Makes history fun, not just memorization of dates.

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Very clear and easy to understand. Makes History enjoyable.

Makes class incredibly interesting.

Great teacher! Makes boring subject matter interesting.

Great Teacher... Great Class

great person and teacher, very interesting

makes history fun!

Extremely , lectures are interesting , tests are very fair,

She's awesome. Multiple Choice Mid-Term & Final, 1 paper, and 1 quiz per week.

Wonderful person, most is discussion, two papers now exams

She is super coo!

awesome prof, really knows her stuff...funny too!!! highly recommended!

Awesome teacher. Very enthusiastic. Knows what she's talking about. Will make sure you understand everything. Make sure you sit in the front, or else you might not be able to hear her.

Great teacher. Always answers questions even in the middle of lecture.

An example of what a Delaware professor should be! Excited and engaging. Wonderful lecturer. I actually enjoyed going! Quizzes weekly, but they are easy and help prep for test. Light readings.

she's awesome. i love this class. BUT our so-called essay assignment was complete bulls**t.

talks very low, sit upfront. minimal work. no text so make sure you get notes from class, she just talks, no overheads

reminds me of ms. frizzle from the magic school bus. really nice lady. too bad her TAs were jerks. no text, take lots of notes.

Great teacher...makes history fun..However, she gives too much power to the TA's. The TA's were horrible and power hungry. Test are too subjective and filled with trick questions. Lectures are great, tests are not.

She was great the TAs blew! I hated my TA and it ruined the class for me -- BEWARE --

Great lecturer, places a little too much emphasis on discussion. Highly recommended.

Kinda reminds me of Mrs Frazzle from the Magic School Bus, very engaging, easy tests, just give your opinion in discussion and you'll get an A.

Not a bad teacher but sucks she doesnt have a text book so you have to go to every class and if you zone out you could miss something important. Also lots of pop quizes. Class is pretty interesting and the 2 tests multiple choice comes off those quizes. I recommend taking the class its just a little bit of a pain in the ass.

Christine is very engaging and makes it a point to learn every students name in her class of 150, pretty impressive. But, terribly boring and no text book, so missing class is a bad idea. Harder than I thought it should have been. Oh, did I mention how BORING it was?

Prof. Heyrman makes American History very interesting. She has a genuine interest in what she teaches as well as her students. She makes the class fun and exciting. I would definitely recommend her to anyone. We read 4-5 books (honors added another 2), online sources, wrote two papers for the midterm and two papers for the final.

very good lecturer and has a great sense of humor. Class is very engaging and Heryman is one of the best professors I've had at UD. Tests and quizzes can be tricky but if you study you'll do well. Professor is also extremely nice and helpful. Class is highly recommended

By far one of my favorite professors I have had. Great sense of humor, and always makes class fun. She really seems to love teaching and it shows in lecture. No textbook, but reading from other books. Go to class, take notes, skim the readings and you will do great.

Great teacher. It kind of sucks that the lass doesnt have a textbook. For test you have to relay totally on your notes, so take good ones. You have to take a discussion section for this class so that helps alot. I ended up with an A-

Be sure to go to class, take good notes, and try to avoid zoning out. She's nice and tries to make everything as interesting as possible. Quiz questions from discussion are used on the midterm and final and you can use notes for both, which is really helpful. Overall, this class is worth taking.

Christine is so nice and so enthusiastic. She makes classes interesting which is good bc you have to go. She doesnt use a textbook so you have to take good notes. Make sure you participate in section and do ok on the quizzes. The midterm and final are openbook and she gives you the essay questions ahead of time so theyre pretty easy. Take her!

Attendance required at the discussions. Her weekly quizzes weren't always easy, but she was a great teacher who made history really interesting. Weekly quizzes, two exams, one paper. The honors kids only had to read two extra books and then she took us out to dinner to discuss them! Take her if you can.

What a great professor! She is so knowledgable and very engaging. The exams are incredibly easy if you go to class and read the books. I enjoyed this class so much, wish there were more professors like her.

Took the honors section, definitely recommend it because it's the best way for her to get to know you personally. Great lectures and discussions, she clearly knows everything about the time period and she cares a great deal. Easy grader, exams are open book and open note, one essay and a few outside books, although no text book. She's the best!

I don't agree with most of these comments, and neither does anyone I know in this class. She's a good teacher but the quizzes every Friday are HARD. Average score for the class is usually a 6 or 7 out of 10. Midterm seemed okay, but I ended up getting a C and so did all my friends. I'll probably get a B- when I thought it would be an easy A..

She is SO knowledgable and will learn everyone's names. She is the sweetest woman and really wants you to obtain the material and will clarify anything you ask. I strongly suggest her. 2 open note exams and one 5 page paper, not bad at all.

