# JOEL ROGERS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

JOEL ROGERS

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    "comment": "I do not know why there are so many 5 star ratings. The worst Prof I've ever had in my entire life. Anytime I can forget about him and his class is such a blessing. His lectures were so long and drawn-out, if he didn't digress class would be 50min. Complete waste of time, the only thing I learned was to stay as far away from his classes as I can.",
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