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Teachers may run the classes, but feedback goes both ways.
Reddit user Nomolosw asked all the professors on the platform to share the funniest things students had ever written about them, and they received thousands of replies. Awkward compliments, brutal honesty, and snarky wit—they're proof that "performance reviews" can be as entertaining as the lessons themselves.
No wonder Community was so popular! Lecture halls hide plenty of quirky characters, ready to deliver a punchline at any moment.
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#1
One of my professors in air traffic control school was especially strict and ran the simulator for the air traffic control tower. A student wrote in a review, "sometimes when he is running the simulator, I wonder who is running hell.".
Kitty 🥀 3 months ago
The joke is that the teacher is literally satan. Whoosh
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Doofnuts 3 months ago
One of my divisions when I was in the Navy was the Air Traffic Controllers. It has to be this way.I'll admit I had to do a s**t ton of emotional counseling for these folks.
Susannah Dean 3 months ago
Probably because of the other controllers. Speaking from former AC experience.
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#2
My dad was a prof and his best was from a guy who had missing his final exam. The guy said he walked into my dad's office 40 minutes after the exam ended and pleaded for a chance to take it anyway. Instead of making up an excuse, he decided to be honest and admit he slept through it.
Apparently my dad laughed at him, called him and idiot, then let him take it anyway, saying "*ahh, you remind me of my son...*" That's right guy, if I hadn't been such a failure, you would have failed that class. You're welcome!
Son of Philosoraptor 3 months ago
Final exam was 3 hours. I missed the start time... got there after two hours and the room was empty. Found his office. Said I was late. I said, if I was really slow and still working on it he'd be in the classroom with me still. He said ok 40 minutes left. Did the final in 40 minutes. Passed the class! (Physiology)
Lila Allen 3 months ago
Yup...had participated in a sleep deprivation experiment for a class and ended up falling asleep during the final for another class. Luckily I had a decent professor who woke me up, told me to go home and sleep, and let me take it the next day
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My Calc 3 professor told us on the last day about some of the stuff he has read about himself. The one I remember him talking about most was:
"He is very oddly shaped and flails his arms about to try and depict 3D shapes"
His response was:
"Even though I do flail my arms, I believe I am not oddly shaped. Just look at me...this is 100% math bod right here".
Upstaged75 3 months ago
I had a math professor in college who used his sleeve to erase the entire blackboard every single day. (Yes, I'm old. We had a few lecture halls where they still used chalkboards.) He constantly had a massive chalk patch on his shirt from it. There were plenty of erasers so we had no idea why he did that.
Robert T 3 months ago
Makes me think of the Mister Men books. Mr Strong was a square. Mr Rush was a triangle.
Nikole 3 months ago (edited)
HOLY CRAAP I LOVED THOSE!!! Edit: There were Little Miss ones too!
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Not me, but one of my writing professors would always share her favorite review she'd ever been given. "She's a good professor but I'd be able to focus more if she didn't look like a hobbit.".
Lila Allen 3 months ago
I'm 5'1" tall and am now quite fussed that none of my students have ever remarked that I look like a hobbit. Clearly they need a refresher in the classics
SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 months ago
IKR? 5’2” here….I hate wearing shoes….I’m very comfort-loving….🤷🏻♀️
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My boyfriend had a review that complained about his obsession with the Romans.
He teaches Classics.
Marcos Valencia 3 months ago
Teacher, this is “Classics”… when are we going to start with Led Zep?
JL 3 months ago
Chapter 1: The New Coke debacle and the birth of Coca-Cola Classic.
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I know a high school teacher who tells all of his students to rate him on ratemyteacher, but say something 'squiddy'. He has tons of reviews like "Great class but I think I saw a tentacle hanging from his desk drawer one day...".
Purple Gurl 3 months ago
Great way to track if it is being done. Especially if you have each class have slightly different instructions. Oh! And make the review like 10% of a grade, so it will actually get done.
#7
One semester I helped an ancient professor with some of her research. She was one of the most disorganized people I've ever met. One of her reviews nails it: "I am pretty sure that she was unaware that she is a professor. For that matter, I think she was unaware that she lives in the state of Wisconsin.".
