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Environmental Economics (Fall 1999)
-        very interested & motivated, very concerned with quality of teaching, receptive to concerns; puts
       in a lot of time to supplement material
-        very interested in subject and willing to meet with students to discuss any topic; high level of
respect for students; kept class interesting & fun - relaxed atmosphere.
-        Willing to help outside of class, well prepared everyday, comments on papers very useful, kept
the pace good, especially since a lot of students didn't have a strong background in economics.
-        Passion for subject & willingness to help students both in and outside the classroom.
-        He is highly enthusiastic and students can relate to his youthful perspective.
-        Very enthusiastic
-        He did a good job of using examples from the real world to support the topics.
-        His enthusiasm for the subject material.
-        Young & enthusiastic and easy to relate to.
-        Jake is young, energetic, and very in touch with our class. He did a very good job of
coordinating the lectures & the text, something that is often hard in the Business School.
-        He had some good examples throughout the semester to keep me interested. Being a senior,
I am glad I took this class because of his ability to keep me interested.
-        Nice, enthusiastic about economics; appeals to the common man; good idea making project
due in parts.
-        Great interest and knowledge about this specific topic; very good preparation & effort outside
of class to help.
-        His greatest strengths are his enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject. As a new professor
and a young professor he was easy to relate to and he comes into teaching with new and effective
teaching styles.
-        He is a very confident professor.
-        He really likes this topic and tries to bring interesting stuff to our attention regarding economic
issues.

Macroeconomics (Fall 1999)
-        He is very enthusiastic about what he is teaching
-        He is funny
-        Organized and well prepared; provided real life applications to the things we learned in class;
tests were a good measure of what we learned in class & from the book; Overall I thought the
quality of the class was very good.
-        He has a lot of knowledge in this area and a lot of energy when he is teaching. He made it
easy to apply the material to real life situations.

Quantitative Methods for Business (Fall 2000)
-        Instructor had a difficult task of teaching such a boring subject - he handled it well; used many
outside sources
-        Jake is a very nice, fun teacher who really cares about the students. Its been a pleasure
having him as a teacher.
-        Very easy to schedule outside time for extra help.
-        Everything that he taught seemed easy and clear. Considering the difficulty of the subject this
has been one of the best teachers I have ever had. He was fun and I enjoyed the class. He
motivated me to work very hard.
-        Very respectful of students.
-        Interesting examples and enthusiasm
-        Good sense of humor, relates the course to real life well.
-        This guy loves stats. As a result of this genuine care for the subject, it infected me. I really
don't like stats, but he uses superb in-class examples and draws me in. He breaks the process
down so I can understand. He's just genuinely nice too and respectful.
-        Flexibility to students' needs. He allows for students to do extra work to help their grade. He is
very approachable and helps you learn.
-        Considering how dull QA has the potential to be, Jake did a good job stimulating my interest in
the subject.
-        Uses relative examples, good attitude
-        Makes class fun. Very good at explaining concepts that are confusing.

Environmental Economics (Fall 2000)
-        He seems to really enjoy teaching and teaching on this topic especially. The class games and
projects were great to reinforce the ideas that we learned about. Writing the letters was fun and
made class more enjoyable. This was a very interesting class, I would recommend it to others.
-        Professor Pasternak is a very good teacher who is very enthusiastic about this course. I think
enthusiasm is his biggest strength, and also his ability to put the issues into examples that we
could all relate to.
-        His strengths include enthusiasm, creativity, variety of assignments, movies, read and reacts,
good choice of material, use of lots of examples, outlining what we were going to do at the
beginning of class, availability to students, humor!
-        His personality is unique and his humorous comments are timely.
-        Professor Pasternak has an excellent ability to relate to his students. He does his best to
make the information interesting and understandable. His tests and other graded materials were
graded fairly and returned promptly.
-        I enjoyed this class, the cases were interesting as well as the subject material. It was good
varying lesson strategies from lecture, movies, games, etc.
-        His enthusiasm about the subject is unprecedented. He was very outspoken and willing to
talk in his office if anyone needed help.
-        He is very receptive to questions and willing to help students. He obviously cares a great deal
about the subject he teaches.
-        He did a great job in incorporating outside economic articles into the course. He was always
very prepared for class.
-        Very enthusiastic, very helpful and understanding, and knew his subject very well.
-        He's cool; he cares about his students; he is very knowledgeable about the subject. Jake is
my favorite teacher. This school could improve by getting more instructors like Jake.
-        Has an ability to connect with students; makes things interesting and relevant.
-        He tries to get us involved in the discussion, often with interactive teaching tools such as the
permit system.