Professor Heyrman is such an amazing professor. She cares about her students and makes US History so much more interesting. She engages the class by reading about 5 or 6 novels and not a boring textbook. She also understands that we are going through alot and makes the class college-leveled but as easy as possible for you to pass. YOU MUST TAKE HER

Heyrman is an amazing professor. Her expectations of reading and participation are intimidating, but GO TO CLASS- she's brilliant and makes the material interesting. Not only that, she's really encouraging and willing to help you understand any points of confusion. Detailed notes of lecturesdiscussions will help a TON with 2 essay tests.

Took this for a second writing and did nothing extra, just met with her to talk about my writing. A lot of reading, five 5 page papers, and a lot of discussion in class. If you take good notes and write well you'll do fine. She's really understanding and helpful. Great teacher.

Prof. Heyrman was a great professor! She was very enthusiastic about the topic but she assigns like 6 novels to read in place of a textbook. I managed to get through them all and skimmed one of them and did fine. Really pay attention to her lectures though as you may miss a lot of material if you zone out.

One of the best professors on campus. Going to class is essential, but her interesting lectures will definitely make it worth your while. No textbook, just a selection of a bunch of different books and online readings. Be prepared to read /a lot/, and be prepared to discuss. Only bad thing is no exams, just two very long papers.

Professor Heyrman is an all-around perfect history professor. Her lectures are very easy to follow and her quizzes and exams do not contain any surprises. She is also very funny in class and interesting to be around. I would definitely consider taking another one of her classes.

Best history professor! She facilitates a fantastic discussion that always makes students think deeper. I was alway excited for class! That being said, there is a lot of reading. You will need all of the books! Grading is: 3 papers (2 for midterm, 1 for final) and participation (each 33%). Hope to take her class again! Awesome course & professor!

Professor Heyrman is a great professor. She is truly passionate about history & made the material very interesting. Mostly lectures w/occasional discussions on assigned readings (short books, no typical textbook). Easy multiple choice pop quizzes every week or so. Midterm, final, paper, & quizzes make up your grade. Take this if you can!

Christine (what she likes to be called) is a great professor. However, the difficulty of history152 is heavily based upon the TA. If you get Jeff Appelhans as a TA TAKE A DIFFERENT COURSE! He is a very tough grader and this will not be an "easy A."

She is one of the nicest people you will meet. Her lectures are so entertaining and she always makes sure that everyone is understanding what she is saying. Couple pop quizzes but they usually come after any reading we had the night before ( there aren't many). Definitely so nice and definitely worth taking the class to fill a requirement.

Christine is the best! She really cares about the students and wants all of us to succeed. The only grades are 2 really long papers and participation. Definitely attend class and take good notes. Participation is definitely encouraged and keeping up with the readings is helpful. Not a very tough grader. A hard class, but an A is very possible!

Midterm and final are both essays around 10 pages. No other assignments but if you participate she'll bump your grade up. Classes are heavily discussion based, she calls on everybody so do the readings, its a lot sometimes but doable. When we switched to online classes she didn't change the class at all and expected the same kind of participation.

the class is based on 3 papers which definitely makes passing hard, I believe you also get a few points for participating in discussions. Christine is a nice lady, super quiet, definitely sit towards the front. go to lectures ! if you miss one its so hard to catch back up if you miss one. there are 3 books, you don't really need to read them

The 3 essay exams are easy if you go to lectures and take good notes. Very passionate about the topic and can answer any questions. The essay exams are not too bad, reviewed 85% on both so far. Expected to read but unlikely she will find out if you read or not. Not worth getting the books, can look up online.

This class was pretty boring, but professor Heyrman was an easy grader and all your grade is 3 essays, just make sure you actually read and you will be fine

She may seem strict at first, but if you really engage with the materials, take good notes, and participate in class (especially in book discussions), it's really an awesome course. Also, all pop quizzes are open-note & there are 10 throughout the semester. I would recommend this class, but warning it is a bit of a harder introductory course.

I'm graduating, and I took Hist 158 and Hist 152 with her my sophomore year. Im coming back to write because she was my absolute favorite professor. I CANNOT RECOMMEND HER ENOUGH. Weekly went to her office hours for fun and she always answered my questions about additional info I sought. People who've said she's a tough grader didnt go to her class

She's a very nice person. Just be ready to get called on in class, and there are lots of readings to do throughout the semester. The 2 "exams" are written papers and there are in-class quizzes throughout the semester. The quizzes are open notes and taken in groups, but they still are extremely hard. I think my group failed most of them.

great teacher overall just very lecture heavy.

The whole "calling on people randomly" is seriously rare and really only happens in discussion when everyone is required to participate. She wont penalize you for not immediately coming to a certain conclusion or having the same perspective as her either. She likes a variety of ideas. She's very understanding and very knowledgeable as well.