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HIST1302 - 2.0 rating“Sweet person but TERRIBLE TEACHER”
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I took mr. Baines for history 1301 and 1302.He is a wonderful teacher.Easy tests and even easier grades, just do everything he tells you to do and you will pass with a good grade... he just wants his students to learn.Always available to talk to just a really good teacher all around.
Easy to pass, easy grades. Exams require moderate study. He is a kool person available to talk to and will work with you.
Knows his US history but class sessions are highly unstructured bouncing around from topic to topic with no prep work (more like a chat session.) Exams moderately difficult when done in class but he is willing to assist and accomodate students always.
Great!
he is great take home tests for the first test and he gives an outing an if u show up a 100 points wonderful guy u cannt miss an A or a B, go for it
VERY EASSYYYY!!!... u r guaranteed an A if you just take notes and absorb everything... its hard not to pay attention cuz he presents all the info in such a way that its hard not to understand... U have take home tests as well as trips out of class... u'll have fun.. this is an easy and informative class!!!! but yeah... DO NOT CHEAT! he hates that!
What campus does this professor teach at?
Does not have any structured teaching method... he just shows up to class and wings it. Worst thing, he doesnt even know which class he is teaching. He mixes up my History 1301 class with his other 1302 Class. He also comes to class and hands out the wrong papers. Its ridiculous! Use it to your advantage tho... thats my best advice!
Contact me if you need book for this class: HIST 1301 and 1302. Email me: [email protected]
he teaches at central
Very easy history class. First test is take home, third test is an outing. He's class is very unstructured. He takes work after the due date and doesnt take off points. Very nice guy.
Professor Baines is just awesome, you come to class, read the assignments and you will do well. Very easy to comprehend the material. Highly recomened.
Great teacher. Very attentive to students' needs and greatly encouraging. Take his class if you can get in one.
U will definately fell stupid being in his class..but belive me if you go to the class every day u will make an A. Easy A
Easy teacher. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd test are easy A (2 take home/1 going out with him to eat). 4th test is in class, but he allow you to drop lowest grade. Require u to do a research paper (but he doesnt even read it, just check to see if is MLA style and your word citing) Take him if you can. You don't even needs to show up to class, just read and tes
If u dont't want 2 stress ur life, this is da prof 4 u.very,very, very, very easy A!!!!
He is very easy in texts. However, he is so lazy in teaching. I got nothing from this class except a super easy A. High recommended to students who wants high GPA at any cost
can any one tell me if we have to attend every class?other thing also about the study does he give us noy or we have to study from the textbook .Thanks
great teacher, i hope he will stay at the northline campus
He knows history very well. He loves the subject and if you listen- you'll learn everything you need to know and more. All you have to do is come to class, interact, show that you've learned something and you'll be fine. Word of the wise, DO NOT CHEAT-HE HATES THAT. Besides if you have to cheat in his class- something has to be wrong with you.
His lectures are all over the place. EASY A. There is not a whole lot of clarity in his teaching style. There is a paper due at the end of the semester, don't worry about the content so much as MLA format. I think he has ADD, so there is no way he's gonna read all those papers. He grades them in 10 seconds right in front of you. He wouldn't know a
Mr. Baines is an awesome professor. he tries to help the students as much as possible. there is a mandatory outing which u need to attend, costs a 100 points. research paper need to be a little careful, but he will grade that in a minute. submit ur 2 extra credit assignments and the rest he'll take care for u to make an A.
Mr. baines great instructor, take note from him, and I assure you 100 in the test. There is one test to do at college and the rest at home If you did not get good grade you can drop it.
His lecture was very bored, he talks slow and he made me to sleep. He is a nice person and if you want an easy A, take him.
very understanding and patient. he loves black history and loves lecturing on it as well. He works out of the central and northline campuses. i have the book they say its discontinued at the west loop campus if any1 needs it.
one of the best history prof. ever! he cares about his students. do all the work and you'll be ok. do the 2 extra credit and you'll be in good shape. not only is he a great teacher but also a great person.
His class is crowded but his teaching is absolute boring. You could do your test well without his teaching except test 4 which you must include the words he mentioned in the review (exact word, not the idea). Don't have to do long in essay and research but must follow the MLA form (use school internet library). Not easy class actually.
eASY CLASS IF U SHOW UP AND DO UR WORK THEN UR GONNA GET AN A I TOOK THIS AS A 5 WEEK WITH NO BOOK
awesome teacher. dont forget his assignments. will help u like no one ever will do. got to go for the outing (to any restaurant for get together) which costs 100 points. dont miss it. and its an easy A.
I took Mr.Baines Jan.07 great Instructor, I did not try hard at all and made an A in his class. Maby I was easy on his eyes.