Lila Allen 3 months ago
One of my students remarked in his review that he liked me switching to google classroom because " she never loses our assignments now"
Elizabeth Anderson 3 months ago
Not sure what her being elderly has to do with anything...haha
Auntriarch 3 months ago
I'm pretty sure I do have an idea. Just can't remember where I left it...
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#8
One of my O-chem profs had "Looks like a Calvin Klein model and teaches like one too.".
#9
Not a professor, but there's this work of art one student posted on koofers:
> [professor]'s eyebrows suit the man with a perfection rarely found in nature. They bristle from his forehead with the stubborn arrogance of a bougainvillea hedgerow, defying all attempts to question their inexorable will. Perched on his face like a pair of unusually hairy caterpillars engaged in a passionate kiss, they meet at an angle only slightly less obtuse than the man who wears them.
#10
One of my professors has an evaluation that reads: "knowledgeable great funny. drinks two bottles of snapple per class. thirst is his only weakness"
... It's true.
#11
TA in Calc.
Pretty much broke down to 3 different types - good reviews, bad because the class was 'too hard' or them complaining about my handwriting.
Did have one memorable one something like this:
'Does a great job teaching, I am not a math major and did well enough in his class. BUT he takes off his wedding ring before class, I'm sure in hopes that he can pick up students. I saw the tanline on his finger.'
Not married, never have been, and have never worn a ring of any kind.
#12
My favorite professor was my Intro to Geology professor. He was an old man who had been a geologist for over 30 years. Saying he loved rocks was an understatement. Here are two real reviews from his RMP.
"Jim is clearly passionate about two things: Rocks, and teaching people about rocks!"
"Leave your cell phone in your car. Don't show up late. And be prepared to get rocked."
Another student goes on to talk about how he has a major man crush on the prof. and countless others talk about how much he ROCKS.
Auntriarch 3 months ago
I can confirm that geology has a slightly higher than average percentage of dads/potential dad's
veryvenasaur 3 months ago
I know this is completely unrelated but after playing pokemon emerald 8 bajillion times trying to beat a nuzlocke deathless every time rocks are mentioned I think of Steven Stone (I am aware I’m bad at nuzlockes)
#13
Not a professor, but as a TA we get semester reviews. I had a student who didn't show up once. On the 'anonymous' review, one student said, "I know I'm not passing this class, it's not PM_ME_DUCK_FACT's fault. My parents wanted me to be a doctor and are paying for my school so I had to 'try' their way. Since that didn't work out, now I can take classes I actually want.".
#14
There was a particularly difficult class and the teacher got this review:
"Taking a class from him is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets loaded."
After taking the class, I would have to agree.
BrunoVI 3 months ago
Could be worse. "That kid's so dumb, one of these days he's gonna play Russian roulette with a Glock." (ICYMI, in a Glock, a spring mechanism always pushes the next bullet up into the firing chamber. There are never any "empty spaces.")
Jo Smythe 2 months ago
i will happily play russian roulette with a glock if i am going second and there is only 1 bullet.
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Brain-In-A-Vat 3 months ago
"Russian roulette with five bullets loaded." . . . AKA "Vietnamese Roulette"
#15
"Our keyboard harmony professor has first-hand experience in how to *Handel* a large organ.".
nottheactualphoto 3 months ago
In spite of (whatever), the pipe organ is genuinely a magnificent thing.
Raven/Bunny 3 months ago
I feel this was more of a pun, because of the composer, George Frideric Handel (also written as Händel)
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#16
Coach Jusjerm is oddly knowledgeable about Harry Potter, and has strong opinions on 90's rap.
#17
I teach college level aviation (professional pilot) courses at a local college.
"No one has ever taught me so much while making me feel so worthless and stupid, and I keep going back for more because it makes me feel good when I get something right after being told how [stupid] I am."
In his defense, he's not wrong.
#18
Mr. X is a beautiful and intelligent human being who inspires all those around him to achieve greatness. There is nothing that compares to the opportunity one has to bask in his magnificent glory. That being said the sudden changes in facial hair can be somewhat unsettling .
Jude Corrigan 3 months ago
Does he turn to the board to write something, and when he faces the class again has a handlebar moustache?
#19
My dad is a professor and is very proud of his ratemyprofessor reviews, his personal favorite that he brags about regularly includes the phrase "sometimes I feel like biting him".
