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COMS 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:43 am, May 12, 2013 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum isn't the easiest grader but he does not deserve as low of a rating as he has. You just need to be sure you're keeping up with everything because at the end of the quarter you will have the group presentation and your final questions due, and he does not help much with scheduling so it's up to you to stay on track. As for the speeches make sure you give good eye contact and don't read too much, and if your content is good then you'll be fine. I got a B with minimal effort and I also have a fear of public speaking so this class is completely doable, he really isn't as bad as people say on here. | |
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COMS 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 7:47 pm, Apr 5, 2013 Report Evaluation |
Great guy and great class. Plan your last three weeks out to make sure you're ahead of schedule. | |
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COMS 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 5:13 pm, Mar 17, 2013 Report Evaluation |
I don't know what all these people are talking about. Teitelbaum is the man... If there was a polyratings where the teacher rated the students he would tear you all apart. Just watch out for the last two weeks.. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:41 pm, Mar 5, 2013 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum seems like a nice guy but turns into a complete ass by the end of the quarter. You'll only get an A if he likes you. Girls: you should have no problem doing well in his class. Guys, find a way to make him like you. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 3:48 pm, Dec 11, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Get out of this class while you can. He seems fair and like the class will be manageable in the beginning. But don't get too comfortable by the sixth week you'll hate him. He is extremely condescending. The second half of the quarter is hell. He doesn't help you with speaking or anything in that arena if anything I became worse of a speaker after taking his class. He is extremely picky about the most unimportant things. It seems like he just does this so he can tell you that you're wrong and he's right. Oh and he never updates grades so you never know what you have in his class. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 4:19 pm, Dec 6, 2012 Report Evaluation |
He has high expectations and demands a lot out of you, but overall he is a fair grader. If you ask questions, go to office hours, and put in hard work you will do fine in the class. He is very good about grading speeches based on each individuals capabilities. For example if you are not a good speaker he will grade you from there. He does not expect it to be everyone's thing. He just wants to see effort be put forth. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 7:16 pm, Jun 24, 2012 Report Evaluation |
I would not recommend this professor to anyone. The amount of work for this course is insane and the only way to do well during the final few weeks is if you completely forget about your other classes. He assigns a 7-9 minute speech, a research paper based off a personal interview, a group project involving hours of community service, and a take home final that is ten questions but 2-4 paragraphs each and all of this is during the last 3 weeks. Take a different class or you'll regret it. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 9:57 pm, May 7, 2012 Report Evaluation |
I WANT TO SMASH HIS FACE INTO THE WALL REPEATEDLY!!!!!!!!!! I seriously was in love with public speaking BEFORE this class and left the class HATTING public speaking.He doesn't help you at all and claims your progress in the class is because of him when it is clearly not his because he BARELY puts any effort into helping YOU WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING. HE SUCKS BALLS CAUSE HE DOES NOT HELP IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM and going to his office hours is a WASTE of your time.He thinks he is a god when CLEARLY he is NOT and he has the WORST mood swings like he is a 14 year old teenage girl on their first period. Additionally he is a major CERTIFIED CREEPER and stares at your chest when you talk to him AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS I seriously put B level work into this course and passed with a C a OH YA,HE DOESN'T UPDATE GRADES SO YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING UNTIL THE END WHEN HE POSTS UR FINAL GRADE NAD HE CLAIMS HE CNA'T CHANGE IT HE NEEDS TO SUCK ON A BAG OF BALLS CAUSE HE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:30 am, Apr 27, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum starts out the quarter seeming like a nice and funny guy, and the first two speeches are fairly easy. But around week five or six, he turns on you, becoming pompous and condescending. The second half of the quarter involves a 7-9 minute persuasive speech, a 6-8 page research paper/interview, a huge group project with a final presentation, and a long take-home final. Teitelbaum is a difficult grader and is very picky about sources. He sees no problem with criticizing people in front of the class. I managed to get an A-, but it involved a few all-nighters and a ridiculous amount of stress. Try to take Coms 101 or a different professor for 102 so you can avoid Teitelbaum; it will make your life a lot easier. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:20 pm, Mar 22, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Jer-Bear, as he was affectionately named by few, really isn't the best. Starts out looking like a nice and reasonable guy, and by week 6 it's like his evil twin steps in and takes over. Good luck if you have him, work hard and you will do okay! | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:23 pm, Mar 21, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum starts off the quarter with a friendly attitude, giving you the impression that he cares about student success and understands some people are better public speakers than others. HOWEVER, do not be fooled! We wasted 5 weeks out of the quarter working on one speech, and had to cram 2 speeches (one worth 50 points), a research paper (which he doesn't explain in class at all), and a huge group project and presentation in the remaining 5 weeks of the quarter. His grading is the most absurd thing I've ever come across; it's completely biased and contradictory. If he doesn't like your sources, no matter how many you have, you will not get a good grade. He looks for every possible way to knock points off your grade, even if it means contradicting himself in the process! This class caused me so much unnecessary stress to the point where it made me ill. If you can handle a lot of work AND tough criticism, then you'll survive. This is one of those GE classes where the teacher doesn't believe in A's, and also doesn't believe that you have work in other classes. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:50 pm, Mar 20, 2012 Report Evaluation |
If you love doing research and a lot of it then I would take him. His class doesn't seem hard in the beginning, in fact we played games some of the days, however he is a very tough grader on the research paper and final speech. This was more of an English class than speech class ... he acts like a know-it-all and does not seem to enjoy teaching. I would avoid taking this teacher for coms and would recommend coms 101 instead of coms 102. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:26 pm, Mar 19, 2012 Report Evaluation |
this man is a crazy person... he is the moodiest person on the planet. He is condescending and disrespectful. He doesnt consider giving you a good grade if he doesnt like your topic, and if he feels your sources arent credible, you will receive a C at best. The problem with that is the fact that he sees any website (even govt websites)as not credible. He wants our sources to not have a bias... but the pdf files he outs up and expects us to learn from are written and copyrighted by HIM... does it get anymore biased? Also, he expects you do complete a huge research paper, a 7-9 minute speech, a group project, and a take home final of essay questions with each answer having to be 1-4 paragraphs. The questions he asks on the final directly correlate with the pdf files he outs up... since hes the one that wrote the pdf files, he is extremely biased in his grading.. its better to just agree with him rather than disagree, because he wont bother hear your side. In short... teitelbaum is a ridiculous teacher.. if youre hoping for an easy or even reasonable GE dont take this class.. hes certifiably insane and i really hope he quits. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:02 pm, Mar 14, 2012 Report Evaluation |
I sincerely don't recommend this teacher. He is arrogant, and that affects the way he grades and teaches. He is not nearly as knowledgeable as he assumes, and will make you jump through unimportant and pathetic hoops that do not improve your learning skills--only make it hard to get an A in a joke of a class. He is a total pompous douche in and out of class, clearly his little man syndrome and lack of a PhD make him forsake educational substance in lieu of his ego. This wasn't a hard class, content wise. Take any other COMS teacher if you value the next ten weeks of your life. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:55 am, Feb 14, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Here it is short and sweet: This guy grades tough, makes his students do a ton of work, and does not care for his students. I learned little to nothing in his 102 class, yet spent most of my time preparing for his assignments. Try to avoid his class. If you are stuck in his 102, make sure you get along well with your group and spend time researching for speeches/papers. I usually get A's, but he gave me a B. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:33 pm, Jan 9, 2012 Report Evaluation |
