Stuart Peterfreund - Northeastern University

Professor: Stuart Peterfreund
Department: English
College: Northeastern University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG3123
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
My school offers one course in Romantic Poetry. I have been waiting to take it ever since I was a freshman. I'm a senior now and I find out it's Peterfreund and Peterfreund only...nope.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL3600
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I've never seen a professor who sucked more life out of his class. He couldn't have had an easier topic (teaching a whole course on Kurt Vonnegut), but his inability to build any rapport with students, and his own seeming lack of interest in the class, butchered what should have been the most enjoyable class of my collegiate career. Awful, awful.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL4600
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He spent a month and a half grading our midterm papers before giving them back. He spent most of the time editing papers more than analyzing them and seemed to misread everyone's topic. He made excuse after excuse about why the grading was taking so long. Worst professor I've ever had.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HUM100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof Peterfreund ran a very useful writing course. He assigned fascinating readings, allowed the class freedom to discuss and jumped in only to keep things on track. He intimidated some of the people in the course and his assignments were very hard, but, all in all I loved it and improved my writing al ot.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENGU621
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't take his class unless you want a boring lesturer, no class discussion, boring essays that are the same questions from the previous essay just different poets, and letting you have no creativity and expression at all.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ROMANTICPOETRY
  • 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:
I wish I found this site earlier because I would never have taken this class. I agree with what some people have said on this board that its either his opinion on papers or your grade suffers. If you want an A, don't do what I did by writing a paper outside his opinion!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: JRSRSEMINAR
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CONFESSIONAL
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I can see where some might be intimidated by Peterfreund. He was slightly abbrassive sometimes, but all in all he was very knowledgeable and interesting. Perhaps, since I was more prepared for class than other students, I had a better experience. Definately a teacher for those students with a more expansive literary knowlege base. A great class!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BRITLIT2
  • 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:
Very intelligent but thinks that makes him better than anyone else. Take notes on what he says and regurgitate it in your papers and you'll do well. If not, you'll be lucky to get a B. Very dry lecturer, almost no class discussion.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ROMANTICPOETRY
  • 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:
This class was extremly difficult... No discussion whatsoever, complete lecturing. Take excessive notes and jump through his literary hoops if you want to get out of it alive. He bassically wants your papers to reflect his opinions.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENG
  • 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:
The worst teacher for motivation ever...Needs to stop wearing peasant tops w/ shiny sweats.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: COLLEGEWRITING
  • 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:
Awful teacher. Plays favorites. His opinion or your grade hurts. Also self centered. He is more important than anyone else on earth (in his mind). He's just not a good person and he will be brought to task for his actions when the end days come.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ROMANTICPOETRY
  • 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:
I certainly can see where some students may be coming from, but Peterfreund is really quite exceptional because of his insane amount of intelligence and his ability to use it on the text. He really does attempt to help you learn how to think about a text, but only for kids who want to improve/
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENGLIT2
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
mnost boring class ever, this guy has a library in his head, quotes every piece of work, when applicable. very overwhelming class.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BRITLIT2
  • 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:
drones on and on about how he thinks you should interpret the text. good thing is, if you listen and regurgitate his thoughts, you'll get a decent grade. btw, he grades really hard and seems to have favorites in the class. sux that this class is requir
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: BRITLIT2
  • 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:
If you don't write his thoughts down on paper, expect a C or lower. I will never take him again unless i absolutely have to.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CREWRIT
  • 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:
geez, i haven't heard someone quote the bible that much since sunday school! will rewrite everything you do in his own style (ick), continually picks apart same students over entire course.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BRITLIT2
  • 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:
He talks just to hear himself talk. If you don't have his opinion on a work you are wrong.He treats his papers like we are writing for our masters. I'd rather stay another semester than have another class with him. One word: pretentious!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BORINGRI
  • 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:
rite wut he wants 4 good grade.Even peronal essay.TEACHING STYLE ENDUCES COMA
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