Steve Gordon

ACCTG008 · ACC015 · TAX3007 · ACTAX3009 · TAXACTAX · TAXAC3009 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

Skip unless you already like traditional tax lectures and ; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing LecturerTax SpecialistHeavy HomeworkBook-Based LecturesHints on Exams

and ; newer ones call lectures slow, boring, or self-taught
Online section criticized for
and old-fashioned methods

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Passing , and tests; no comments describe an easy A.

Online review is negative on pacing; As.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Tax and accounting content is manageable for some with , but others find the book and .

Online difficulty feels ; in-person difficulty is mixed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

; several students dropped early rather than continue.

Both the online and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

, and recent comments urge students to stay away despite older glowing reviews.

; older in-person reviews are more positive but .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

; success tracks homework and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Multiple reviews cite lots of homework and material that is too much for working students.

Format shift

; online also has demanding test timing.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Split between fantastic calm teaching with humor and .

Format shift

Older in-person reviews rate higher; the recent online review is strongly negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and finals all matter; .

Format shift

; in-person mixes both.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person experiences split between students who love his calm style and humor and those who find lectures read from the book, boring, or .

Main concern

Boring book-read lectures and .

What students said

“He is reading the lectures from the book and .”
ACC015

“I love him like my grandpa! He makes student learn difficult things in a calm and smooth way.”
ACC015

“this class is too much in and the teacher is not teaching.”
TAXAC3009

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online , and advises students to stay away.

Main concern

unclear explanations.

What students said

“Hell make a lecture and two weeks before the homeworks due. Just stay away”
ACCTG008

Exam style

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Exams are standard difficulty with some instructor hints, but online timing of .

Exam HintsHomework Plus TestsMid-Chapter Online Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and examples he emphasizes in class; still require hard study.

Hints for Tests and FinalHomework Required

“Gives hints for tests and Final. But Class is difficult you have to study hard and ”
TAXACTAX

Online

Online review says tests can be due mid-chapter lecture, before students finish homework.

Mid-Chapter TestsHomework After Tests

“Hell make a lecture and two weeks before the homeworks due.”
ACCTG008

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Just stay away”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (1 online, 7 in-person), highlighting polarizing teaching quality and . Credibility rating: Medium.

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32/100

“Terrible class... Just stay away”

📚 Self-Teaching Risk

34/100

“the book is hard to understand and the teacher is not teaching. you have to teach yourself.”

👴 Calm Teaching Style

52/100

“He makes student learn difficult things in a calm and smooth way. Explains and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and
His method of teaching is fantastic and he mixes the lectures with a lot of examples
he has a good sense of humor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

this class is too much in homework
Class is difficult you have to study hard and
Hell make a lecture

Theme 3

💔 About Recommendation

Just stay away
I don't recomend this class at all
I dropped the class after 2nd lecture

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews from 2011-2021 show a ; sample is small and would-take-again data is sparse.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

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2 out of 54

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Steve Gordon

Skip unless you already like traditional tax lectures and x x; x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

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📚 Self-Teaching Risk

👴 Calm Teaching Style

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

💔 About Recommendation

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Quality ratings

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Skip unless you already like traditional tax lectures and ; .

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