Anthony Elmore 3 months ago
Your avatar is literally No-Face, can you really cast that stone? 😂
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#20
My professor had a review that said " moves so little in class that a fly died on his head and it didn't fall off until he got up to walk out at the end of the day".
Bob Brooce 3 months ago
The world averages out. I had a general chem professor (a long time ago) who chain smoked and never stopped moving. The lecture hall had 3 large chalk boards (perhaps 3x6' or maybe even 4x8') and he'd frequently fill all 3, erase them and start over again. IIRC it was a 60 or 90 minute class.
Scott Rackley 3 months ago
I had a prof for advanced linear who would do the same thing, he just couldn't do small example matrices
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One student claimed I bragged to a class that I was a wanted felon. I have no idea what this was about.
Spidercat 3 months ago
I know right! I've met the 'Public' and they are awful...
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#22
Not me, but one of my favorite professors at my university has "Prof [So-and-so] is like the Luna Lovegood of Science.".
Mike F 3 months ago
I don't think Luna had to "try" to be quirky. I got the impression that it came naturally.
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My dad was a professor around 10 years ago, back when they did written teacher evaluations. He only ever kept two--both made his ego go through the roof.
One said "Dr. Name was amazing, and if he ran for president I would vote for him!"
The other said "I wish that Dr. Name would adopt me so that he could be my dad.".
#24
I was like Gwen Stefani and Henry Rollins' love child. I took it as a compliment.
#25
Not really funny but back when I was in eighth grade I had math with this sketchy kid. He hated our teacher so he made a post on rate my teacher about following her after school to her home and blowing her house up. The cops were called in and our whole class was interrogated. Fun experience that was.
Mike F 3 months ago
Jeez, wouldn't it have been easier to study harder, or failing that, ask for help?
Lila Allen 3 months ago
Oh you would think that... but a lot of kids would rather put an insane amount of effort into avoiding the work. It's frustrating
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Why was the whole class interrogated? Did the cops have a really bad professor for their IT: How to trace IP addresses class?
Child of the Stars 3 months ago
My guess is the police probably interviewed the entire class, not interrogated, to try to get more information about the posting student. The OP likely just used the incorrect term.
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Not me but I read... "If I had one day left to live, I would spend it in your class because it feels like an eternity.".
#27
Former TA, but one of my students who reviewed me write that I was "like a cross between Rachel Maddow and Justin Timberlake".
I was also friends with a professor who got a review in Japanese. It translated to "wow you are delicious". We weren't sure if they were flirting or trying to show off that they actually had learned something (the professor taught Japanese, this was from one of his 101 classes).
Lost Panda 3 months ago
I wonder if this is a failing in the translation itself... うまい/上手い(umai) could mean delicious or really good *at something*
Zana Tarsi 3 months ago
Maybe they meant that he ate. Idk but people compliment each other like that all the time.
#28
Not a prof, but this is one of my favourite reviews of my biology professor:
"I used to like bio, not anymore. I could have cured cancer, but because of [prof's name], we'll never know. Solidified my major in chemistry.".
Sam Trudeau 3 months ago
"I steal the shrink ray. I fly up to the moon. I sit on the toile-WHAA?"
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Stardust she/her 3 months ago
Same thing with me, for 3 years I was taught bio by the same person and she was such an awful person that she would frequently make me cry and we’d argue every class. Unfortunately she was a good teacher so I scored ~99 in bio in my board exams. I could be on the path to curing cancer if she didn’t make me hate the very essence of biology
Lila Allen 3 months ago
Don't let her steal biology for you. Then she wins. Fight her for biology and take it back
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Former student, not professor, but I do have a story.
One of my professors, who was a good lecturer but also made exams that were almost impossible to do well in, mentioned that his mom found the entry about him after a particularly brutal exam and called him, crying about how *meeean* everyone was about her son. He said it with a laugh but, once the day was over, his entry was *full* of comments along the vein of "Dr So-and-so is a great teacher! His mother should be so proud!"
Personally, I think he was lying through his teeth.
#30
One of my ex-professors taught a dendrology lab (the scientific study of trees). The review is as follows:
Taking this class wasn't occidental. Just show up and study a bit, and you'll Acer the class. I betula've it! Yew won't regret it.
Drop Bear from Hell 3 months ago
I'm going to 'leaf' that one alone......
