U of T Professors Read Mean Reviews 

It must be very hard for him to do something he does not like for 2 hours each week.

James Atwell That's usually their typical response.

It's a joke

First of all he's obviously not being serious. Second, there is no context to the review. Could be some obnoxious student who he got tired of, or some air head who kept asking him useless questions.

Some professors love research but don't like teaching students. They are in the academia for their reason, may be not the same one as you assume

They're probably saying that because they wants to focus on what ever research they are doing. A lot of professors feel this way, but are forced to teach which affects the students negatively. The system definitely has a ways to go

They're profession is their research on campus, they don't enjoy teaching. I'm a life science student in UT, the physiology and psych courses have a great professors. Most of the time...

the job of the professor is to do research not teach. I just self learn in the library so it doesn't affect me.

you can tell he’s joking though

He’s kidding..

I had her in my first year (in person). Some people said she was too monotone but even so I found her very straight forward and easy to understand and I enjoyed her analysis. She also told some funny jokes now and then. Wasn't all pretentious and jargon-y like some profs. Glad you're enjoying the course :)

She took this review to heart and started speaking at a significantly slower pace

can u explain better why?

@@fernandocoelho3172 iirc philosophy was founded by figures like Plato in direct opposition to the Sophists of 5th century Greece, who were perceived as being sycophants and abusing knowledge for their own good (e.g. teaching rich people the art of rhetoric in order to ill-serve justice)

@@dominikwrona159 Thanks!

that had me dying!!!

@@dominikwrona159 That's 5th century BC, not AD.

She’s fucking hot

@@Michael-xm4ux OMG what's wrong with all of u guys.... 🤣

She changed 'too' to 'to' that's actually a mistake.

@@cora5515 No she meant that whoever wrote that spelt it as "to" instead of "too" so she was pointing out his/her mistake

@@Vanessa1 Yeahhh I commented this seperately and got corrected. It took me a longass second, but thank you :) I think the editing was what confused me idk

Nene to be fair, most professors don’t actually want to teach. They’re forced to in order to do their research, which is why there are a lot of professors who aren’t the best or are assholes

Nene I don’t think he cares tbh

What really funny is children who don't get adult humour...

@@xandercorp6175 Whats really funny is paying thousands of dollars each year to get mediocre teachings

@@LunaMoozk Why would you do that?

fgkpev Or maybe it's because they are reading criticism from teenagers in a comedic setting.

Dismissing criticism from people they are supposed to be working for?

If you consider the composition of their earnings in terms of your tuition vs public funding, it's obvious their primary duty is to society. Not students.

So being smug in the face of criticism is good for society? Is "society" paying them to do something other than what is best for their students?

Like their research?

Still does this, had a class last year

He did this when I had him 2 years ago. Michael Cobb also does the same thing. They're both great profs

I'm in his class this year and yes he still does this! :)

Agreed!

he retired now I believe, but his first year class changed me and how I look at literature. he made me remember why I wanted to major in English. I love him

what does it mean? :o

@@preternatural3231 Read some Hemingway. Then read some stuff ABOUT Hemingway -- he inspired the mid-life crises of generations of boorish assholes.

Hemingway wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without the connections he made from his second wife. As well as the financial support he received from her (he grew up quite wealthy but idt he had enough to carry his career with the same momentum). He was bought and payed for. Of course he had some talent, but I don’t think he stands so far above the rest of us.

@@user-pe2yx9kt4e he was a pretty great writer though, just intentionally misunderstood by try-hards.

@@evan8654 fair enough, I agree with you

prof wong is actually a pretty nice guy lol

Rizzy Stories I don’t think so maybe he’s just a bit awkward?

I've met the guy, he's actually pretty nice.

Not from U of T but a google search gives me ratemyprofessor rating of 4.

That's a bold assumption. Ever heard the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover".

I felt that

You and ur profs shouldn’t take advantage of each other ; )

Yea same

In Mexico most professors with that attitude are the best ones in explaining and teaching crap, but they make the most ridiculously hard exams and are extremely strict with the rules.

@@Ms666slayer Hmm. Interesting. I wish they'd fix their attitudes!

You pay your university, not the professor. Your money is used (or wasted) by the university in so many ways that you may not even realise...

@@dynadwynn my money does pay the profs. since they are, while employed there, are a part of the university . Understand that.

@@NatureForce37 I work in a university, and trust me, your online learning systems cost so much more than my wage. They use your money for buying science literature databases, for repainting the walls in the rooms you've probably never been to, for buying a new computer for your dean, for keeping your football team or gymnastics club, and my point is - really only a small fraction of the money you pay goes to the professors.

i had a feeling he was, great vibes

What's your father's name? Now I'm curious...

He shouldn’t have been a professor if he didn’t like teaching.

@@dwightschrute4750 The vast majority of professors go into the career for research purposes. Teaching is a mandatory part of it. Professors don’t even NEED to take a single teaching course. They aren’t supposed to be qualified teachers, they’re supposed to be qualified experts in the subjects that they teach and they bring the university $$$ by doing research and such. For example, my dad did a 6-month government-funded agricultural research project in a teensy town about a 10 hour drive from where we lived. I don’t know the details but I know the university also got money for my dad’s research (actually it was multiple science professors from different universities in Canada who participated in this agriculture study).

@@Milfuelle100 summed it up pretty well. This is ultimately why you guys are dissatisfied with your teachers - because we don't have to be great teachers, and we want to be researchers in the first place. And God forbid you once learn how much they pay us for teaching you.