Just started the class and LOVE it! The most helpful teacher I have come across. Old soul, but giant heart. easy grading, outing(restaurant), final is exemptable, and two extra credit assignments=] easy A class i presume.
He is great! Makes history fun. His lectures are interesting. He is cool and wants you to do well. He also enjoys his job so much you appreciate his enthusiasm.
I took Mr. Baines for 1301 and 1302. It wasn't him that made the class interesting it was the students. 1301 We went on two outings and 1302 we went on 1...easiest 100 pts I've ever recieved. Do your work and you will ace the class. He celebrates your birthday, wedding and if you are pregnant he will make the class trow you a shower. ladies luv him
Professor Baines is a great teacher, but, reading is a must. You have to read otherwise you will be clueless on the test. The test is easy if you take notes and read the book!!
He is so cool, very comprehensive,open minded, understandable, extremely knowledgeble, w/ big heart. His class is Fun, Easy, he gives extra credits, his tests are multiple choice and reviews for each exam. Just listen to what he teachs and class and you should do fine.Guarantee A,if you listen to what he teachs,everything what he teachs is on TESTS
Not a good professor for summer. His class is boring and his teaching is unclear and uninteresting. He requires key words (remember his words in review) in the writing assigment. The essay must follow HIS MLA format. Quiz is hard because of the long reading book.
hey this guy is good. does any one still have his text questions or scantrons for hist 1302?? i missed out 4 hist 1301. lots of students already knew what was on the exams
I wanna take his class
great professor, i took before, on summer, is so fast but easy..take himm...the exame is same every semestre
Loved the class. He is a great teacher, loves his job and shows it. Totally recomend the class, even if you aren't good at the course.
He is a good teacher, you can tell he really loves history. He is very helpful and understanding. If you miss class or miss a test he'll let you make it up. The test's were not that bad, there is alot of reading, but it's not too bad. Overall I thing he is a great teacher, very knowledgeable and understanding.
I love this man, he is charming. He used to teach at my middle school and he has always wanted his students to learn his material. His class is not easy, but not hard. You will get an A, as long as you attend class and take notes. I definitely recommend his class.
He is truly one of the best teachers around it's amazing how he makes history interesting. Highly recommended!!!
He is a nice professor. We had five tests, two book reviews and one research paper.Tests are not easy, but if you read the book, and come to class take notes, you will get at least B. STUDY HARD!!
This class is somewhat easy. I got a B in the class and didnt even study. He gives you many opportunities to earn extra credit. For the summer we had five test, two book reports, and a research paper. If you earn a A in the class you are exempt from the final. Get real cool with him and he will have your back, at least make sure he knows your name.
He is not a good Instructor. If you are a foreigner and have the right connection....? you will pass the class without even setting a foot into the classroom. Money talks and b...walks. Do your self a favor and find someone willing to teach you!
mann this prof. is great.I like him. took him 4 both 1301,1302 & got A.he gives answers of questions 4 exams during his lectures.just take notes and get an A.also he gives lots of extra credits from book reviews and research paper.and there is an exemption for final if u get A's from exams.he is very easy.just come to class and take notes.that's it
If you are a cheater with no moral this class is easy. If you're actually a hard working honest student you're going to have to work your ass off to even make a B. Class is very unorganized, actually close to chaotic. Questions on test seem to be completely random & you need to know the textbook by heart (all the little insignificant details).
The greatest ever
He is extremely easy to work with. He is extremely helpful and make sure to read the text book and you'll do fine
4exam(2take home exam) 2book review (extra credit). 1 final research paper. *Exempt from final if overall grade is A. relax classroom environment & will see cheaters in class! The actual history book to read $170+ (new). Overall with a decent knowledge background of histroy will pass the class. Grading is very easy.
This teacher is really cool but the class is not a breeze. If you take it , please make sure you get the book that he reccomends. That is mandatory for making a good grade. He doesnt give any notes or outlines for studying, he just lectures , so pay attention to every word because that is what will be on the test.he is flexible & easy to talk to
Professor Baines has been the worst teacher I've ever had. He is nice as a person but terrible as a teacher. To make an A on your research paper you just need to follow the MLA style (He doesn't care of what you write). Most students in my class got A's becuase they had his tests. If you are a serious student look for someone else.
horrible teacher, all those comments below me r useless. he doesnt do take home test no more n his lectures are borin. For u international students, dont take him, u will just get lost like the rest. If u do take him, just pray u get a C average
A. Baines is a nice guy, he's funny but for an instructor, I would recommend finding another professor for History 1301 and 1302. He uses the text American Passage, however he doesn't teach by the text. So unless you have a great memory and can remember the small details and exactly what the chapters is about. You're not going to do good on the tes
He is not a good teacher and does not go by the textbook just from what he knows. the man does know his history just doesn't know how to teach to the students he doesn't give take home test anymore and doesn't give a good review before the test time DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER HE IS A BIG DISSAPPOINTMENT TO ANYONE WHO IS TRYING TO LEARN
I would not take this teacher is does not teach from the textbook. He knows his stuff just don't know how to teach the class. He does not give take home exams anymore DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HE IS SO SO SO SORRY
He doesn't know how to teach but you can pass the class with extra credits given to you after each test.