As others have said, this guy is a ticking time bomb. Gets progressively rude and uncaring. He took off random points from my papers asking what my evidence was when I had clearly followed up with valid studies cited. He decided that he did not like my groups' community service presentation so he began to interrupt us and ask pointless and interrogative questions about why we chose the certain volunteer organization for our presentation topic. He did not interrogate the other groups, and even when I gave valid and honest reasons for why we went with a certain organization, he kept on repeating the same question. I worked extremely hard to earn an A from this guy and it really comes down to luck. Something is wrong with this guy. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 2:41 am, Dec 23, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum does not care about his students and he has no systematic grading scale. He grades based on his mood or what he thinks of you. He's often bipolar and yells at the class, it just becomes awkward since everyone is confused at his behavior. My first speech I got an 80%, second and third speech 80% as well. My research paper and final project 80% as well. He is a teacher who definitely grades subjectively. I know for a fact, that my speaking skis improved dramatically; I actually learned to speak well. But, my grade does not indicate that. How can I get the same grade on every speech, yet improve after every single one. He has his students record their speeches to evaluate later, that's how I know i did better. The last month is HELL because so much work is assigned last minute. I went to his office hours too!! He just doesn't care. I heard him tell two students to stop hanging out in his office and to rather figure things out themselves. AVOID TEITELBAUM | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 9:04 pm, Nov 30, 2011 Report Evaluation |
I love public speaking. I am good at public speaking. I hated this class. Kenneth Branagh wouldn't be able to get an A in this GE..... Teitelbaum starts off the quarter as a pretty laid back guy, but I have never known a man with more PMS problems. Getting graded in his class is like winning the lottery. On my research paper he underline when I said "this causes poor communication" and took points off with his comment "evidence?".... When the next 4 lines was about a story example. The grade you get doesn't reflect your work, but his mood. One speech that I didn't PREPARE for AT ALL got a better grade than a speech that I slaved over for weeks. Overall, if you want to have the urge to punch someone in the face because you have a professor off his bi polar meds, take this class? | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:38 pm, Nov 23, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Professor Teitelbaum is awesome! I was putting off taking COMS for a reason...I am HORRIBLE at speaking in front of people! However, I put work into all my speeches and got great feedback from both him and the class and got better progressively. If you put some work in and show progression from the beginning of the quarter to the end...he WILL notice and reward you! However, if you are a procrastinator, this class is not for you. By the last 3 weeks of the quarter you have a research paper, a 50 point speech, a group project AND a take home final to finish. All in all, just put a little work in every week and show up to class ( he gives you points) and you'll at least pull a "B-" in the class. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 11:57 pm, May 9, 2011 Report Evaluation |
I believe Prof T is bi-polar and off meds. At first he is very nice and laid back but his personality becomes more harsh as time goes by. You never know what kind of mood he is going have and if he seems grouchy then it's like walking on eggshells the entire class (not to mention inconsistent grading methods)! Don't dare ask a question or else he will rip you in front of the class if he's having a bad day. Sure, you have to stay on top of the coursework but if you do need help with anything, you're not going to get it from Teitelbaum. Oh sure, he'll answer you but it often doesn't answer the question, is rude or is just a waste of time. He shouldn't be teaching communications. AVOID HIS CLASS UNLESS YOU WANT A TEACHER WITH LITTLE PERSONALITY AND ALOT OF PERSONAL ISSUES! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 4:12 pm, Mar 20, 2011 Report Evaluation |
At first Prof Teitelbaum seemed very cold and unfriendly but our class grew to like him more as the quarter went on. The quarter is relatively easy until the last 2 weeks when he assigns a ton of extra work. My finals week was consumed with doing work for this class and so I felt unprepared for finals in my other classes. I was really nervous to take this class because I hate public speaking but a.) it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and b.) I think I actually improved my public speaking skills, although I think everyone pretty much gets a B on every assignment and a B in the class unless you really go above and beyond. He's also a tough grader. And DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE for the research paper!!! It will bite you in the ass if you do! I don't know anything about other COMS teachers but I would recommend taking Teitalbaum if you're prepared for a lot of work for a GE. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:14 pm, Mar 17, 2011 Report Evaluation |
He is not good at public speaking so I don't understand why he is teaching the class.... He is not understanding that everyone is not naturally a public speaker. His grading rubric is very unclear and it is hard to improve on something you don't know what your doing wrong in the first place. Take a different teacher. | |
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CM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: D General Ed 5:50 pm, Mar 8, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Having a quarter with Teitelbaum was interesting to say the least. He started out as a very kind-seeming man, but to my surprise, as the quarter progressed his personality got more and more nasty every day. Putting that aside, the way he grades the class makes no sense at all. The final grade is based on how well students do on three speeches, a group project and a paper. However, the final speech, the group project and the paper are worth almost the entire grade and those three assignments are due pretty much simultaneously at the end of the quarter. So if you're a procrastinator, beware: this is not the class for you! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:03 pm, Feb 27, 2011 Report Evaluation |
If you're like me and just want to get through your COMS class with no difficulty I would avoid Teitelbaum. His class seems easy and chill in the beginning but the last 4 weeks are hell...he piles on a bunch of work that is worth a lot of your grade. He is pretty much a dick about grading your outlines and speeches so put in some effort and practice if you want to get a good grade. Make sure you have credible sources!! During your speech all he does is go on the internet and check your sources to see if they're legit. Avoid him if you can help it. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:19 pm, Feb 23, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum is a difficult teacher (both class and personality), but if you stay on top of things, you should be able to get an A or a B. Theres some various homework assignments, 3 speeches, an interview, a group project, research paper, and take-home final. The beginning of the quarter isn't too bad. In fact, its downright easy. The first speeches are worth like 10 and 20 points, and hardly affect your grade. However, towards the end of the quarter, the work starts to pile up and smacks you in the face. You really really really have to stay on top of things. Don't let the laid back and easy atmosphere of the first few weeks mislead you!!! His grading system is a little subjective, so definitely don't get on his bad side. He gave my B's on all of my speeches, which, considering my public speaking ability, was fair. Though, I he was kind of hard on other people. Just make sure to you actually PRACTICE your speech!!! Also, you have to write your outlines, and he is very very picky about those. I found that he would take off points for things that he briefly mentioned or didn't even mention at all. If you want to talk to him about your grade or project or something... well, good luck with that. He gets on the defensive almost immediately and its very difficult to talk with him. Overall, he's not the worst teacher I've ever had, but if I were you, I'd choose somebody else. A lot of my friends had much nicer and easier teachers. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:22 pm, Jan 4, 2011 Report Evaluation |
What a horrible teacher. He barely does any teaching and just assigns speeches while going in depth about the philosophical and metaphysical bullshit about Communication. He spent a grand total of one day explaining how to actually give a good speech. He's terrible at organizing his class – the first half of the quarter consisted of only two speeches. The second half included a speech as long as the previous two combined, a 6 page research paper, 10 essay questions with citations, and a group project with 5 hours of service and a 20 minute presentation. The last 2 weeks were absolute hell. Avoid this teacher if you can!! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:46 pm, Dec 14, 2010 Report Evaluation |
This class is pretty difficult in many aspects: don\'t expect to get A\'s on any of the speeches, as he is a very tough grader (especially if he thinks you don\'t make enough eye contact). I received an 80% on every speech I gave, and only got one A any of the 6-9 assignments we had prior to the final exam. The final exam was essentially two parts: a 4-6 page research paper and 10 questions about communication. I was determined to do well in the class and somehow managed to pull off an A. So I have two pieces of advice if you take Teitelbaum: 1) DO HIS EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER, THEY HELP. 2) Put effort into it, and you will get the grade you want. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 10:09 pm, Jun 10, 2010 Report Evaluation |
