]

@@jacob9673 well in my country those are the ones with the most grade inflation, since the exams are so hard the average is usually around 30, and you need at least 60 to past the class for undergrads. Plus whether a study is rigorous doesn’t depend on what field it lies in but the quality of the study itself. And if a chemistry or engineering student think sociology isn’t rigorous, I’d suggest them retake logic classes. A bit philosophy classes would help, too.

[@jacob9673]

@@eclipses1003 I’ve taken logic and philosophy classes. Almost ubiquitously STEM colleges and students have higher average acceptance scores, higher study-times, and lower average grades.

[@liaaliya4563]

Usually sociology professors are the nicest people. What went wrong with that guy's life? Why is he so bitter???

[@Irodmel]

Lia Aliya not really, I changed my major because one of my sociology professors was a real egotistical feminazi

[@markjens9046]

Yeah, the irony is high

[@AlexanderJohnLee]

because he is a postmodernist

[@isorokudono]

Huh?

[@maggiejohnson3696]

one of the reasons I switched majors from psych is my prof changed at the last minute and she used to teach soc so she made me realize how similar the two are...and how much I hate soc (that was like the smallest reason though to be fair it really just wasn't a good fit for me)

[@sillygoose582]

The joking professor seems really cool and I would be happy to have him as a professor lol

[@geekychick131]

Sammy Shay communications profs are usually the greatest!!

[@somewhereinspace2166]

@@geekychick131 It's because studying communications teaches you how to take feedback from others like an adult and grow from it. It's something that stuck-up sociology professor could learn from.

[@zzzzzz6269]

Not brag but humor

[@Nat0528]

OMG!! Professor Bill Mcdonald is hilarious... he seems actually mortified but hilarious! "i'd rather put screws in my ears, than listen to one of his jokes!" His quip: "Go with the screws!" lmfaoooooooooo

[@biancadesousa]

Why do professors love to brag about being bad teachers, though.

[@alexanderredhorse1297]

@Im H8red Yea it's a common social tactic called Agree and Amplify

[@anastasiasgaming1380]

They think are better than thier students.

[@fluffydog7082]

most profs are forced to teach so they can continue their research or have the recourses they need to make strides in their own field of academia, so they might not care about teaching skills and take it as a sign that they are indeed focused elsewhere (their research)

[@annabelle1471]

what’s the point of disagreeing or defending .... they agreed to read bad reviews so might as well agree with them xD

[@notsam498]

Seriously though, They just cause students to hate the class and possibly the subject. I think strict academics is incredibly draconian after having teachers that really wanted to make the subject exciting for students.

[@schwozluv8364]

I can definitely see why the sociology professor wouldn’t be liked.

[@steventaylorgroom]

the issue is that some of these professors might legitimately be terrible, but videos like these make students complaints out to be meaningless

[@pendlera2959]

You do realize most millennials already have graduated from college, right? Some millenials are old enough to be professors themselves. Besides, stereotyping people based on their age is absurd because there's no line between one generation and the next.

[@paulisaperson0516]

They kinda are tbh, we students are fucked

[@nop2774]

@Cool Breeze at a community college i'd agree with you in almost all cases, but at a university it's a bit more of a mixed bag. There's quite a few professors who go to universities because they get funding for their research projects and having to teach is just a requirement they need to fulfill. Not saying they are all like that but it isn't uncommon and I suspect that the bigger of a university you go to the more of those types there are.

[@PeteMachini6732]

Especially the sociology professor, and Joria leap public affairs teacher

[@marcelgomesjr.6322]

95% of comments are targeting the sociology dude lol

[@ToM-yo5le]

That communication studies professor sounds like a good listener and a pleasant person. I actually enjoy professors with an aura like him, who can crack random jokes here and there, busy themselves with lightening up the mood all the while not caring or knowing if their jokes are considered lame. I just think people like that are precious.