This teacher is all over the place, the extra credit helps, but it seems like he really doesn't know how to teach. You have to take really good notes!
the tests are exactly from the text book but quite hard. He hardly teaches with the text book and get distracted easily. No research paper. Only 4 tests and final. Lowest test grade is dropped and exempt from final if you have an A average before the final. 2 extra credit book reports that are not mandatory
This prof is so messy and unorganized. It's hard to understand what he's lecturing about. He just jumps around between the topics. However, he's easy with texting in class or coming late to class. The tests require to memorize lots of details in book. Even though he gives extra credits and one take-home test, it's barely to pass with an A without real hard-working
The worst teacher I have ever had. Has never had a lesson plan, teaches off of wikipedia, never stays on track, and literally doesn't know history. If you ask him a question pertaining to the text book he usually doesn't know and tell you to look it up on wikipedia. Calls his female students, baby girl, sweetie, and darlin.
Attendance was taken, but not necessary. There are 4 tests, 2 bonus papers, 1 final,&1 research paper. Teaches off wikipedia, gets easily distracted, never lectures, never once used book in class, tests are hard over TEXTBOOK material, no test reviews. Worst class&teacher I've ever had. I can honestly say I haven't learned anything.
unless u read and reread the book, u will fail all the exams, i really didnt like his lecture style, cause i could never tell what i was suppose to retain or not. that being said, you cannot fail that class because his offers u extra credit to help u out, one page double spaced book reports, and a very easy research paper make sure its in (MLA)
Mmm..mmm.. Mr. Baines.. :) Funny, and a great street smart cool professor. Easy on the eyes too!
Prof. Baines' is a very nice, cool, understand, and reasonable pros. I wasn't the perfect student by missing call a few to many tmes, but I did the reading and was allowed to make up the test that I messed. If you just forth the effort and try, you will easily make a passing grade. His lectures are a lot of him just talkig though,so read the BOOK!
Loved his class. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about history. Gives extra credit reading assignments and a research paper. Not hard at all. (and I don't like history, but I loved his class)
I took Professor Baines class Hist 1301 class in the spring. His class does involve some reading, but the test are easy and all multiple choice. Some of them are even take home test. History is interesting, but can get a little boring when taking it in class. Professor Baines trys to make it as fun and interesting as he can.
He is a great teacher who knows history quite well...I recommend getting him for HIST 1301 and 1302 as the best option, 4 tests and 1 research paper (MLA format) & drops lowest grade, he gives 1 (out of 4, usually the first) take home test that makes u stand high already, very cooperative with students, do extra credit & make an A in both classes
He has a very strong southern accent and since English isn't my first language it was very hard to understand him... So I don't recommend him to the international students! Moreover he is very chaotic... and also I didn't like the fact that there are almost 100% high-school students!
Prof Baines is great! Very knowledgeable and engaging. His tests come STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK. Not an "easy A" but he def gives plenty of opportunities to make an A.
COME TO CLASS U WILL LEARN AND PASS
Test are over text, but there hard little known facts, and the teacher does not give study guides which is awful because i need to know what to focus on... the test does is not over the more important parts of the chapter its just on randm things. but there is a take home test.. pretty easy to pass this class with an a or b. do the book reviews
Best professor any easy to understand I made A you have to do all your work
DON'T TAKE HIM!His lectures are really boring, he just sit there and talk, he will go off topic, you will have to self teach yourself everything. Have to read the book cover to cover. Tests are hard, about tiny details that are easily overlooked in the book, no notes on the board, just horrible.
great professor ever wasy A take him he will work with your grades !!!
Mr Baines class is easy but boring. He strictly lectures but as long as you have a book your good. He does a lot of extra credit and its super simple. Just take him you wont be disappointed.
HE REALLY KNOWS ABOUT HISTORY SO SOMETIMES HE DOESN'T LECTURE IN THE ORDER THAT THE BOOK GOES. OVERALL IT WAS AN EASY "A" AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK YOU WILL DO FINE. HE GIVES PLENTY OF EXTRA CREDIT AND WILL NOT FAIL ANYONE AS LONG AS YOU SHOW UP TO CLASS. HE IS VERY NICE AND I ENJOYED HIS CLASS.
