Herbert Hoffman

ACCTG1A · ACCOUNTING001 · ACCOUNTING · ACCOUNTING101 · ACCT001 · ACCT01 · ACCOUNTING1 · ACCTNG1 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 1.6/5
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Difficulty: 4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you can fully teach yourself accounting from the textbook with almost no useful lecture help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoesn't ExplainRead the BookBoring LecturesSelf-Taught RequiredRambling Style

Knows accounting but cannot teach or engage students effectively.
while lectures ramble or confuse.
Near-unanimous advice to avoid him for intro accounting.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

High difficulty ratings and self-teaching demands make an A .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro accounting becomes hard because and multiple conflicting methods confuse beginners.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Almost every review and describes wasted time and money.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

One note that tests can be easier, but and confusion still hurt grades.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework is sometimes lightly checked, yet the .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe boring textbook reading, childhood stories, and almost no useful teaching.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Homework and tests both matter, but assigned work is often said not to match the tests.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person accounting lectures feel tedious, unfocused, and unhelpful; students repeatedly say they learn only by self-studying the book.

Main concern

, and high chance of failing or dropping if you need a teacher.

What students said

“he severely lacks the ability to keep students interested... he is no help. !”
ACCOUNTING001

“he is not a good teacher... only because I was able (laboriously) to .”
ACCT001

“He does not explain anything to you, tells you to read the book... It's a waste of your money and time.”
ACCT001

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; but still confuse students after weak lectures.

In-Person TestsHomework-Test Mismatch

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as relatively easy by one student, yet homework often fails to prepare for them.

In-Person TestsHomework-Test Mismatch

“ but not enough lecture and explaination”
ACCTG1A

“his assigned work is not even based on the tests”
ACCT01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, and engagement. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

18/100

“he is no help. !”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

20/100

“only because I was able (laboriously) to .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

15/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

reads from the textbook
methods are tedious, unfocused and rambling
shows 2 different methods but completely throws you off

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You're on your own
his assigned work is not even based on the tests
Undoubtedly, worse teacher I have ever had

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Experience

wasted repeating the same problems
pathetically boring asides from his youth
waste of your money and time

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven detailed in-person reviews span many years with highly consistent criticism, but all are older and lack grade richness.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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