[@MIKh500]

As a UCLA student myself I was kinda disappointed that they didn’t interview some of the physical sciences or engineering professors (partly cuz those guys teach my major lol). I really wanted to see the reactions of professors I know lol

[@georgemichaels9511]

Sociology prof has 0 humour

[@chingbankai33]

He dipped in the negatives -27 long ago

[@annabelle1471]

i think he has humor outside of work, he just has a fragile ego when it comes to his life’s work and it sounds like he takes what he does very seriously and i bet he grades tough but kids learn a lot from him(just a guess)

[@whoisray1680]

Except for bill, the rest actually do seem like a real problem for the students

[@samuelsteiner3854]

And the other one with glasses and the blue shirt

[@hckr_-gh7se]

one of the most memorable professors i had was a russian guy who seemed almost as depressed as me.

[@annabelle1471]

bruh i had a depressed russian teacher too :(.... but he was a good teacher

[@theWn123]

That sociology professor shouldn’t be teaching given how much contempt he seems to have for his students

[@RFJersey]

Grade deflation is just as bad as grade inflation.

[@AlgebraicAnalysis]

I mean, they're complaining about a B+ though...

[@TenorMan96]

2:26 There are two types of professors. One that's directly aggressive to their students and Two, a professor that's passive-aggressive. This professor is a clear example of what Passive-Aggressive means.

[@barbarosb9900]

The "Ew" guy is David Brent 100%

[@gamjaparty]

came here just to see if someone commented this. The professor looks awesome

[@commenter6763]

@2:17 "I feed on your tears." Rossman is savage.

[@animeweeb5825]

yea i would drop the sociology course he would have ruined it. .-.

[@sthitapragnyadeshpande3321]

I loved how each of the professors took their comments.

[@lukeduffy6179]

“I got my first B plus not a good thing” “Neithers grade inflation” Respect

[@The4blu]

I think every professor is a huge nerd

[@chesscomsupport8689]

It's not like a B+ is a terrible grade.

[@atlroxmysox98]

“I feed on your tears” AHHAHAHAHAHA honestly I love the energy of the sociology prof

[@atlroxmysox98]

@Mercedes Lobb Yeah!! and the communications prof seems like a sweetie :(

[@Person-zt5nq]

into a real mother... aww he's to nice to say it

[@bassamalmulhim67]

I don’t know how i feel about that sociology professor.... i hate him as a professor and as a teacher for students.... but the fact that he doesn’t care about what they say about him and he doesn’t justify his actions makes me respect him somehow...

[@AngelWithNoWings1996]

I've taken one of his classes, it was mandatory for the major, he was pretty good and funny but you had to pay attention in class and considering half the class were on their phone I'm not surprised they ended up with low grades and gave angry reviews

[@carmindi5061]

He has a boring Voice so monotone. It would be hard not to Fall asleep.

[@finalbossd]

I was distracted by the hand at 1:51.

[@aima2129]

Thank GOD!! I am not a sociology major and infinite thanks to Lord for not having that sociology professor. Bruh you fregging talk fast!!

[@coal2710]

1:49 That hand at the left corner tried to catch the text but failed.

[@breebree218]

Professor Groeling is absolutely adorable ): we love u, u big nerd

[@roberthealy8042]

That professor who teaches sociology needs to lighten up. Sociology is a joke of a subject

[@nadasuga7932]

Robert Healy nn

[@Rosedeath68]

Robert Healy no sociology is important like any other subject just because you are not interested doesn't make it any less

[@mikan1998ful]

Lol no.

[@kronus4915]

@@mikan1998ful sociology is a joke, I am a statistics student and met quite a few sociology students, all pretentious assholes

[@ananya_upadhya]

@@kronus4915 maybe the ones you have met are like that, that too because people who take up majors like Socio, and studies can afford to. Ie, they're very rich and often stuck up by nature. The subject is beautiful and not a joke.

[@pulkitpun1009]

0:16 🥲 the dude regretted not reading it in his mind beforehand

[@ronalds271]

Most of my professors are horrible teachers. Some of them are horrible people too.