Awesome professor! ! He knows and loves his subject, the book is manadotory but u can purchase it on amazon for dirt cheap. His finals are the easiest finals in college history! As far as the test as long as you do your study guide you cannot fail. He is extremely helpful and works woth his students. Recommended
I really enjoyed Mr. Baines class. His lectures are captivating and electrifying. You are taken back into history as if he too lived in that very era.
Prof. Baines is a good person, He is unorganised, He have being teaching this course so long that he memorized the chapters so he jumps from one chapter to the other. You have to read the text book to teach yourself.
Great professor I really like him because he help you out with your grades
Great teacher.. I was fresh out of high school and he was my first professor. YES, he tends to stray off topic a lot but on the bright side he is very funny and friendly. This is history so regardless of the professor you must do a lot of reading. He gives extra credit which is really easy. If youve failed his class youre probably very lazy....
This is a very good professor. Take him for HIST 1301.
Laziest professor I've ever experienced. I took him at UHD. Tomorrow is our Final Exam and he still HAS NOT GRADED ANYTHING!!! I have no clue what my grade is for his class. He doesn't teach. He doesn't give tests (all tests are online except final). He doesn't make himself available. He doesn't respond to email because he hates computers.
Read & study all the chapters before each test or don't bother taking them. Tests were difficult, but I used quizlet to study and his verbal reviews were pretty helpful. Lots of reading, but much easier A than my 1301 history prof. 4 tests (drops lowest grade), 2-3 essays with some being group projects with posters, and extra credit opportunities.
Keep an A in his class throughout the semester and you are exempt from the final! Didn't even have to take it and that really allowed me to focus on harder courses during finals week.
He is an okay professor but you need to literally record what he says because he will switch his words around even with due dates and he doesn't give a crap. so take this class but record every word as insurance.
Professor Baines is very knowledgeable of history. If you haven't been in school for a very long time I recommend catching up on your history before taking his class. You have to reach the chapters to follow him because he's all over the place. Mr. Baines class was enjoyable. He gives opportunity for extra credit so complete it, it helps.
This is a super easy class. He does not take attendance. You can find the test question online. He give extra credit (book reviews) for every test.
He is an awesome professor I took him twice, He takes care of his students and is a kind and humble professor I wish more professors were like him, Do yourself a favor and take him
Awesome guy, not the greatest teacher though. His lectures were all over the place but if you read the text you should be fine. He really does care about the students. He gave me an A where I probably deserved a B.
He is by far the worst professor I have ever had. The lectures are all over the place and he constantly leaves out important information. In order to have a chance at doing well on the exams you have to read the book. He does offer extra credit and grades that very easily. He makes a big scene when students miss class.
Took this course over summer. Used the 5th edition of the textbook. Most test question can be found online on quizzlet. DONE TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. You have to read every chapter otherwise you may miss a lot of questions. Gives EC through writing papers based on books that will be assigned in class, this is not mandatory.
I took his course over the summer. Really nice guy but lectures are a waste of time. He gets off topic a lot but he does give questions from the test. The rest of the questions come from out of nowhere. He did give a lot of extra credit opportunities and I managed to get a B. But i wouldn't take him again. Sweet person but TERRIBLE TEACHER.
He's a good guy but is lacking in the lecture dept definitely read the chapters. He gives solid reviews for the tests so nothing is a huge surprise. He graded easy on the essay, overall not much to complain about.
The tests questions were exactly the same as the practice quizzes on the book's website. Unfortunately I didn't figure that out until about mid-semester. The lectures were amusing, but didn't help as much or got off-topic. Use the practice quizzes and you'll pass no problem
BEST PROFESSOR EVER!!! GIVES THE BEST LECTURES, FUNNY, MAKES YOU WANT TO LEARN!!
His teaching is fascinating. He knows about his subject, frequently jump from chapters to chapters, but not big deal. Easy class.
Best professor at HCC. Just do the work, listen to exactly what he says in class, go back and read the chapters and youll pass. Hes not trying to make it tricky or difficult for students. I will take him again 10x
He's good, he just talks too much and tends to drift off topic during lectures so then I would space out when he would ramble on and by the time he would get back on track with the lesson I would start paying attention again and by then would of pretty much missed half of what he had been saying. If you good at reviewing the textbook u will be ok.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
47%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.12 avg changeRatings by Course
HIST13011302
5.0
(2)HISTO1302
5.0
(1)HIST2302
5.0
(1)INCLASS
5.0
(1)HISTORY1301
4.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
1301
4.0
HIS1301
4.0
HIST1305
4.0
HIST1
3.0
HIST1301
2.3