Michael Posnick - Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY

Professor: Michael Posnick

Department: Fine Arts

College: Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: THEA161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This professor was too critical of students and has a way of making you feel bad about your work. His attitude while criticizing often made me cringe. It would have been a very fun class if it were not for his presence making things tense. There's also way too much writing and reading for an intro Theater course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: THEA26200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Michael was probably the best professor I've ever had. I took his class at Hunter not Manhattanville and learned more than I've ever learned in an acting class. He really cares about students as people first, and then as students. Every class we left inspired and learning something new about ourselves and the truth we are trying to portray on stage

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: DTH3202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love Professor Posnick. He definitely picks favorites and has students he dislikes, though. And if he dislikes you, you'll know it. But he's an excellent professor and a really really cool guy. I'll miss his class. Oh, and don't every call him "Posnick."

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: INTRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A real jerk! Stay away from his classes at all costs! Doesnt care about his students and is very self-centered and is only out to benefit himself. I wanted to be a theatre major but I would rather do something I am not interested in or go to a different college than to have him as a teacher or advisor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: THATER
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Don't take anything with him you don't have to. The problem is he makes his own classes requirements!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: INTRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

When I came to the school, I wanted to be a theater major. But theres no way I'm spending 4 years in his dept.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: DIRECTING
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Plays favorites with students. Changes his mind about the syllabus during every class. Treats students like they are babies and not like adults.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: INTROPERFORMIN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not clear in what he wants. Changes mind all the time. Gives false hope to people or tells them the wrong information [like e-mailing me at mid-term that i was failing, but when I went to go withdraw he said i'd have been able to pass easily!]

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: DTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He often will know what he's talking about, but will never admit when he's wrong. He does pick favorites too, and his grades have nothing to do with anything on the syllabus.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SURVEYI
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ALLDTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EVERYTHING
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Picks favorites to the extreme, contradicts himself quite frequently, two-faced, talks about students with other students.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ALLDTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

condescending and unfair. unless of course, you are his favorite.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: DTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Yo, Poz is my homie, na'mean? He's a world of wisdom and ya'll should recognize. Lay off my mom, too--even though she's not on this website. You guys are so unbelieveably lucky. That department kicks ass. I've known so since I was nine.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: DTH1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is full of himself. He pays too much attention to unimportant details (like title pages) and assigns way more homework than neccessary. Take intro to performance with anybody else is my suggestion.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: DTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is very arrogant. He tends to belittle students. He is an okay teacher but he should not be the dept. chair.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: DTH1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: DTH1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments