Jonson Miller
| School: | Drexel University |
| Department: | History |
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA |
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Cons: He is terrible at giving lectures. During his lectures, he jumps from topic to topic and often going back to other topics because he forgot information. He uses no notes basically. He still uses an overhead projector to show his points of his lecture. Those points are useless and a minimal. He talks so much more than what students have for visual ad. He is the worst professor I have had by far. Do not take him. He EVEN says he just assumes that everyone is in his class because they are interested in the topic. He doesn't take into considerations that there may be student who might have been forced to take it as an elective or something. When he talks, he mixes up a lot of information therefore students have to correct their notes often. All you can do is write down what he says and hope you heard it right. Most of the time when you go back and look at your notes, you realize how messy it is and how it goes back and forth from topic to topic making it so much harder to study from. Also this guy gives out a study sheet for each unit, but because he is terrible at giving lectures, the notes you have taken in class can't even answer half the questions in the guide. I would give him 0 stars but that's not possible. I personally am a good student, I do my share of the work and earn my grades. I have had my shares of hard teachers and easy teachers, but this guy is just the worst of all.
Cons: Boring, Unprofessional
Overall if you have to take your one quarter of history its not bad just get through it and dont look back. hes really a bit of a jerk he takes class way too serious he will stop if someone walks in late or causes an interuption. had him for history 263 as well i will not be taking him again
Cons: BORING!
Does not care if you did poor on the first exam but really well on the next two- doesnt curve at all. So if you did bad on the first exam switch out or it will bring your final grade very low.
Cons: Can't miss a class.
Easy A, if you show up to every class and take notes. All you need is notes. Don;t buy the text book or read it's a waste of time. Again just write notes. He gives 2 midterms and a final. Make sure to do the Syllabus Quiz in the first week of class, that is 5 points on the overall grade. His test are multiple choice, 30 - 45 questions. Personally i never went to class because i had my roommate's notes, i just read his notes, took the midterms and finals, and got an A for the class.
Grade Breakdown
Syllabubs Quiz-5
Midterm 1 -25
Midterm 2 -30
Final -40
He is generally nice, especially if you come in for office hours.
He is very open for questions at any point in the lecture
Cons: He can be boring and is not a good public speaker. He gets distracted very easily and sometimes stumbles over his words.
He HATES cell phones. Make sure yours is on vibrate.
This class consisted of two exams and then a final. Seriously, if you don't do well on the exams, you probably didn't go to high school. They are that easy. They are fill in the bank and multiple choice.
I wouldn't bother buying the textbook, but instead use the copy in library when you study for the exams. You'll save yourself some money as most people don't read the book.
Cons: gives essay assignments every two weeks
def take him, easy b, A very very possible with a little work
Cons: If he didn't have to book, he'd be a fish out of water. Stupid assignments about a subject no one cares about. Completely and utterly boring. I had to take a caffeine pill or drink a Monster before each class in order to stay awake.
At home assignments do not enhance the curriculum he teaches and only inspire a halfhearted effort on your behalf at best. Do not take this class if you don't want an annoying course load. Do not take this class if you like a subject with an inkling of challenge. Better yet? Do not take this class. Period.
Cons: He is extremely boring and uses a projector with transparencies. Also, his policies are very strict for no reason.
I hated the class. I think if he would present the info in another way it would be easier. He doesn't give much info about whats going to be on a test. But listening to him talk was torture. I usually fell asleep.
Cons: Final covers a lot of material which is kind of annoying
The class is really boring
Cellphone/Attendance nazi
This class is really, really easy. I more or less just skipped all the classes besides the ones where there were quizzes (and you're allowed to miss 2 of the 10 quizzes anyway). I think this class is really easy to get at least a B+/A-. I kind of skimmed the textbook readings before class for the quizzes and usually got a perfect score. There's no in-depth coverage of history or anything like that...everything is pretty much general US history knowledge that you should probably know anyway (ie. When did WWII start? What offensive ended the Vietnam war?)
But the class itself is pretty boring. He should have been a high school history teacher instead of a college one since he actually cares about you using cellphones or coming in a couple seconds late, etc.
Cons: He did not take attendance or check homework so learning was pretty much up to you. it was pretty easy material and fun to learn though.
He seems to get nervous from teaching and pauses a lot. When people enter the room late he gets really distracted. Other than that he is a nice guy.
Lenient grader if you go meet with him
Cons: Boring, dry speaker
Although his lectures are boring, the information is not difficult to understand if you just pay attention. The unit guides (his version of study guides) really do cover everything on the tests, it just takes a little time to find some terms in the book that he didnt mention in class because the info is spread out, otherwise easy stuff.
Sometimes gives back points if he thinks a question was unfair. Very straight forward questions & overall class
Cons: He thinks he's teaching a high school class. He gives little pop quiz things, he glares at people who who 30 seconds late, he is a cell phone nazi and may even come look at your laptop to make sure you're actually taking notes. He stumbles through his lecture everyday and he still uses overheads and the vcr. So basically he thinks he's teaching a high school class in 1985. Hated him, but actually did well in the class
I don't think I would ever take him again.
Responsive to student comments
Cons: Rough grader
Interesting class, but I would take it with a light credit load, otherwise you might not have the patience to do the work for this class, which if you have half a brain, you should be able to get an A in.
His grading is very rough, crossed off a whole page of my paper because I was "getting ahead of the class". Yes you get points taken off for having extra insights on the topic.
Horrible teacher. I'd not take him again.
That said: I'm taking him for a different history class now, not a big lecture hall, and yes, his attendance policy is awful. He treats the class likes its a high school class, meaning he'll get all uppity about seeing someone use a cell phone, being on time, forcing readings. Once again, its a very basic understanding of history that he's teaching, not in depth at all which is unfortunate, and anyone who went through high school should not need to actually do any of this reading - but you have to in order to do well on the reading quizzes.
He seems to have a limited knowledge of history, unlike other PhD's in Drexel's history department, and the classes are uninteresting, and would be better served with more time for class discussion.
Only positive: you can skip all the time and miss essentially nothing.