[@profkrumdieck]

Did they select only the comments that were about personal attributes and not about teaching and learning? Students - feedback is supposed to be part of a dialogue between people in the same profession. These student comments are not professional. No wonder professors don't read the student feedback any more.

[@tase245]

go look at their rating comments for your self

[@annika4289]

Oh they read them. Some get really upset too. It is hilarious.

[@jasonn_lifts]

I’ve had all of these professors and they’re all pretty fine. Groeling is the best tho😂

[@krystale1056]

DAAAAMMMNN who pissed in the sociology professor's breakfast?

[@LanaRioss]

0:36 I think this is hilarious Ma'am is that an open container in your office?

[@estudandofrancêssozinhocomigo]

this is hilarious! you can see where the reviews are truthful and not so much at the same time. I guess students will sometimes show little compassion to their teachers because, being human, teacher happen to do the same quite often, though they mean well most of the time. we all are bound to get tired and a little fed up with one another from time to time. that's why it is important to make a conscious decision to be kind regardless of how we feel, as much as we can. truth is, later in life, we always come to fully appreciate and be grateful to those teachers who did manage to be humane to us.

[@d.lawrence5670]

To the "b--tch who knows it", so, you don't care that your students feel they can't approach you? That's excellent leadership there.

[@annabelle1471]

it’s literally a review of bad comments video and what’s she going to do? break down and cry? she’s brave enough in the first place for reading this in front of people.

[@bibit3856]

Bill seems like an amazing teacher.

[@demonzeu]

@ 1:00 every professors go to comeback when they take an L 😂

[@POKEGAMERZ-uy5lv]

In my college, I have to sign in for all my classes.

[@victorluna9434]

do you go to a smallest college out of curiosity? UCLA tends to have large classroom sizes where it would take forever to take attendance so thats why it would be weird to sign in everyday.

[@annika4289]

@@victorluna9434 LOL Please tell me you are kidding. You do not literally sign in by writing your name. How long has it been since you were in school. Everybody does it instantly. Even 300 person classes .

[@victorluna9434]

Annika Nations I’m in college right now lol at UCLA and I’m pretty sure I never said that we sign in everyday I think I was saying that here, we don’t do attendance at all

[@robjohnston366]

@@victorluna9434 Clickers makes it instantaneous.

[@leslie6757]

Groeling reminds me of my own dad

[@prestonnguyen9095]

mans rlly do be speaking fast tho

[@itsnameismagaly]

Ouch, these were tough. Maybe next time select reviews that are more critical rather than hurtful? Like the comment "ew" "I'd rather put screws in my ears" "not cool" etc. is very general. But regardless, this is was interesting to watch.

[@KCIsMe]

I disagree, that wouldn't make for entertaining content. If they make some snide comment or crack a joke at a critical review, there's a huge chance they'll come off as arrogant especially given the brevity of their responses. On the flip side If they don't joke around and take the criticism completely seriously, it won't be interesting.

[@pinklady7184]

Second professor who talks too fast has a fast-working brain. He should consider that as a compliment.

[@jonathantran7102]

DAYM THAT SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR WAS SAVAGE

[@Person-zt5nq]

Groeling takes attendance to bully students into listening to his lame jokes; so sad

[@ManjiD]

Ok, the 2nd professor does talk fast😂😂😂😂

[@ReubsWalsh]

Groeling seems like a lovely colleague...

[@goofyahhuncleproductions42069]

they all seemed really nice especially the communications studies professor he seemed cool but the sociology professor seemed rude i wouldn't want him as my teacher. :(

[@varthilloalleria8736]

These people think they aren’t normal people I swear😂

[@vaibhavchopra8739]

Just wait for the robots to arrive in schools... You'll miss these teachers... Or not.