Environmental Studies (Spring 2001)
-        Relates to students, humorous, direct and not confusing.
-        Super knowledge, good examples, making economics pertinent to the environment and
kepone.
-        I liked his use of both concrete and theoretical examples to show different economic principles.

Macroeconomics (Spring 2001)
-        You can tell that he loves what he teaches and knows what he is talking about. He is also laid
back enough to relate to students.
-        He was always well prepared and presented the information in an effective manner.
-        Very laid back & down-to-earth with students. He is very fair & a very nice man! He should be a
full-time professor here!
-        Professor Pasternak is very approachable. He related to the class well and made sure we
understood what he was teaching, and made it very clear as to what he wanted us to learn. I would
highly recommend him to others.
-        He really enjoys what he is doing and has such an interest and passion for macroeconomics.
-        He does a great job of getting the whole class involved. He is very enthusiastic and has a
good rapport with all of his students.

Quantitative Methods for Business (Spring 2001)
-        He is able to take a subject that can often be boring, and make it actually exciting to learn. He
does a great job in relating statistics to real life applications. He is a challenging teacher but make
learning statistics interesting.
-        Jake is a very high quality professor who cares about how you are doing in his course. He
was available for help and willing to explain any questions presented. I did not put all "Excellents"
down because I didn't feel like filling it out. It was because I meant it.
-        He's good at relating the material to things the students are interested in.
-        Professor Pasternak is a very enthusiastic teacher who handles class very well and is very
good at making both stats & class interesting.
-        Jake's real-life sample exercises were great because they showed us how we could use
statistics in our lives. His in-class statistical analyses were fun and educational.

Economic Analysis for MBA (Summer 2001)
-        Maintained interest through variety and discussion of current events.
-        Instructor presents information in a very practical manner; uses current application of theory to
emphasize points; very good at stimulating class interest in subject matter.
-        He obviously enjoys the subject matter and did a good job relating economics to real world
examples.

Environmental Studies (Fall 2001)
-        Good explanations, encouraged class involvement.
-        Fun to listen to
-        He took boring material and made it interesting

Economic Analysis for MBA (Fall 2001)
-        It is obvious that he loves economics.
-        He is laid back, easy to talk to. He teaches extraordinarily well. He makes econ easy to learn.
He has a very practical approach to teaching the material, which, for me, is the easiest method of
learning. Brings in outside information to the table every class which makes for everything BUT a
boring class. The 3 Hours zoom by.
-        Willingness to work with students who need to miss a class (videotaped 2 classes for us).

Environmental Economics (Fall 2001)
-        Professor Pasternak was very prepared and helped to relate class topics to outside the
classroom events on a daily basis.
-        Certainly enjoys teaching the course, homeworks correlate well with what is being discussed
in class, enjoyable class.
-        He is very easy to understand. He translates economic terms into "real" English. He is very
easy to talk to (in and out of class). He also seems very interested in the subject matter, which in
turn, makes class more interesting.
-        This guy knows how to teach. Each class begins review of last class concepts. He speaks
slowly and understandably and makes sure the students understand. I learned more in this class
because Jake made sure we learned. Other teachers just don't do that. My best teacher in the
B-school so far.