I thought he was a fine teacher, the way i see it is that he was giving constructive criticism and he wasnt that mean about it. The only complaint i have is you get so much work the last 3 weeks of the quarter and its unnecessary to give that much work. the first 2 speeches dont mean anything when it comes to your grade which is kinda lame. Overall i liked his class and glad i took it. i would recommend him to others | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 5:34 pm, Mar 23, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Professor Teitelbaum\'s course requires that one be organized and proactive. There are 3 individual speeches, 1 group project, a research paper, and a take-home final question exam. Professor T does not spend much time explaining the research paper and group project, requiring you to be proactive and ask him questions so you\'re sure to do well. Don\'t wait until the last minute, these speeches take time to PREPARE and PRACTICE for. If you\'re prepared you\'re fine, Teitelbaum is not one of those professors who tears you apart in front of the class (unless it was REALLY bad), so for an introductory public speaking class I really liked him in that respect. No textbook was required, just recommended. A few PowerPoint presentations, take notes because the content in the PowerPoints are the answers to the final exam questions. Very approachable and, I think, cares about the success of those students who want to learn, and more importantly, those that SHOW that they want to learn. I recommend Professor Teitelbaum. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 10:47 am, Mar 13, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Mr. Teitelbaum... well, lets just start off with a little story. Once upon a time I had an A the entire quarter until the ten page research paper (not even on the syllabus) was graded. I did all of the work and followed the entire prompt. I got it back with an F, with no editing on the entire paper. Frustrated, I went to office hours where he told me he didn\'t like my topic. Teitelbaum is not a professor (seriously), he is an instructor in speaking where he has no education in teaching. Not only did I get an A the entire quarter before this paper, I got A\'s in AP Literature and AP Language (got 4\'s on both of the AP tests) and got a C in the class because... he didn\'t like my topic? Altogether, it is a pretty easy class but he is incredibly boring and a closet asshole (which will slowly come out of the closet throughout the quarter). | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 10:32 pm, Mar 11, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum seems nice in the beginning but then he just gets moodier and more harsh in his grading as time goes on. He is easy going on the first speech but all the ones after he is very vague about what he is expecting and then is EXTREMELY picky. he is an unfair grader and inconsistent he grades on his mood and he picks favorites typically the people who are naturally good speakers. His criticism is harsh which really isnt an issue but he doesnt tell you how to improve just that you are wrong. He grades the writing assigment really difficult even though it is a speech class and expects you to have IMENSE amounts of research if you want a helpful speech class DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS . If you are really good at giving speeches you will probably fine but he crams a bunch of really big point assigments at the end makes it hard. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 4:36 pm, Feb 25, 2010 Report Evaluation |
I HATED teitelbaum. He is such an unfair grader and doesn\'t care about actually improving your communication skills. Make sure you do your speeches on the first day or you\'ll be graded even harder. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 7:42 pm, Feb 23, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum\'s all right. Having a backbone will help-he chews people out in front of the class when he\'s in a bad mood. I didn\'t care for the class at the time, but looking back, I learned a lot about public speaking and working in groups. You have to write a research paper as part of the class, but as long as you start early, you\'ll be fine. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:43 pm, Feb 23, 2010 Report Evaluation |
He seems very relaxed at the beginning at the quarter but don\'t get too relaxed!! You do a total of 3 individual speeches and then one group project that lasts for about 30 minutes. When you do the speeches he wants not only what the issue is but why. I earned an A- to a B on every speech. I pretty much earned the same grade on each speech. I put in a lot of work on my last individual speech an still got a B which was frustrating. He pretty much gives everyone B\'s or below. When you have written assignments you have to be very careful because you must follow his directions precisely and he wants reasoning besides facts. MANY PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS BE CAREFUL! Many in the class received D\'s on the written assignments. His class was helpful for ENGL 145 but I think it is pretty difficult to please him, he is super picky. :( | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 4:12 pm, Jul 1, 2009 Report Evaluation |
Honestly i was expecting a hell of a quarter with him, its really not that bad. I didn't even complete one of the speeches cause i had no voice, never made it up, passed the class with a C+ I would honestly recommend him, he's funny and understanding when you have VALID reasons. The class overall is 3 speeches, a group project, and the final. The final was a bit ridiculous, 10 questions you had to answer in 1-3 paragraphs due on the day of the final, but overall not a bad class. Just show up and you'll do fine. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 4:20 pm, Jun 15, 2009 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is getting way too many hits than he deserves here. He was perfectly fine, nothing earth shattering though. Don't avoid his class, there is no reason to. He's a nice guy, and he doesn't butcher you at all, but gives you a fair criticism on your speech. Not a bad teacher at all. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 2:58 pm, Mar 25, 2009 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum is a great speech teacher who makes the class interesting. 102 only had 3 speeches and a group project. He is a pretty fair grader and if you just show up to class and do the work you'll do fine. He got a little touchy toward the end of the quarter, so everyone got some bad grades, but the "final" is multiple choice and super easy. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 10:30 pm, Mar 10, 2009 Report Evaluation |
I've come out of his class feeling way less prepared and confident for giving speeches. It's weird that after acknowledging how scary it can be to give a speech in front of a large class he would inappropriately destroy you with nonconstructive criticism if he disagreed with your message. I spoke on a pretty controversial subject for my persuasive speech. Immediately after my presentation which I was pretty nervous for he claimed I gave no evidence and that it was all basically "my opinion". I in fact did give evidence, citing 3 different court cases and bringing in 3 other sources. Throwing salt on the wounds he told another girl after her speech that should have brought in some evidence, SUCH AS COURT CASES. After my speech, he asked a completely flawed question implying the scientific method can't give qualitative results (artard), so when I told him I didn't understand the question he just blew it off and responded "yeah well obviously you should have done more research." Also I've been to his office twice DURING POSTED HOURS to discuss my grades (apparently I have no idea how to give a proper speech) and he hasn't been there either time, even after he specifically said during class that he would be there during the time period. Seriously this guy grades based on his opinion and is a complete douche, no other way to put it. Maybe if you're really good at reading what a teacher expects you can excel in this class, but other than that, good luck. I learned nothing in this class. Avoid this mofo. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: D General Ed 4:42 pm, Feb 26, 2009 Report Evaluation |
this is the worst teacher i have ever had in my entire life. I seriously don't understand why people like Teitelbaum ever become teachers. He is incredibly rude and does not care about his students. I would not recommend this class to anyone. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 7:38 pm, Feb 25, 2009 Report Evaluation |
I got an A in his class but this guy wasnt that nice. He expects everyone to be great speech givers without any real instruction. The research paper at the end is a joke too. Takes forever and worth alot. But it holds no significance to the actual class. His class isnt that bad though. Its pretty simple, but be ready to get torn apart by him if you give a bad speech. He grades on how he feels. The best way to get a good grade is just stick to the basics. Dont do anything elaborate. Tip, make sure your facts are strait cuz while your given your speech he searches on the internet to make sure everything is legit. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:19 pm, Dec 18, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Everyone is pretty hard on Jeremy, but it is a straightforward class. He gives you the exact format of what your speech should be. The criteria he grades you on is in the syllabus, so everything is right there. He is kind of a dick after your speech and it is a little unnerving that he looks up your sources as you go, but honestly when you're giving it, that's the least of your worries. And the class is so friendly after you're done (they know how awkward it is), you are just glad it is over and don't care what he says. I've heard there are better teachers, but if you get Jeremy, whatever it aint no thing. Besides, you get to watch George Carlin in class. Also, the final is incredibly easy. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 2:56 pm, Dec 13, 2008 Report Evaluation |