[@markthomas8018]

Bill taught me at USC way back in good old 1995

[@sewpungyow5154]

Rossman looks like Ryan and Michael from the office (end of the show) did the DBZ fusion dance

[@MaruskaMoore]

"She's a bitch and she knows it." - TRUE. (LOVE IT)

[@toddlight3193]

"I feed on your tears" 😂

[@kktan3153]

well, i feel like i will have great time with McDonald's class though... the sociology professor.... hm...

[@babacanoflaz1403]

In Turkey we arent even allowed to criticize our professors

[@yungboomer6467]

In Turkey you aren’t even allowed to criticize your own government

[@babacanoflaz1403]

@@yungboomer6467 kinda true

[@ayyylmao101]

Groeling's reactions are hilarious LOL

[@kissessaywhat]

This is hilarious and I need more.

[@callowaysutton]

Damn why's everyone hating on the Sociology professor? Just because doesn't give you an easy A and actually teaches the material you came to that class doesn't mean he's an asshole, if anything it means he values his students more and wants to see them succeed in the future instead of getting out of college with a degree and not knowing what to do next.

[@JaneShevtsov]

Please make more of these! What about us South Campus folks?

[@joshcash7394]

Not sure anyone's noticed. But there's a huge vacancy in skilled trades right now. They pay better, and are way more rewarding.

[@strawberryy.898]

It depends on where you live, here people working in the skilled trades will barely survive.

[@by_di3go_usa96]

0:16. Omg. Jezzz 😂🤣😂. He's so guilty... 🤣🤣

[@thevoidzzz]

Concept, if a professor gets too low of a review score, they get fired

[@annabelle1471]

that won’t work because it’s majority kids who like drama or are lazy making the reviews. the students who work hard could careless how bad (monotone, boring, unfunny) the professor is unless they really aren’t teaching at all.

[@fatemekh8849]

I want to take class right now with the guy who said well if not first maybe second or third funniest 😂😂😂 he sounds fun!

[@THEGAMINGHELP101]

As an engineering student who graduated with a high GPA, I must say most students who complain about professors blow it out of proportion and are probably too stupid to be in the field or too lazy. I have had had probably 3 profs that were truly awful professors and in those classes probably 1/2 the class drops or fail and these profs actually are 1-star profs. I have also had profs that students say are awful yet I think they are incredible and really know the topic and actually teach you how to think and give you the tools to solve the problems. I have had profs that students think are awful yet in reality, they are not great but getting an A is not really too bad with a bit extra effort than normal.

[@Enigma75614]

I don’t know why the sociology guy is acting so smug. It’s a piss easy major.

[@Anna-hu6ob]

It would be nice if the interviewer used a mic/better mic so that viewers could actually hear what the questions are….

[@Boodieman72]

Mean or accurate?

[@TheWorldBelowDnD]

"Neither is grade inflation" I hate profs who think they can take it upon themselves to fix this by grading their students unnecessarily harshly... There's nothing worse that sitting down in a class and hearing the classic "I don't know about other profs, but I don't give out A's"... Like, maybe my internship hinges on me keeping my GPA up, but sure, let's fight the evils of grade inflation instead...

[@annabelle1471]

what does the interviewer say at the beginning... so do you read your own “brunwalk?” what is he saying?

[@lowgoingman]

It's probably the name of the website where students post their reviews

[@alifakhrzadeh1544]

I understand that rate my professor is misleading but I agree with the guy talking too fast I sometimes had difficulty understanding him because he went too fast

[@victoriasighs]

Why is that guy a sociology professor??

[@michelletom5086]

Aw Professor Dukakis would have a hilarious take

[@paigeconway7240]

Groeling seems nice though

[@thelegendarye2430]

I instantly love rossman. Reminds me of my uncle. Kind of a dick but in a charming way

[@mrenaep]

The film teacher looks like Dave Ramsey.

[@ZygimantasA]

'grade inflation'. Come on dude, we all know that grading nowadays is 100x harsher than it was 30-50 years ago.