Macroeconomics (Spring 2002)
-        He is very enthusiastic and excited about macroeconomics. We did some interesting class
activities.
-        I liked how he incorporated studying the actual markets and economy into what we were
learning in class.
-        He's very funny in class and I can tell he enjoys what he is doing which also makes him very
effective.
-        Instructor was very enthusiastic and used interesting and insightful examples to help explain
information. He made learning fun by having us learn about GDP, jobless claims, CPI and other
economic stats through predicting future numbers. Great teacher!
-        Jake is one of my very favorite teachers at this school.
-        Professor Pasternak always treats his students with great respect. He also is always very
enthused to teach econ and does so in an accurate and fun manner.
-        He was well prepared everyday and kept my attention during every class period. He made
economics interesting and fun.
-        Very knowledgeable of subject, very enthusiastic, gains respect of students, excellent at
presenting material, very prepared, greatly increased my knowledge and enthusiasm for economics
and even inspired me to change my major. A real asset to the Univeristy, don't let him go!
-        He is good at explaining complex things and relating them to real-life examples. He is
enthusiastic about the subject.
-        He is a very calm relaxed guy who really enjoys what he teaches. By him showing interest in
the topic makes me want to show interest as well. He presents the material very clearly and
concisely which is what a good professor needs to be like.
-        He moved at a good pace and consistently went over confusing material.
-        He made confusing material understandable.
-        His teaching style keeps students interested. He was my favorite teacher this term.
-        He makes class interesting by discussing current events and applying them to real life instead
of just sticking to the textbook. He is funny, interesting, and obviously loves economics. He made
the class enjoyable. He was extremely thorough and always emphasized topics and provided
adequate review before moving on to a new topic.
-        Intelligent, yet affable; connects with students horizontally, not vertically; superior teaching
ability!
-        He is very enthusiastic about the subject, and it is quite clear that he is interested in
economics. He explains difficult topics by breaking them down and making them seem much more
simple.
-        His enthusiasm for macro is easily seen by the students and is somewhat infectious.
-        Jake is an awesome teacher! He is enthusiastic every day of class. He teaches at the right
pace and explains everything. He incorporates current events and applies macro to the real world.
He cares about his students.
-        Pasternak was my favorite teacher this semester. He made class very enjoyable and not as
stressful as my other B-school courses. His teaching methods are great at getting the class
involved in the U.S. and world current economic events.
-        He is an excellent professor. He is enthusiastic about the course, teaches it and
communicates it in a highly effective manner, makes it interesting, builds excellent student-teacher
relationships, makes learning fun.
-        Professor Pasternak is the best teacher I have had here at UR. His teaching ability is excellent
and his material was not confusing at all. He was a very understanding teacher and his listening
skills were the best I've seen. Not only was he always available for help, but he is always willing to
give help. He is great.
-        He is well prepared for class and I like that he adds in current events. It's really great to know
about econ in today's world so you can talk about it among your peers and understand the
economy, even if you aren't an econ major.

Business Statistics (Spring 2002)
-        Fair and honest teacher who is always willing to provide extra help if need be. I would
recommend him to others.
-        He makes it interesting, which is hard because statistics is inherently boring. Also his test
questions were very fair, he didn't try to fool people, he was straightforward in what he wanted us to
know. I think he did a great job and didn't make me dread going to class. He was an all around
quality professor.
-        Relates material to students, will answer any questions students have, explains problems
well and in many different ways.
-        He took a subject that is generally un-interesting and was able to hold the attention of the
class and make us want to learn.
-        He is a very caring and fair professor. I felt very comfortable in his class. The assignments
that he gave us were fair.
-        Jake relates well to students and makes it fun to learn. I actually had fun during a bunch of
classes which says a lot for a stats course. Doing HW's from the study guide was a great idea for
reinforcing what we learned and making sure we understood the material. I really enjoyed this
class.
-        Answers unclear problems well; he is good at explaining the thought behind formulas and
concepts; uses class interaction to stimulate class interest.
-        Jake's ability to keep the class interesting and get the students to interact and not just take
notes was great.
-        Friendly to students, cares about every student learning, doesn't leave the bad student behind
the class.
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