I stand by what I say, that professors SHOULD be required to take teaching courses and pedagogy courses. Why shouldn’t they? Universities running like businesses that profit off of academia is nothing new to me, so I get that it can’t be helped that they don’t want to hire actual teachers. Researchers bring in more money/prestige after all. But from a student perspective? Who tf cares how smart or accomplished you are if you can’t prep for your own goddamn lectures? Anyways.

As a person with a dry sense of humor, who also likes being honest even if it's going to piss people of, I did not detect any sarcasm in what he said. He seemed genuinely honest and arrogant in his words. And I don't think people that feel that way should be teaching.

He's probably there to do research. The school requires him to teach as well. I think people need to relax. It's a dry, sarcastic humour. I'm all too familiar with it.

@Jotunn Dovregubben What makes you think that he was raised in Asia? He sounds thoroughly North American to me.

@Jotunn Dovregubben Asians in Asian society and culture tend to conform to said culture, maybe. The implication that Asians are naturally incapable of handling sarcasm is very very weird.

@Jotunn Dovregubben im chinese, raised in a chinese household, in a predominantly asian area. we can use and understand sarcasm and dry humor... i have no idea why you would think that.

That's what they do. I hate when they make new editions of textbooks, which are incredibly similar to older editions, just to make more money.

its actually in their professor contract, they have to promote the buying of textbooks, regardless if its good or not.

Idk what changed but now a lot of the profs don't even give out book or are not mandatory. In fact this one prof wrote a book for his course and i remember the price for the book ridiculous, now he just gives it away for free.

@@chajang7292 most of my profs have told us to pirate them LOL

They do get kickbacks, and the texts are extremely expensive, especially for poor students who may be struggling to house and feed themselves.

(You are allowed to swear in RU-vid comments)

lol I know thank you

@@Lapeocon (maybe that was literally the review)

@@wayne7357 Oh, duh. Now I feel stupid lol.

Pretty sure it is

And is probably a communist

they spend their free time constructing dialog trees of highly academic and archaic sounding lines of questioning to sound sophisticated to everyone they speak to

also, they're not tweets, they're from ratemyprof reviews

was looking for this comment :)

I’m pretty sure she’s saying that the reviewer spelled it as “to” instead of “too”.

No, the student wrote "to" and the professor decided to read out the student's mistake. I see so many people make that mistake online and most in my estimation are under the age of 40. I think a tenured Gen X professor at U of T would know the difference between to and too. She was interacting with the written word long before the typographic hell that is social media took hold.

? Is it bad

@@AquaSpiritStone No it's fantastic to be taught by Professors that "need" to teach rather than "want" to teach.

Why would you put yourself through that?

Entirely agreed !!! I support this view.

They are not better elsewhere in Canada either.

You could always try a smaller school. They're professors tend to be more focused on the teaching aspect. Not every school has to be right for every type of student.

All uni lecturers are commies or crypto-commies

university of toronto

djromeboy25 David Bailey? He’s fine

I personal think some of professors in the videos are the most popular Professors in UTM, people wrote mean reviews to them just because of they did not take the course seriously, they should try professor Bailey's eco 200, professor Jerry's sta302 and Professor Daniel's computer science courses to see what are the "real" bird courses in UTM.

Tatsujiro Kurogane actually this is a regional thing. The USA and possibly Canada uses professor for anyone teaching at a tertiary institution (or at least anyone not an adjunct) whereas others places like Australia and where you live only use professor for the people at the top levels.

Okay, obviously SOME folks are offended by my comment: i.e. an opinion based on MY experience. Therefore, let me overtly explain my stance. The use of the title Dr was NOT my sole objection concerning dropping the class; many factors were involved. Based on the video clip, I simply shared ONE aspect of my experience concerning the site “Rate My Professor.” In addition to this, and concerning the esteemed (and earned) title: Dr; most students honor all of their professors. However, when a professor demands the title be used, the act demonstrates a weakness in THEIR being, IN MY OPINION. At the time, I was a student at a community college. I would have been pleased to address most of the associate professors as “Dr.” But to be told to use the address even when simply asking a question in class, instead of saying professor, seems a bit narcissistic. Thus, to better illustrate my point, let me share this. Currently, I attend a highly esteemed learning institution where EVERY professor has earned SERIOUS academic credentials. Hence, each professor I now encounter has earned a RIGHT to be addressed by such a coveted title: Dr. Yet, I have not encountered ONE professor who has demanded their students address them as “Dr.” On the contrary, I have received emails and have conversed with them and they have used their first name to close ALL of the conversations. Therefore, because of their warm personable ability to teach and instruct from a place of security, I will ALWAYS address my current professors as DOCTOR!!! Why? Because they have EARNED such respect due to their ability to treat me, a learner, as one they relate to (or with), rather than condescend. There is a difference in instructing students: showing respect towards the learner GARNERS respect from those who PAY to glean from your professorship.

It's be even crazier if she taught psychology.

@Tatsujiro Kurogane to be fair, diet doctor pepper is the only one that tastes the same as the regular version. But then again, there's no real end benefit to drinking the diet one over just not drinking pop regularly.

Yeah, I'm a teaching assistant right now and although I'm inexperienced, I would be concerned if a student came to me and said they felt I was doing something that was hurting the class, and I would really try to evaluate what they were saying and make some changes. I made a video compilation of these kinds of snarky professors: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4joxyzYZqy8.html

Some probably do, but I'm not sure the overall ratings for these particular professors are low.

You’re slow

I hate people who do that.

Nah it will help you

Akeela Maryam I assume it’s a troll

thirsty

Akeela Maryam maybe because people have different preferences that is not yours

University of Toronto

I’ve had Nick Mount and he teaches at the st George campus so I assume they’re all UofT St George ?