Hans Degroot - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: Hans Degroot

Department: English

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Hans de Groot is a great ol' curmudgeon. He's old school but don't dubt that he has something to teach you. He's a no bull kinda guy, he's not going to let you wax on poetic about your feeling towards the text, if you feed him bull he'll give it right back. Dig deep, listen up and learn something! And show up on time!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not an approachable prof! His lectures are boring and very not insightful. He demands participation but he will shoot your opinion down unless it matches his own! Also, very stingy on lateness and alertness. He yelled at someone who was looking at another course textbook. This man should have retired years ago. His approach is very old school.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Easily the worst professor I've ever had. Absolutely inflexible about everything from lateness to interpretation of the text. Ridiculously simple lectures, and ridiculously unfair, unclear marking system. Drop while you can.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor of my undergrad! His lectures were disorganized, boring, and meandering. He is also terrible at leading discussion, and is very unenthusiastic and unapproachable?the least approachable professor I?ve ever met. Before the first essay was due, he actively discouraged me from emailing him with questions (his excuse is he doesn?t unders

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the least approachable profs I've met. His marking is fair but he tends to think less of your opinion if it doesn't mirror his own. And he hates when students come in a min late or must leave early! Problem is he's not a bit enthusiastic so no motivation to attend class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Worst prof of all my years of undergrad. Spent the bulk of class time summarizing works; zero intellectual stimulation provided. Threw occasional fits of anger in class. Highly disorganized lecturer, and a remarkably poor discussion leader. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He has a very one-minded view about the material, so he doesn't encourage much discussion about new ideas. He put down views that were different from his own and shot down anything ideas that were foreign to what he's been teaching all these years.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG338
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's vindictive and mean-spirited. He really hurt the class during final exam because he was hurt over class attendance. He has a lot of knowledge, but lectures not structured. Not a good class if you like to do a lot of textual analysis. The works he picked were phenomenal, but too much. I would never take a class with him again.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 322
• 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:

Worst professor I ever had in university. Petulant, opinionated, and his lectures consist of two things: 1)summarising the basic plots of the awful books he teaches, and 2)fighting with students and pretending he knows everything. Grading is random and arbitrary. Plays favourites. Didn't even disclose presentation marks. Waste of time and money.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH
• 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:

I found his feedback unproductive - plagarism was implied when it had not occurred. Had I been a younger more impressionae student, the conference session might have had a more lasting impact - fortunately, I could gage what had been communicated.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Worst professor ever! Completely disorganized and difficult to approach. Sketchy of details of the course- even neglected to hand out a grade breakdown until after the first semester was completed. Complete **** and terrible material. BEWARE!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This prof has some serious issues, he enjous leaving the students to guess on what they need to write about for papers because he expects to hear what he lectures often he dosn't provide lectures b4 papers are due. The final exam is all guess work!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG201Y
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Led a pretty dull class. Expected second year undergraduates to carry the seminar portion on their own, which lead to awkward silences. Intimidating.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: JEF100
• 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:

A lethally dull battle-axe who should have retired ages ago. I'd liken his lectures to watching the paint dry, but that would be an insult to the entertainment value of paint-drying. He rambles, stutters, digresses and just plain sucks. Avoid.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG
• 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

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

A bit on the creepy side, but an intelligent and fair professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG329H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Never a dull moment! The only course I've enjoyed all year.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: JEF100
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: JEF100
• 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:

Very enthusiastic, however lectures tend to be dry- more variety needed