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!! ... If I could give anybody one piece of advice for their entire time at Cal Poly... it would be to not take Teitelbaum's class. From the outside he seems very friendly but once you get to know him (after 2 min) he turns into a complete jerk.... major sketch ball. He always looks up your references on his laptop while you're speaking then he criticizes you for not talking about certain things even though you probably did and he wasn't paying attention... he also texts during class. Very unapproachable... uncomfortable to go to office hours.. just don't ever sign up for this class. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 1:28 pm, Dec 5, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Very irresponsible teacher... DO NOT TAKE TEITELBAUM..... he is very unorganized and canceled class randomly for no particular reason!! grades extremely hard and doesn't understand the needs to students.... NEVER IN OFFICE HOURS!!!! i know a girl who went twice to consecutive office hours and wasn't there either time. She waited a hour and a half.... he grades RIDICULOUSLY HARD ON SPEECHES and assignments are so irrelevant to the material.... AVOID THIS TEACHER AT ALL COSTS!!!!! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 7:37 pm, Nov 24, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum is a funny guy. The first two weeks of class, he is your best friend. After the first speech, he turns into a jackass. Teitelbaum is a horrible teacher. On the ceremonial speech, I slayed 'em. Everyone loved the speech. The jackass failed me and shot my grade for the quarter. I barely worked back up to a B. He plays favorites and does not grade everyone equally. Definitely try to avoid this guy. He doesn't show that he cares about or wants his students to succeed. He acts like he doesn't want to be in class. His general attitude says that he thinks he is better than everyone, and only he knows what makes a good speech. After he gets an impression of you, it sticks regardless of your work. He is an arrogant, lazy dick. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 6:23 pm, Nov 19, 2008 Report Evaluation |
DONT TAKE THIS CLASS. He is horrible. He is very mean and rude to people after they give speeches, and doesn't grade fair AT ALL. He grades on whether he likes you or not, and whether he agrees with your topic. This is the most painful class I have EVER taken. The upside is you can usually get a b or c if you do all of the assignments. My roommate has stoffer and likes her, so take her instead, or ANYONE ELSE. | |
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CM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 10:09 pm, Oct 28, 2008 Report Evaluation |
he is terribly rude and has almost made 2 girls in my class cry. he is a very unfair grader and treats different student differently. very unfair, DONT TAKE HIS CLASS i have a b in his class but he is awful. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:33 pm, Aug 12, 2008 Report Evaluation |
after reading the reviews for teitelbaum i was dreading his class but after taking it, it wasnt bad at all. it consists of three speeches, a research paper, and a group speech. if you dont procrastinate you'll be fine. i thought he was nice most of the time. he was pretty rough on everyone for the persuasive speeches but most of the group speechs got A's. he even pushed back the deadline for the research paper when he found out most of the class was behind on it. hes really not that bad of a teacher | |
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SCM 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:43 am, Aug 5, 2008 Report Evaluation |
I think professor Teitelbaum is very intelligent and knows what he is talking about. Everything is pretty straighforward. Start the research paper as soon as you can. it is due towards the end of the quarter but he will mention it at the beginning and then not mention it again until it is due. There was not much room for crativity. As long as you do exactly what he asks and have an interesting intro and a clear thesis, you will be fine. Yes it is hard to get an A on the speeches, but as long as you do practice and TRY to do well you will. I could not give speeches and would always be shaking and nervous while giving one. After taking this course I have definitely improved and definitely recommend him. | |
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SPC 102 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 8:33 pm, Apr 14, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Ok, when I signed up for this course I came on here and read what people had to say and I thought I was in for it bad. The truth is most people on here need to get some guts and stop complaining because they're sensitive to critiquing. I admit, Jeremy is not the most lighthearted professor, but he teaches well. Make sure you take the FEW notes he writes, it's not hard, so just do it. I took maybe five pages of notes the whole quarter, it's not bad really, but it is useful. As far as presenting the material, I don't see how people can say he's a poor teacher. When he teaches, he asks questions, that for me, are difficult to understand at first. He does this and has people struggle through it, so we remember the meanings behind the simple idea of "Id'ing your audience." So yes, he makes things unclear, but never left them that way, he always answered questions and tried to clarify things. Now on the topic of him being mean... he is blunt, that is it. He never graded unfairly to anyone, but still people in my class complained behind his back about their grades. These same people came in early to class and admitted that they wrote their speech an hour before they left for class. If you don't spend the time you personally need to meet the standards of this class, then you don't deserve a good grade. And when I gave speeches, Jeremy wasn't very flattering with his comments all of the time, but he only told the truth. People did terribly on their speeches, he shouldn't be forced to lie to them. At least he listened to the speech. Wait until you get comments back from the class and you know they weren't even paying attention to what you had to say. So he's not mean, just blunt about what you do wrong, it's ridiculous people can't take criticism like his because they've done things wrong. I got good grades and he rarely had more than one good comment to say to me, the rest where things I did wrong. Also, don't bother with Office hours, because he emails people bad pretty quickly. I've had five minute turn overs with email before, a few times too. It's much simpler that way. Work load is what I would at least expect for a college GE class. It's not terrible, just try not to let it pile up. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 8:09 pm, Apr 3, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum really was a terrible teacher. Although he never embarrassed me in class, he surely made others feel very belittled. He never explained the speeches in depth and gave no helpful feedback after the speeches. He seems really cool at first but then he becomes a jerk. And don't even try to go to office hours because he is NEVER THERE! I would avoid this class to be quite honest. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:03 am, Apr 3, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Try not to take this teacher because he does not communicate well in any way with the students. After someone gives a speech, he would make some crude comments especially after the persuasive speeches. All your speeches are videotaped. There is a large research paper due at the end of the term worth more than the two first speeches combined. The only time he mentioned the paper was the first day of class and the day before it was due. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE THE PAPER. Some of my classmates went to his office hours and he was not there. There is ALWAYS something wrong with EVERYONE'S speeches. So try not to take him. The final was easy, but the bulk of the grades are based on speeches and the paper. I"m so glad this class is over. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 4:22 pm, Mar 26, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum very rarely gives out A's on speeches. The beginning of the class is useless over 70% of your grade is in the last 2-3 weeks. This 70% includes the group project(Everyone gets a B or higher), the final (review his online book), speech project (He doesnt talk about this at all in class), and the persuasice speech (Use a ****load of sources, and you still wont get above a B). He is very anal retentive and will always rag on students after they deliver their speech. He even tries to get the class involved by asking the students what you did wrong in your presentation, how nice. Try not to take this teacher, his lectures are long and boring, his comments rude, and his ego is huge. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:02 pm, Mar 26, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Although Jermemy's class is relatively easy, he is very unhelpful and just mean sometimes. If he is having a bad day, he will pick out students for no reason at all and tear them down in front of the whole class with statments such as "your speech is no where near the level it should be" or "it is obvisous you did no research." However, I noticed the students he would say this to were often at the same level as everyone else... If he has a negative comment he needs to save it for when the entire class is not present. He picks on every tiny detail of your speeches and gives NO possitive feedback at all. Although he never completely tore me down, I watched him do it to my classmates and found it completely unacceptabe. And then there are days he is in a good mood and wastes entire classes playing sherades or pictionary, so basically the only time you need to go to class is on speech days because he teaches nothing. But he will mark you down for absenses so it is a lose lose situation. I attempted to email him several times throughout the quarter and got one word answers in response to multiple part questions. Lastly, I emailed him THREE times asking for my final grade and research paper grade because he told us to email him and he would get back to us. Nope, no reply at all. DO NOT LEAVE THE RESEARCH PAPER TO LAST MINUTE: he doesn't even mention it until the class before it is due and he is very reluctant to answer questions on it. The prompt is in the syllabus and is very confusing, so I recommend starting right away since it is worth a large chunk of points. Basically, he is an ASSHOLE. I would avoid his class, even if you are a good speaker. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 2:09 am, Mar 13, 2008 Report Evaluation |
There was really no reason to go to class whenever you weren't giving a speech because he can't communicate well with the students, how ironic | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 6:24 pm, Mar 9, 2008 Report Evaluation |
