These are actual student evaluation comments taken from an MIT course evaluation guide in the fall semester of 1991.
Evaluation comments
These are actual student evaluation comments taken from an MIT course evaluation guide in the fall semester of 1991.
“This class was a religious experience for me. I had to take it all on faith.”
“Textbook is confusing. Someone with knowledge of English should proofread it.”
“Have you ever fallen asleep in class and awoken in another? That’s the way I felt all term.”
“The recitation instructor would make a good parking lot attendant. Tries to tell you where to go, but you can never understand him.”
“Text is useless. I use it to kill cockroaches in my room.”
“I would sit in class and stare out the window at the squirrels. They’ve got a cool nest in the tree.”
“Information was presented like a ruptured fire hose — spraying in all directions — no way to stop it.”
“I never bought the text. My $60 was better spent on the Led Zeppelin tapes that I used more while doing the problem sets.”
“What’s the quality of the text? `Text is printed on high quality paper.’”
The toughest spelling test
Boy: “I’ve just had the most awful time. First I got angina pectoris, then arteriosclerosis. Just as I was recovering, I got psoriasis. They gave me hypodermics, and to top it all, tonsillitis was followed by appendectomy.”
Friend: “Wow! How did you pull through?”
Boy: “I don’t know. The toughest spelling test I ever had!”
The easiest way to school
A new family in the neighbourhood overslept and their six-year-old daughter missed her school bus.
The father, though late for work himself, had to drive her. Since he did not know the way, he said that she would have to direct him to the school.
They rode several blocks before she told him to turn the first time, several more before she indicated another turn. This went on for 20 minutes - but when they finally reached the school, it proved to be only a short distance from their home.
The father, much annoyed, asked his daughter why she’d led him around in such a circle.
The child explained, “That’s the way the school bus goes, daddy! It’s the only way I know.”