[@professorhamamoto]

Consider that "Rate My Professor" is owned by MTV. It was a beta-test for the Facebook/ChiCom social credit score system that is intended to control every aspect of thought and behavior. The conventional university classroom will go down the memory hole as VR is further refined. Btw, I scored extraordinarily high on "Rate My Professor" because of my non-mainstream lectures and scholarship that placed the university at the heart of the military-industrial death complex.

[@sohamchowdhury7419]

tim groeling looks a lot like david brent

[@joemama8379]

Teachers by far have the biggest egos

[@GTV-Japan]

at least these lucky bastards have tenure and pension! try being a teacher at a university in Japan like me. One bad review like these would get you fired, no second chances, no anything!

[@joeschizoid7762]

Tour directing is like that. One bad review and you're radioactive within the industry. Screw that shit.

[@ThreeEvils13]

I think its plain as day that all of these professors are pretty bad at what they do or have a bad attitude.

[@cardiacmyxoma4073]

Sociology is a joke anyways.

[@dustinharford8454]

I totally agree, even though I've never studied it in a formal academic scenario. I dabbled in it in my free time, and it seems like a pointless pursuit for graduate students that think they are contributing to something intellectually meaningful. That prof has way too much hubris for teaching a subject with no practical applications outside of a lecture hall. With an attitude like that, he should at least be teaching something that requires an augmented level of mental stamina and work ethic - by that I mean something STEM related.

[@sebababoo9624]

5 sec into the video I already hate the sociology professor. the students are rights. dude speaks as fast as a rocket launch

[@illuminatusdeus3051]

Just sayin' there are good reviews too... so before you turn mean and start affecting the bell curve... there are good reviews too Professors!

[@Pie4life123]

Wow they think this is a joke? 2 of them clearly showed they are not fit to teach the lady with the big ego and the guy who talks to fast. Both of them should be fired but I guess the only thing keeping their low life a job is union and probably being friends with the dept chair.

[@rhomaioscomrade]

Or maybe because teaching is just one part of a professor's job with the arguably bigger part being research which is exactly what funnels money into the university and increases its prestige? Maybe you should get a more realistic picture of how universities function before accusing random people of nepotism.

[@callowaysutton]

What's wrong with the Sociology teacher? He seems the most grounded out of all of them. Just because he's strict doesn't mean he's an asshole, you're just lazy

[@annika4289]

and tenure

[@annika4289]

@@rhomaioscomrade then they shouldn't be doing the teaching part. The comment was right, those two have no business teaching.

[@rhomaioscomrade]

@@annika4289 I don't necessarily disagree with the sentiment, but it's not up to the professors to determine who is teaching what, the Faculty decides that. No professor is spared from teaching since it's integral to how each department functions. Many professors aren't great teachers, but great researchers. It's not ideal, but it happens and students have to deal with it. After all, self-education is one of the most important things one learns at university; the ability to find resources you are given to find and study them to make sense of them on your own.

[@Local_Nerd]

Chased the student?!wow😑😂

[@haley7571]

I have only given ONE bad rate my professor review and it was for a science professor... There was a guy in our class who was equally informed on the subject and would spend a majority of the class fighting and arguing about disputable theories and studies. I got so sick an tired of the constant water class time that on the last week of class I stood up and yelled *“HEY! look I payed for this class and I shelled a crap ton of money to be here with this textbook I expect to learn something, not listen to you two!”* I slammed my text book on the desk and receive a round of applause from the rest of the class. we got right back to the lesson after that.

[@meerkatinitiate1282]

r/thathappened

[@feeltheillinois]

"ew". lmao

[@NidarosKnight]

Groeling is awesome :D

[@brandongriggs6934]

I would take Groeling

[@Raining345]

The sociology teacher is the one professor that thinks he's way better than the students and that everyone should grovel at his feet. He knows what he's doing wrong as a professor and as a person, yet shoots down every bit of criticism with some egotistical, pissant reasoning.

[@keriannedavidson6005]

Does the sociology prof come with captions??? b/c can't understand a damn word he says. I HATE PROFESSORS LIKE THAT!!!