I don't think I learned anything from Jeremy | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 9:31 pm, Mar 3, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Definatley not the nicest guy in the world. NOT helpful, even when you try to reach out to him. When he's in a bad mood, he will snap at random people. When he is in a good mood the class is actually fun! Also, I havn't heard of anyone who got an A on any speech so far... | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 11:07 pm, Mar 2, 2008 Report Evaluation |
On the first day of class he felt the need to tell us that all of his ex girlfriends have dumped him through text message. Um ok. I wonder why. He's pathetic. He looks for the bad in speeches and he not helpful during office hours or email at all. I tried going to his office hours and he wasn't even there, and just said sorry for not being at office hours when I got a C on my speech. MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH PAPER BEFORE THE END OF THE QUARTER. HE DOESN'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT AND DOESN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. The waste-of-time-essay-pull-out-of-your-ass paper is worth more than the first and second speech combined. I would avoid him even if you're good at speeches because believe me he won't notice | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 10:08 am, Jan 20, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Do not take this teacher, unless you are great at giving speeches. He doesnt help at all in office hours. I brought in my speech once and he gave me small suggestions, like changing words here and there. After i gave the speech he completely tore me down about flaws in my speech, so his office hours are pointless. On speeches he gives no positive feedback and is very picky about every little detail. Just dont take him. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:38 pm, Dec 17, 2007 Report Evaluation |
the class isnt too hard. 300 points total. theres 3 individual speeches that u have to give (the first 2 are easy but the 3rd (which is worth about double ur first 2 speeches) everyone does horribly on). he grades speeches as u give it. he has a rubric with a bunch of stuff on it and he puts either a +/-/or check on each one. then at the end he somehow pulls a number out of his ass and thats ur grade. theres a group project worth 25 points that everyone does good on. the final is a freakin joke (50 points). u could take it without the class and get an A. u have to write a one page self evaluation of each speech u give (u do this off a dvd he gives u which he tapes u with). these are easy points that balance out everything else. overall, this class isnt that great. i dont put all the blame on the teacher because u cant really teach kids how to be good at communications, u just get better w/ practice. id recommend finding a teacher who makes this a fun class though. teitelbaum is defintely not that teacher | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 12:36 pm, Dec 13, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Mr. Teitelbaum seems like a very easy-going and understanding teacher when class first starts, but he gets more and more frightening as the year goes on. His grading is very harsh and the speeches are very difficult to format. The comments you receive from him and from the students are inconsistent, showing the lack of understanding he creates in class. I did every assignment and all of the extra credit, and worked hard on the format of my speeches, and still only got a C. Do not take this class unless you are already really good at giving speeches. Then you can be his favored student and get an A, since you will need no help, according to Teitelbaum. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 1:15 pm, Dec 10, 2007 Report Evaluation |
"Jeremy" continually rips into students, versus giving positive feedback. As a class, we dreaded speech days because we knew that we would only be told what we did wrong, though criticism is helpful - he did it relentlessly and not in a respectful manner. His grading is inconsistent, final exam is worth the equivalent of a speech, and a group project - in which you spend even more time on than final studying and any other speech - is worth a mere 25 points (versus the 50 of another speech). Overall...avoid this class. It is said to focus on small group presentations, but that was only covered within one class. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:48 pm, Nov 29, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is a pretty good teacher, tried to keep it entertaining as speech can be kind of boring. He made speaking publicly easy for a person who hates talking in front of large crowds. Its pretty easy to pull off a B if you show up to class and put in a somewhat decent effort. He offers chances for extra credit. I'd recommened him overall | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 1:58 pm, Nov 14, 2007 Report Evaluation |
If you can at all cost avoid taking his class. It doesnt seem bad at first but he only gets worse and worse. He doesnt fully explain what he expects on the speeches, until after you have given your speech. As you stand in front of the class, he rips on what you did wrong, but most of the time its on things you never once heard him talk about durning the lectures. Even after hearing someones speech, and majority of the class feels that the speaker did pretty good, he finds something wrong about it. In addition, you have research paper that is worth more than the first and second speech combined that he doesnt even talk about in class. I participated in many speech compitions and pubic speaking activties in high school, I thought this class couldnt be too bad. I WAS WrONG!!! I dread going to this class! Really try to get a different professor if you can. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:27 am, Sep 4, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum was a very good prof. Even tho SPC 102 is more group based, he helps you out a lot. And plus there are no midterms, extra credit points, and about 4 speeches. Take him, if you put in the effort, you can't get anything less than a B. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 4:45 pm, Apr 18, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Your grade is out of 400 points, and 280 of those points come down to the last two or three weeks of the quarter (100 of them being the final)--be prepared to be stressed out during that time. An additional 50 points is "participation," and you have absolutely no way to judge where you are on that, so basically 330 of your 400 points are pretty much up in the air until the last two weeks of the course. You will not know how you are doing in this class at any point in time until it's over. This class was a total joke and waste of everyone's time. There are about 5 things to learn in lecture. And don't even think about trying to be creative on your speeches. Do exactly what he wants. The group project was in the end, exceedingly pointless. You don't learn anything about speaking by completing it, you only learn how to get angry with your group-mates for being disorganized and not getting anything done. (Either that, or you are one of the people who is slacking off, in which case you don't care.) In this class you will write a "communication career paper"--you interview a professional, and write a paper (total length less than 10 pages) giving background on them and their career/field, finding out what communication issues they face, and then doing research on how to solve the problems. Also, he doesn't talk about the paper in class; the (rather unclear) instructions are stapled to the back of the syllabus and you are expected to just show up on the last day of class with a completed paper. I recommend starting on this paper early in the quarter. Lectures are pointless; I took all the notes I could and ended up with about two and a half pages (front and back) for the entire quarter, and I write big. There is no textbook, so you should take notes--like I said, there's not much to write down anyway. So there's not a whole lot to study for on the final. There are 50 multiple choice questions on the final, and it was the single most poorly written exam I have ever taken. All of the questions were either so obvious you could have answered them on the first day of class, or so poorly thought-out and nonsensical that there is no way in hell you could hope to do anything but guess. Also, he forgot to do the course evaluations. (That's why I felt obligated to post on Polyratings.) The verdict: avoid Teitelbaum if you care about your grade. You'll be too stressed out. Take him if you don't care about your grade--you'll only really have to do anything for this course during the last 2-3 weeks of the quarter (although you'll have to face the ire of the one person in your group who wants to get a good grade and ends up pulling it all together). | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 5:17 pm, Apr 6, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is a fun guy. The class is well-organized and has the potential to be very entertaining--and it is, most of the time. However, the speech expectations were a little confusing. I got three Bs in a row, although I felt that I improved vastly with every speech, and I do not usually have a problem with public speaking. He has a fairly strict view of how a speech should be outlined and delivered. However, he's a good professor and he's willing to work with students who need extra help. I had a good time in this class, and despite my mediocre speech grades, I still pulled an A because of the group project, the two papers (watch out, they're sneaky and not really discussed in class, so begin to work on them early in the quarter), and the final (which is breezy). I do recommend this course with this professor. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 4:01 pm, Apr 2, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Your grade is out of 400 points, and 280 of those points come down to the last two or three weeks of the quarter (100 of them being the final)--be prepared to be stressed out during that time. An additional 50 points is "participation," and you have absolutely no way to judge where you are on that, so basically 330 of your 400 points are pretty much up in the air until the last two weeks of the course. You will not know how you are doing in this class at any point in time until it's over. This class was a total joke and waste of everyone's time. There are about 5 things to learn in lecture. And don't even thing about trying to be creative on your speeches. Do exactly what he wants. The group project was in the end, exceedingly pointless. You don't learn anything about speaking by completing it, you only learn how to get angry with your group-mates for being disorganized and not getting anything done. (Either that, or you are one of the people who is slacking off, in which case you don't care.) In this class you will write a "communication career paper"--you interview a professional, and write a paper (total length less than 10 pages) giving background on them and their career/field, finding out what communication issues they face, and then doing research on how to solve the problems. Also, he doesn't talk about the paper in class; the (rather unclear) instructions are stapled to the back of the syllabus and you are expected to just show up on the last day of class with a completed paper. I recommend starting on this paper early in the quarter. Lectures are pointless; I took all the notes I could and ended up with about two and a half pages (front and back) for the entire quarter, and I write big. There is no textbook, so you should take notes--like I said, there's not much to write down anyway. So there's not a whole lot to study for on the final. There are 50 multiple choice questions on the final, and it was the single most poorly written exam I have ever taken. All of the questions were either so obvious you could have answered them on the first day of class, or so poorly thought-out and nonsensical that there is no way in hell you could hope to do anything but guess. Also, he forgot to do the course evaluations. (That's why I felt obligated to post on Polyratings.) The verdict: avoid Teitelbaum if you care about your grade. You'll be too stressed out. Take him if you don't care about your grade--you'll only really have to do anything for this course during the last 2-3 weeks of the quarter (although you'll have to face the ire of the one person in your group who wants to get a good grade and ends up pulling it all together). | |
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SPC 202 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 1:23 pm, Apr 2, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is a cool guy. He made the class pretty fun. I was dreading taking SCOM and after taking it.. it really wasn't that bad at all. There isn't too much work during the quarter until the end of it when he piles on 3 or 4 major assignments. Be prepared to do research and to write a few large speeches. I liked this class because I got to know the kids in the class really well, and we had a great time together... the speeches were pretty entertaining to listen to, and Jeremy grades pretty fairly. (even though he critiques your speech in front of the whole class afterwards...) | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:30 pm, Feb 20, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is a really nice guy and he tries to make class fun by joking around. He can be intimidating at first when he goes over the schedule for speeches. His grading is COMPLETELY RANDOM. He rarely gives A's and his comments are very vague. When I went to get help on my speeches he would give little suggestion on how to improve. Overall, he's easy to apprach, the final is very very easy, and it's only 3 individual speeches and a group presentation. If you're looking for an easy A I wouldn't reccommend him. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: D General Ed 12:42 pm, Feb 19, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is amazing. i did not like to speak in front of big crowds and he made it so much easier the advice and everything he gave us in class made it easier to talk and give speeches. the speeches are quite simple and are graded fairly. if you are on his good side or bad side it might influence your speech grade but overall the class is great. i got a d but because i missed one of my speeches so do not miss a speech. the final was a joke it was really easy. do not talk in class or play with your computer cause the end of the quarter it will show in your grade. i strongly recommend him though. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 11:05 pm, Feb 5, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is a nice enough guy who likes to joke around, but when it comes time for him to grade, he is SATAN! He definately does not like to give out As for speeches. The best speeches in my classes usually ended up with Bs and Cs. Do the extra credit, its simple and it helps a lot. Overall, he was okay, but his class was very stressful for me. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:48 am, Jan 6, 2007 Report Evaluation |
I would definitely reccomend this teacher for speech communication 102. In the beginning he tries to scare you about missing class and how he grades speeches. However, I think he was very fair in how he graded the speeches and was leniant about missed classes and speeches. I did the very minimum requirments, missed 3 or 4 classes, and my speeches were average and I got a B- in the class. Although his lectures and videos were very boring, I really liked him as a person. He is very entertaining and honest. You should definitely take him for a speech class!! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:17 am, Dec 11, 2006 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is a pretty cool guy, except he grades really weird. The grades are not consistent, but other than that, the class is pretty easy. I would recommend him to other students. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 4:12 pm, Jan 5, 2006 Report Evaluation |
He's not a bad teacher, recognizing the stresses that students sometimes have, and allowing them to make up speeches missed via a videotape. He will even take self evaluations late, which is a godsend if you have a bad memory. The downside is that he is not all that clear on what he is looking for in speeches, and you have to put together what he wants based on his lectures, which can be a little frustrating when you miss something. Also, don't just take notes on what he writes on the board; take notes on the key issues he talks about. This is essential, especially if he doesn't use a book for the class. All in all, he is fairly decent and forgiving -- just don't expect him to make if an incredibly easy class for you. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:37 pm, Jan 3, 2006 Report Evaluation |
I learned many things to help me with speeches in Teitelbaum's class. Though I do believe he's too much of a slave to generic writing formulas. If you want a speech teacher that will allow you to express creativity and independence with your writing, this isn't him. Though he is a funny guy, something of a stand-up comedian, it will be a rather entertaining class. You will also do a large group project at the end of the quarter, so be prepared for that. He was good, but I'm glad to have his class out of the way. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 4:03 pm, Dec 16, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is an awesome teacher. He is really laid back. He made the class comfortable to do your speeches. You only do 4 speeches for the quarter and they are very easy. 3 of them you have to do on you own but the last one is a group speech on community service. He grades easy, but he grades your speeches more on your outline than your actual speech. He also gives many extra credit opportunites in the quarter. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:52 am, Dec 15, 2005 Report Evaluation |
this teacher is a complete doushbag! he comes across to be a good guy, but honestly he has no idea to communicate himself and he is a professor in communication. grading?...do not even bother to try and figure out why you get what you get because his comments are ridiculous. if you have to take him, ok, but really try not to take him because he is a huge DOUSHBAG!! | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 8:18 pm, Dec 6, 2005 Report Evaluation |
jeremy is a great teacher!! his class was way easy and it made speech not so bad at all. hardly any homework at all, and super laidback, if you have to take speech, take him!! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 6:44 pm, Dec 2, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is a really laid back teacher and I would recommend taking his class to anyone. He doesn't grade really hard so you have to really try to get lower than a B. You have a total of 3 speeches, one paper, and a research project with a group and all of them are not too difficult. His classes are really laid back and he is always willing to help you if you need it. He is also really accomidating and flexible when it comes to assignments, just dont try to take advantage of it. Jeremy really cares about his students and wants to see them succeed. If you are going to take speech 102 take Jeremy. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 11:54 pm, Nov 17, 2005 Report Evaluation |
alright, at first this teacher is not bad at all. you know what you are going to have for the quarter.. 3 speeches, a paper, a group presentation and a final... pretty straight forward. if you have to take him fine, BUT you should know this...... he himself teaches communication, but has absolutely no communication skills himself. it would be interesting to actually see him give a speech. his grading is absolutely terrible, his comments are pathetic and good luck trying to know exactly what you need to do in order to do really well. | |
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SPC 100 Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 2:11 pm, Jul 2, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This is a lame site. The comments are statistically insignificant. Most comments lack basic grammar and spelling skills. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 8:12 pm, Apr 2, 2005 Report Evaluation |
I was really terrified to take a speech class but I'm so glad that I got him as a teacher. He is really laid back and doesn't make you feel intimidated at all. There are 3 speeches total and then a group project and presentation. He also lets you videotape a speech if you miss one so technically you could only have to do 2 speeches by your self in front of the class. If you are dreading taking speech take Jeremy, it will be a good and easy way to get the requirement over with! | |