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They must have been very poplar. I pine for a dendrology professor like that. Mine sucked ash! - Just kidding Dr Kudish
#31
I was referred to as an "overlord." For reference, I'm a nerdy, introverted, soft spoken, math professor. So I'm more proud of this than anything.
#32
Not a professor yet, just a TA
EVERY single TA is the hardest grader ever. My students liked that I baked cookies though. That's the only positive review I got. It was either no response or "GREAT COOKIES!".
#33
My father is a professor. He got something like "Looks kind of like and his humor similar to Bill Murray."
I guess maybe a little bit...
#34
"She came into class half waisted."
Not only is that not true but I was teaching a composition class.
Waisted. Shudder.
#35
My dad used to teach and he got a chili pepper. I find it hilarious.
Funhog 3 months ago
I had to look up the meaning of a chili pepper in this context.. it's a rating of the "hotness" of the professor. RateMyProfessors removed this feature in 2018.
Lyone Fein 3 months ago
Good. Hotness has nothing to do with how well someone teaches.
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I looked up a family friend once and most of the comments were along the lines of "I'd rather watch paint dry, it would also be easier to understand".
#37
One student wrote he thought my freshman writing class was way too easy. Said if you came to class, participated, did all the readings, and did all your work, you got an easy A. And I was just like...thank you?
Auntriarch 3 months ago
As Mr Auntriarch says "Passing exams is a matter of luck. And the more you study, the luckier you'll be"
#38
My dad was a prof for a number of years for a masters level class. One review was just "take class at your own peril."
He also got a chilli pepper and being an upper division computer engineering class it was primarily guys so that was interesting.
Bewitched One 3 months ago
Apparently the chili pepper was to say professor was hot but was discontinued in 2018
Janissary35680 3 months ago
A chili pepper emoji in other words:🌶️Thanks for clearing that up. On first read I had no idea what it meant.
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Renee Kamphuys 3 months ago
... why would it be weird for class consisting of primarily guys to have a student find the professor hot? Come on, people.
Auntriarch 3 months ago
Only if all the students rated him as hot I guess.
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I'm not a teacher but I saw a review going along the lines of ".. THE ONLY THING THAT DESERVES DEGREES IN YOUR CLASSROOM ARE THE PROTRACTORS...".
#40
A colleague of mine, currently one of the best dancers in the country, had a student from a beginning class write, "For a national champion he sure doesn't dance like one.".
#41
One of my professors had several reviews and probably 70% of them were "he's really hot for a 75 year old man".
...they were not totally incorrect.
EDIT: for those asking for pics, it's a small class and if anyone found it they would probably know who I was, so unfortunately can't post.
#42
My brother is a college professor and a bit of a goof. He was reading his reviews on ratemyprofessor.com out loud to me at Thanksgiving or something and found one along the lines of: "Hot. Mumbles a lot. Makes stupid faces and fart noises too much.".
Anthony Elmore 3 months ago
Contextually, probably blowing raspberries, as they would have just said he farted too much if otherwise.
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"Boring. You will be able to learn, but that's all you will be able to do."
Uhhh... Not sure what you were expecting man, a party, parade?
Lyone Fein 3 months ago
Most students expect their educational experience to be fun, entertaining. For some reason it is not enough that a professor is one of the top ten experts in the world in their field. But professors must also be comedians, storytellers, dancers and showmen.
arthbach 3 months ago
Lyone Fein, this is because being able to teach or lecture is not the same as being being one of the leading experts in the world. I'd far rather be taught by a good teacher than a top 10 expert. Most of the time the experts are not good at communicating their knowledge to those don't possess a similar level of understanding.
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#45
My high school English teacher told us her husband was a professor so me and my friends looked his ratings up one day. My favorite was a student claiming how he was a racist and hated white people and that was the only reason he graded their papers poorly. His wife is porcelain white.
#47
This is from an actual written review and not ratemyprofessor.com, but one of my students wrote "she did not throw us a pizza party" under things they didn't like about me.
#48
Not really funny, but I looked up my younger brother (CS professor) and one student complained that a particular advanced graduate seminar was really only relevant to graduate students in his particular field. Um, yeah. Not sure what you were expecting there.
