Title: Professor Melvin J. Hoffman - English Department, Buffalo State University (Rate My Professors Data Archive)
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Overall Summary
Professor: Melvin Hoffman
Department: English
Institution: Buffalo State University
Overall Quality: 1.5 / 5
Based on: 13 ratings
Would Take Again: N/A
Level of Difficulty: 2.6 / 5
Rating Distribution
| Rating | Count |
|---|---|
| Awesome (5) | 1 |
| Great (4) | 0 |
| Good (3) | 0 |
| OK (2) | 3 |
| Awful (1) | 9 |
Student Ratings (13 Total)
All ratings are displayed chronologically (newest to oldest).
Course: ENGLISH483
Date: Aug 29th, 2013
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 1.0 / 5
Attendance: Mandatory
Grade: C
Textbook: No
Comment: He has a very poor understanding of biblical literature and he is a bad teacher. The course was Greek and biblical literature. I don't remember the course code.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG330
Date: May 7th, 2008
Quality: 2.0 / 5
Difficulty: 4.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: Lectures had absolutely nothing to do with the assignments... I dropped the course after 2 classes.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG330
Date: Dec 7th, 2007
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 1.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: His classes are easy once you get the hang of his style. Most class discussion is completely unrelated to the course.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG311
Date: Nov 1st, 2007
Quality: 2.0 / 5
Difficulty: 2.0 / 5
Textbook: Yes
Comment: Even though he may seem senile and has the worst hand writing ever, the class is fairly easy. He really knows his stuff, but doesn't convey it too well. Just do the work, come to class and try your best on the tests and you should do fine.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG330
Date: Feb 24th, 2007
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 4.0 / 5
Textbook: Yes
Comment: Most of the time I have no idea whats he writing on the board. Supposedly the grading is on a big curve but well see. He does let you miss 6 classes though...
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG390
Date: Nov 5th, 2006
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 2.0 / 5
Textbook: Yes
Comment: Its more than halfway through the semester and I don't honestly think I have learned anything. I'm not even sure what the class is about. Inexplicably, I'm scoring 90's on all the quizzes. I'm very confused and convinced the whole class is some elaborate practical joke. I seriously have no idea what the heck is going on.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG3
Date: Oct 29th, 2006
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 5.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: A) He Mumbles B) He Scribbles C) He doesnt teach D) He is annoying E) His class has no purpose F) But its required...WTF?
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG311
Date: Jan 27th, 2006
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 3.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: this guy should not be a teacher. he talks to you like you're stupid if you don't understand something. he's intelligent, but he's also lost his marbles awhile ago.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG300W
Date: Oct 12th, 2005
Quality: 5.0 / 5
Difficulty: 2.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: Good teacher. His class was easy, all the assignments were out of a book. He'd never talk about the assignments, just follow the directions in the book, very easy. Yes he gets way off topic in class, but if you take the time to actually listen, he is very intelligent and has interesting things to say.
Helpful: 1 / 0
Course: ENG311
Date: Jun 9th, 2005
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 3.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!! His class is painful because he never stays on topic. Don't expect to learn anything.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG311
Date: Jun 7th, 2005
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 3.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: total blow off class. do not listen to him he's a total idiot. bring a book or work for another class if you're going to go to class.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG311
Date: May 2nd, 2005
Quality: 1.0 / 5
Difficulty: 3.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: He talks to the wall and talks about subjects that don't even matter to the subject/he mumbles and admits he doesn't know the first thing about good teaching. He asks idiotic things of you like how many times you used the word grammar in your paper every week. this guy is a wacko but an easy grader.
Helpful: 0 / 0
Course: ENG311
Date: Feb 8th, 2005
Quality: 1.5 / 5
Difficulty: 1.0 / 5
Textbook: No
Comment: This is a teacher that you might as well not listen to. He is confusing to speak with during class, and forget extra help.You can do crappy on his quizzes and tests but if you show up every day you are bound to get an A.
Helpful: 0 / 0