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HNRS 101 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:26 am, Mar 29, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This class was completely non-stressful, and Teitelbaum is very laidback professor. He is pretty picky about your speeches, but the grading is quite fair and the final is a measly 50 multiple-choice. Do watch the time limit on speeches, however. I went over and was majorly penalized, which is the only reason I got a B. Overall, it should be easy to get an A. | |
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HNRS 101 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:27 am, Mar 27, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This is a GE speech class. Almost the entire class is taken up by student speeches. On the offweeks Teitelbaum had easy to understand lectures. The bottomline is you should pay special attention to follow the format of the speech because grading speeches in inherently finicky. Don't forget to use good sources and practice your speech beforehand (preferrably in an empty classroom). This means DON'T WRITE YOUR SPEECH THE NIGHT BEFORE! | |
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HNRS 101 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 6:52 pm, Mar 25, 2005 Report Evaluation |
HNRS 101 is also known as SCOM 101 in this and the previous case, just to let you know. Teitelbaum, or Jeremy as he told us to call him, is a very good teacher. Class was fun, and I learned a whole lot. I would definitely recommend him. | |
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HNRS 101 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 7:00 pm, Mar 23, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This teacher was very understanding, down to earth, and funny. Definitely take him. He's very willing to help or compromise in certain situations, and his class was never boring. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 6:10 pm, Mar 22, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Overall great professor. Although you're supposed to be reading alongside the class, most students don't even realize there's a book for the class until near the end when the final pops up some book questions. Still he does a great job of explaining things, and is very helpful. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 4:50 pm, Jan 2, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Before I begin, this class is speech. It isn't everyone's favorite class and its basically a GE everyone wants to just get over with. I did, however, learn a lot from Jeremy about becoming a better public speaker. I didn't feel intimidated by him because he makes the setting pretty laid back and lets you do your thing. He doesn't play favorites and he is pretty good about working around student schedules and working with you. He is a nice and funny guy and you learn a lot and will most likely become a better speaker. You do 3 speeches by yourself. They take awhile to do and afterwards you have to watch yourself on tape and then write an evaluation of it. The coolest part of the class is when you are assigned a group. Your group picks a community service agency and then works with them for 2 hours and then you do a presentation on it. This was pretty cool because you got to know people from your class and you are working for a good cause. I would recommend Teitelbaum, the class isn't hard and its a good way to get SCOM over with. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 8:26 am, Dec 20, 2004 Report Evaluation |
He was a really nice guy, but was always vague on what he was expecting from students. He did a few days of lecture notes, but at the end decided to tell us that we had to read like 7 chapters from the book for the final! So, if youre taking him for 102, make sure you stay up with the reading! He's a pretty good teacher, very approachable, but never really tells you what you did right or wrong, you just kind of have to guess. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:56 am, Dec 16, 2004 Report Evaluation |
This is a fairly easy class...I mean, you get one paper, 3 speeches, a group project, no midterm, and the final is sooooooooooo easy (read the book)...granted, prof teitelbaum is slightly monotone, this class was actually interesting when we got into all of the theories on communication. The group project was pretty cool too because it made us do community service for like 2 hours, so it got us involved. Professor Teitelbaum is a really nice guy, and in class, he always takes peoples opinions and comments seriously. He never makes you feel like your wrong really-which has its upsides...and downsides: He doesn't really tell you what you need to work on for your next speeches...so you end up getting marked off for the same things over and over...his ambiguous grading though is not a big deal in the scheme of things-i did find myself to become a better public speaker through this class, and the class was overall fairly easy...just make sure your outlines are formatted right-he can get pretty picky on those! | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:57 pm, Aug 5, 2004 Report Evaluation |
this dude has no emotion whatsoever. his lectures were a little boring and off the wall, and even though he says to read the book, you really didn't have to. .. i didn't read it, only skimmed through it before the final, and i did pretty well on it. there's a midterm and a final, multiple-choice. .. it's really straight-forward, and easy. he doesn't explain crap about the group presentation, we were confused throughout the entire quarter and then ended up just pulling crap together. every group got a 23/25.. . i swear to god he is too lazy to grade. it's very rare that he will give lower than a 7 on a speech. for any reason. i did really poorly on somoe of my speeches, but still got 8/10. i just think this fool is damn lazy. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 11:52 pm, Apr 2, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Okay - this guy was actually a pleasurable teacher, he stretches his class times, but overall he isn't asking for too much - 3 speeches, a group project, and an essay. I liked it because his group project made you do community service, which you have to do outside of class. TIP TIP TIP: meet with your group EARLY... we had to rush and half ass our group project at the last minute (we got A's though) and actually practice for the speeches... speak with clarity and he will be satisfied. AND THE FINAL TOOK 30 MINUTES.. i don't know if i failed it or not, but it was ridiculously easy... but most of the final is from the book. | |
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SCM 202 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:36 pm, Mar 29, 2004 Report Evaluation |
This guy, though seemingly decent at first, turns out to be a bit of a prick. His grading is vague as all hell. He says he prefers speeches to be delivered extemporaneously, but gives higher merit to speeches that are totally memorized. I almost never agreed with any of his comments, and got a B in the class when I BUSTED MY ASS and was SURE that I should have gotten an A. Oh well. Avoid him, but bear in mind, it's SCOM and the class inherently blows. | |
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SPC 102 Senior Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:44 pm, Mar 25, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum is probably the best teacher you can take for SCOM 102. You give 3 speeches and a group presentation during the quarter. If you are not the greatest speaker, don't worry, by the end of the quarter you will be comfortable giving speeches. Also, he keeps lectures interesting and offers many opportunities for extra credit. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:14 pm, Mar 23, 2004 Report Evaluation |
easy, yet you learn alot, he is really a cool guy, and he will work with you on late work. take him and youll have fun, enjoy!! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 6:51 pm, Feb 19, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is straightforward and funny. He tries to make the class fun, which is a nice change. There are only 3 speeches and a group presentation. The final was true/false on lecture and readings; it took about 30 minutes to complete. This was one of my favorite classes. I would recommend this class to anyone. Missing class wasn't deadly like some courses and he was really helpful during office hours. Take this class! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 3:13 pm, Jan 25, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy was a good instructor as far as lecture goes but was weak as far as speech feedback goes. It was hard to make corrections because he never said exactly how to correct problems he saw. The final was also hard to take because it was the only test in the class. There was no way to tell how it would be formatted. The class is based on speeches and a couple of written assignments. Otherwise, it was an easy class with good lecture. | |
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SPC 101 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:56 pm, Dec 29, 2003 Report Evaluation |