Mostly I enjoy pointing out that no one has given him a chili pepper. Probably not unexpected given that his students are 90% male and he dresses like a CS professor, but still.
#49
Not ratemyprofessor, but in an eval my first semester teaching. The student simply wrote: "I don't like your work dress attire.".
#50
Used to play pick up games with a young professor during college. My roommate found his rate my professor profile and wrote that although he's a good professor, his shot selection is terrible and really sucks at getting back on defense.
The review was funny in the sense its like the only non-positive review on his page.
Doing more research on the guy, he has stellar RMP reviews, made the list of top 300 professors in the country and now he Heads the Business Department for a Big Ten University.
#51
My professor, in an attempt to win a contest with one of his buddies, ask that everyone leave him a rating on RMP, with the condition that he doesn't care what they write as long as they say he's super hot (like a fiery chili or whatever).
#52
We were getting a new teacher for electronic engineering so naturally I looked him up on ratemyteacher and I saw these:
More like a permanent substitute than a teacher
He has the IQ of room temperature (and yes, we use celsius like the rest of the world except the freedom nation).
#53
Best worst review I've ever had (pre-RMP) "I'd rather have a root canal without anesthetic than sit through another one of her classes. Also, she should wear more makeup.".
Auntriarch 3 months ago (edited)
Well I'm sure both can be arranged, I've watched Marathon Man and It.
#54
I'm a bit late, but one of my friends is economics professor who wrote an article about the economics of ratemyprofessor. Now there are a bunch of reviews on his page mentioning how lame it was that he wrote an article about the site...
#55
My wife (fiancé at the time) got a review once saying "She's hot. Just got engaged though. He better be nice to her or else I'm taking him out"
A coworker got "I want his button down shirt on my floor someday".
#56
From a friend who was a PhD at the physics department, whose wife teaches math, on his review materials.
>You are ok, but your wife is hot.
#57
Not something said on RMP, but one of our mutual students recently pointed out to my husband [professor] that I [also professor] have a chili pepper, *and he does not*.
#59
One of our teachers claimed to be hit by a plane when he was younger so my friend immediately left a review saying he was sad the plane missed the the guy's major organs.
#60
Late, but had a teacher with a review of "*bends knees* Who wants to hear about my colonoscopy?" And it was the most accurate review I've ever seen.
#61
Not a professor, but my aunt is an English professor and she's married to a bank president. I found out she had been kidnapped in the 80s while looking through her reviews and my dad had to tell me the story. Now it's a great icebreaker.
Stardust she/her 3 months ago
Wow, this post is 100% related to the entire list. Just for its relatedness I feel like awarding OP an Oscar
#62
Not a professor, but a relative of mine once got a really harsh review on RateMyProfessor. The student said that in class my relative said "16+2=18, therefore e=mc^2." That made me laugh so hard I cried.
What do you think ?
Rick Murray 3 months ago
I just looked up somebody I know: "A Great American, having served our country during the Vietnam Era, by defending the Barvarian Inn in Aberdeen, Maryland." 😂🤣😂🤣
Auntriarch 3 months ago
Well since I wasn't on Reddit nine years ago, I don't much care
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Rachel Reynolds 3 months ago
My Intro to Electronics professor looked just like Ron Jeremy. Every Rate-My-Professor review mentioned it.
Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
Not a prof but during JR NCO training someone wrote on the crapper wall: "MCpl Bloggs is a such a c**t he gets a nosebleed every 28 days"
qvjtfrzdxm 3 months ago
I am so grateful for the brilliant, teachers and professors that touched my life.
Rick Murray 3 months ago
I just looked up somebody I know: "A Great American, having served our country during the Vietnam Era, by defending the Barvarian Inn in Aberdeen, Maryland." 😂🤣😂🤣
Auntriarch 3 months ago
Well since I wasn't on Reddit nine years ago, I don't much care
Load More Replies... Rachel Reynolds 3 months ago
My Intro to Electronics professor looked just like Ron Jeremy. Every Rate-My-Professor review mentioned it.
Yrral Spavit 3 months ago
Not a prof but during JR NCO training someone wrote on the crapper wall: "MCpl Bloggs is a such a c**t he gets a nosebleed every 28 days"
qvjtfrzdxm 3 months ago
I am so grateful for the brilliant, teachers and professors that touched my life.
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