Peter Naylor - Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA

Professor: Peter Naylor

Department: Economics

College: Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It's been over a year since I had a class with Naylor, but I still remember everything from his class crystal clear. He has left such an impact on my education, and sincerely wants you to leave the class with a head full of retained information. I have to credit a lot of my success in other classes to what I learned from Naylor. Thank you always!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: INTBUS102
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a good instructor. Always talks down at people in class, makes degrading remarks about girls, his course is poorly organized, doesn't like questions, has an extreme "I'm better than everyone else" attitude, will pick out 1 or 2 favorites in class and tolerate anything from them, and he constantly brags. He is not a fair instructor, avoid him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Naylor is a fantastic professor! He taught with more of a philosophical-social approach rather than mathematical. He is straightforward with his exams and provides fantastic examples in his lectures, making the material easy to understand. You don't need to buy a textbook for this class. Be respectful, don't get on his bad side, and you'll be fine.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Naylor is a good teacher with excellent knowledge. He has tons of experience and really knows what he's teaching. Participation is worth 10% of you're grade so you can miss the occasional as long as you email him. All in all great teacher, really got me interested in Econ leaving me wanting to learn more. Do recommend if you like to learn

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: IBUS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Naylor has a lot of experience within the subject and know what he's talking about, but has boring classes. Even though his stories are inspirational (most of the time), it's easy to loose track in his class. He expects A LOT from us so prepare for a lot of work. Hard tests. He's made it possible to download his book for free.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUS102
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Being head of his department Mr. Naylor is not reviewed by the school every year or even every three years. It is strange to see so many negative reviews from students and nothing is ever relayed to the board. Maybe it's time for the board to review him again and take a poll from students so that they can hear the truth.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FIN201
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took his Fin 201 class in 2015, but am only now reviewing him. This guy has a massive ego and hates having his opinions challenged. His lectures are also very hard to follow because he's constantly going off on tangents. I did find many of his stories interesting, but that's the only good thing I can say about him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Doesn't make you buy a textbook but buy the notes, $10. Take good notes in class, especially about the examples he gives for each topic. His stories may seem pointless but they all tie together and make everything more understandable. Quizzes are very easy and he gives you all the exam questions from day 1. Most of the answers are handed to you.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EC101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Naylor is a great professor who interacts with the class and has an energy that makes learning and the class enjoyable.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: IBUS102
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

In my opinion, Mr. Naylor is an inspirational teacher, who really knows what he is taking about. He has a lot of experience in the area of business, and he gives some very useable advice of how to become succesful when doing business. He has a good sense of humor, however, I can easily assume that not everybody likes his use of irony.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really disappointed to see so many low ratings for professor Naylor. I do not necessarily agree with all of his views, but I at the very least appreciate his standpoint and reasoning. He's smart but conservative, which can be grating to more sheltered kids. If you can get past any conflict of opinion or personality he's a fantastic teacher. :)

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Do yourself a favor and never take this class. His remarks are racist, sexist, and self centered. 75% of class is him bragging about his accomplishments and how hes better than everyone else. Doesn't believe in climate change, doesn't believe that women and men are unequal. You won't actually learn anything, this is a pointless and depressingclass.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this class in the summer since it was only a 6-week course. I worked at an investment bank in San Francisco and learned more on the job than in this class. It seemed more like a Political Science course rather than Macroeconomics.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have to take this class for credit so that I can transfer to UCSB. I am an Environmental Studies major and am hoping to learn about natural resources and the role they play in todays Economy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So far my feeling is that he is going to be difficult to listen to because my religious beliefs do not coincide with his beliefs. He has strong feelings towards people of different nationality and likes to ask what country each student is from which shouldn't matter.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Truly One of a Kind! Inspirational in so many ways. If there is another Economics teacher at SBCC take that class instead. Trust the students that have suffered through this guys class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Definitely hard to understand his lectures. He rambles on about his life experiences and brags about his credentials. We all know what supply and demand is so can we get past that and learn about Economics minus the teachers political views.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's like Colonel Sanders from hell. He contradicts himself constantly, making his class very hard to follow and confusing. He claims to know science and talks about it frequently but in many cases, it is glaringly obvious he doesn't have a good grasp of even the most basic scientific concepts. His class was tedious and pointless.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The best thing to do is to keep your head down in class so that he won't call on you. Act like you don't know anything and that what he says is true. Nod your head if he makes eye contact and behave well in class. Never speak up in class or you will be judged and ridiculed.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's a lovely guy if you study and put in the effort. The Midterm and Final is an essay test and if he doesn't like your answers then you will get marked down. Be sure to ask him what he was looking for if you get the answer wrong. Always request your Final because he does not return them to you.