The class is really straightforward: pay attention in lectures and be prepared for your speeches. We give speeches about every other week. During speeches you come to class and write notes on 3x5's with feedback for the speaker. On the off-weeks he lectures (they're easy to follow & mostly written on the board..) almost straight out of the book - so the reading's hardly necessary. Speeches take the most work.. my advice is to make them well-organized and to the teachcer's format. If he gives you any suggestions after class or an office hours GO WITH THEM, as he a really finiky grader; REALLY. The only written test is the final, which is pretty easy if you pay attention in lectures - m/c, short answer, outlining. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:56 pm, Dec 19, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Pretty good class. Not much work besides giving speeches. The only problem is that the final is the firts time in the whole quarter that he tests you on the text material. But readin the text is not a muct as the final is actually pretty easy. I would reccomend teitelbaum for any speech class. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:18 pm, Dec 18, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy has been my favorite instructor so far. His class was fun, I mean it was half lecture and half speeches. He lets you know his criteria for the speeches, he teaches what will help you on the speeches using his criteria, he lets you know what will be on the final. He prepares you for what he expects, and doesn't ask for anything but what he has taught you. I really enjoyed his class, and would retake the class again in a heartbeat. He is down to earth and a really cool guy. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 10:50 pm, Dec 1, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is awesome! This has been my best class! I would recommend his class to any one. We gave 3 speeches and 1 group presentation during the quarter. And there where no tests other than the final which was true or false questions based on the book and some lecture. He is very laid back and helpful. Office hours were really great if you missed a class or wanted extra help. I never wrote a speech before his class and he reviewed my work and gave me pointers that helped me earn an A on every speech! You have to do a community service group project, but it was pretty easy, and I had fun because my group was cool. We worked in groups a lot it wasn | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:40 pm, Jul 1, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Prof. Teitelbaum is a very understanding and very nice guy. I do not have any problems with him as a person, I think he's a great guy. He also uses a lot of different ways of teaching (different media) and generally tries to make it exciting. However, his class is utterly useless. You give two speechs, and naturally they're appropriate for a speech class. Yet, he also assigns this group project and this career paper that are so terrible that you have to go out of your way to make sure that it is speech related (and it has to be). The career paper was absolutely pointless (how does someone in your profession use communication?). I doubt there is any major on campus in which someone's profession does NOT include communication. Also, theres this group project which almost everyone does at the last minute and as little work as possible. Then you sit through the presentations which are all so insanely boring because the groups have to relate to the principles of speech communication. But since the class is GE you all have to suffer through it sometime. | |
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SPC 101 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:34 pm, Jun 18, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Despite what others say this professor tells you just what he wants. If you follow his way of creating a speech you will do well. He wants everyone to do well. His grading is more then fair. The points are weighted at the end of the quarter but that is fine because you will get more comfortable and do better. His final is fair and covers course material. He does not try to trick you, I did not even unwrap my book and I got an A-. All I can say though is if you are looking not to go to class this may not be your best bet, but what class is? | |
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SPC 102 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:54 am, Jun 18, 2003 Report Evaluation |
This is one cool guy. He really knows how to present the material in a fashion that will keep the class entertained and interested, yet still learn a decent amount. Overall I had a very good experience--lots more writing than most speech class I've heard about, but also fewer speeches to make up for it. He grades the papers fairly, but can be a bit random on grading speeches...I can see how it could be hard, but still dissapointing sometimes. And his grading system is intense: an A is 93% or higher, B 83%, etc. But he gives a couple of super easy extra credit assignments, so I guess it's possible to get an A if you really try, but for most of the class it means an easy B. Worked for me... | |
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SCM 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 8:11 am, Jun 18, 2003 Report Evaluation |
The cool part about this class was we only had to give 2 speeches all quarter and it counts the same as scom 101. The final was a piece of cake. The only hard part was he grades pretty randomnly on the speeches. Everyone else just read their speeches off a print-out and they got better grades than those who tried to talk free-hand. So remember that. But I would take him if I were you. The group projects were cool. | |
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SPC 102 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:23 am, May 1, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Mr T is a pretty good teacher. You can tell that he is trying to be funny and to connect with the students. His lectures are very casual and you feel like you can ask questions. The essays really make you think...not just recite the lecture or test, but it does help to ask him to look at it first. The final was fairly short and not too bad, and the reveiw game helped alot. Overall you feel like you can ask him about the major, or your career or anything. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:57 pm, Apr 3, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Jeremy is not a bad professor. He is friendly but occasionally seems like he is in a bad mood. He is a very fair speech grader. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:27 pm, Mar 26, 2003 Report Evaluation |
HAHA i'm so glad I'm done with this class. His class sucks big crap! I've never been so bored during a class. He doesn't make the material interesting, but even worse, his grading is wack. grading is hella inconsistant, I should've checked this site earlier. i've heard good things about other speech teachers *ones that are actually professors* Take him if you have to, but I'd try to avoid this fool if I were u. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:09 am, Mar 22, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum is a funny guy. He has a dry sarcastic sense of humor which is helpful when learning about something like speech communication. The speeches are nerve-wrecking but he grades fairly easy on them. The six essays during the quarter are the hardest part and he grades them very harshly. Overall he is great at presenting the material but grading can be stiff at times. | |
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SCM 101 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:47 pm, Mar 13, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Teitelbaum knows his stuff and explains it fairly well. There's only one test (the final), and if you payed attention it's pretty easy. However, he seems to grade somewhat arbitrarily, and his comments aren't always very helpful. Even so, he's a good professor and it's a relatively easy class. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 7:02 pm, Feb 20, 2003 Report Evaluation |
This teacher really sucks. He seems like he grades arbitrarily, so if you're a brown noser and sit in the front, he'll grade easier on speeches. When he gives back papers, he just gives vague ass comments and doesn't let you know what you can do to improve. He's not great with communication himself, what a speech instructor. People say that he really knows his stuff, but that's bullshit because he relies way too much on his notes and there's nothing in the class that doesn't just seem like common sense. Get another teacher b/c you won't learn anything in his class. | |
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SCM 101 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:25 pm, Feb 8, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Teitlebaum is an okay teacher. He is inconsistant on grading speeches though. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:10 pm, Jan 7, 2003 Report Evaluation |
This teacher knows his stuff, and knows that he knows his stuff. He is very straight-forward, explains everything, and then moves on. He is an extremely hard grader!! Sometimes he takes things to the extreme, like when he grades speeches, but the fact is you know just what he wants and if you don't fulfill his expectations you don't get the grade. He is fair if just plain tough, but he is also very alive and responsible. He is a good teacher and I would take him again if need be. Just remember, don't slack, and he will reward that. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:05 pm, Jan 2, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Professor Teitelbaum is an okay speech professor. He definitely knows his material, but ironically isn't great at communicating it to the class. The material he lectures about is incredibly abstract. For example, "miscommunication is a form of communication." What is that?!? Also, the professor is sometimes late, but usually only by 5 minutes. Even worse, this professor assigns weekly essays! Essays, in a speech class. It's absurd! Our speech assignments aren't bad. There are 3 total speeches - one as a group project. This is a sleeper class, but you will have to take notes if you want to do well on his final. Take notes on the book material as well. Much of his lecture material is different than what is in the book. If you get this professor, at least enjoy the fact that he has an uncanny resemblance to the actor Jon Lovitz. | |
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SCM 101 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:38 pm, Dec 12, 2002 Report Evaluation |
This isn't exactly the hardest class but it is the most annoying one. teitlebuam shows almost no emotion whatsoever and is extremely quite. On your speeches he will right down a few comments on what you did wrong but not much and nothing on advice on how to do things better. You never hear him give a speech or demonstrate. Its almost impossible to know what he's thinking. With only one test at the end(final) its hard to know what's gonna be on it but it isn't that hard. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 3:56 pm, Dec 9, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Not a hard teacher to pass. There is one test and its the final at the end. 3 speeches. 6 essays(2pg minimum). easy stuff. I kinda slacked off. but i got a B. so its all good. for the essays make sure you answer the question. Some of the questions were confusing so ask the teacher. The only thing i hated about this class was studying for the final. You jsut dont know wats gonna be on the final since the only test you'll ever take in the class is the final. You dont know how his tests are like. kinda sucks. | |
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