He gets a kick out of embarrassing students and is not very helpful. The good thing is that the class was interesting and not too difficult.

He doesn't have much respect for his students and I thought some of his personal comments to the class were offensive. I'm sorry to say that I have less interest in the subject after taking his class.

This class is very boring, and the tests are so esoteric that the only way to get an A is to guess lucky. There are questions about random things that were mentioned maybe once, in lecture or the book. In class he expects us to make obscure leaps of logic to guess what an answer is. I don't like it.

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bad teacher, he is too hard, and likes to pick on people, and helps them to lower their self confidence, the test are stupid with no study guide and who honestly cares about the MacMic people he studied on, maybe he should go teacher at a different college, it would be nice of him!

he is a pathetic teacher. his tests are hard. his notes are the most random things ive seen in my entire life, and his tests are the most random facts that you wouldnt think would be on the test. never take danny strouthes...he has wasted my time. i hate anthro now

pompous. ill directed lectures. incredibly hard exams. unreasonable amounts of readings. his classes seem like they should be grad classes

Horrible arrogant professor! He belittles his students and makes fun of Eau Claire because it isn't Yale and tells his students they are dumb for choosing to go there! He's unreasonable, assigns ridiculous amounts of readings and hard tests, if you do well he'll accuse you of cheating! Avoid him at all costs, he's the worst I've seen!

He goes by the textbook...if you think the textbook is always right then take classes from him...otherwise hes very boring.

He's rude and bitter, and as far as I can tell, he has no reason to be. He thinks his students are the dumbest on the planet and shows attitude at innapropriate times. If he hates being here so much, then why the hell is he still here? I'm sure none of his students would complain if he left!

Take at your own risk!

Basically, he's an arrogant jerk who tries to use words that are too big for his mouth. He treats his students like children. His notes are SO random and I understand that he studied his Mic Mac culture, but thats what he bases everything on. I was lookin' forward to the class until I got about 4 weeks in....

You need to know your stuff so you can suck up to him during class otherwise have fun reading his extremely boring text that he uses a lot of info for his test. He makes no sense most of the time and his notes are very unorganized!! Good luck if you take him!

1) Do not come to class late 2) Do not eat during class 3) Do not talk to your neighbor during class. Those are just some things I've learned in his class, oh, and that culture is learned. This professor is very egotistical and close-minded. Whatever he says is right. Most of the time the students are wrong when you try to answer questions in class

This was one of the most useless classes I've taken so far

This teacher is ridiculous. I would let everyone know NOT to take this teacher. He made up a fact that broccoli was an artificial vegetable created by a certain Mr. Broccoli in the early 1900's. This is completely made up. Why would you make stuff like that up? terrible teacher..

He is a horrilbe teacher. He wants you to participate in class, however, if you do, he downs what you say. Even if it is directly out of the textbook. He has three tests which are basically absorb and repeat. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

It is obvious he cares about the MICMAC. Be prepared to listen to boring lectures and read the text and then regurgitate what you momorized. There is no real thinking in his class. If he calls on you for an answer, make sure you know it, or he will humilate you. DON'T TAKE HIM

It is obvious he cares about the MICMAC. Be prepared to listen to boring lectures and read the text and then regurgitate what you momorized. There is no real thinking in his class. If he calls on you for an answer, make sure you know it, or he will humilate you. DON'T TAKE HIM

It is obvious he cares about the MICMAC. Be prepared to listen to boring lectures and read the text and then regurgitate what you momorized. There is no real thinking in his class. If he calls on you for an answer, make sure you know it, or he will humilate you. DON'T TAKE HIM

He seems to be a very intelligent professor, but he doesn't do a very good job at passing along his knowledge to his students. The text book will put you to sleep. His lectures are unorganized and the tests are impossible for and intro course. 80 multiple choice and 2 essays in 50 mins is setting up failure. I dont recommend taking him.

By far the worst professor I've ever had in college. Made me want to rip my eyeballs out after only 50 minutes. He's not helpful, he thinks he knows everything, and makes you feel like an idiot. His exams are IMPOSSIBLE. don't even bother studying he'll ask you random questions you've never even seen before. very unorganized. STAY AWAY.

I definitely did not learn a thing in this class! I know my heritage of course but when he asked me about it I was wrong.. I guess he knows me better than I do. Definitely a biased professor, and avoid him at all costs!

I went into Anth 161 ready to learn about the human race, but found Strouthes blindly reading off definitions of random words and locations of random tribes fround in the text. The textbook used is HORRENDOUS and I caught him several times reading, word for word, content from the book. Never take this prof, for you will get nothing out of him.

I went into Anth 161 ready to learn about the human race, but found Strouthes blindly reading off definitions of random words and locations of random tribes fround in the text. The textbook used is HORRENDOUS and I caught him several times reading, word for word, content from the book. Never take this prof, for you will get nothing out of him.

Seemed like a nice guy at first, then he opened his mouth. His Mic-Mac stories are funny, and make him see friendly but he is very pretentious and is NEVER wrong. Lectures are only 50 min but terribly boring and unorganized. The textbook is a heinous crime. Avoid this class with Strouthes, and take with a different professor.

Do read any of the text books. Write down what he says word for word. Regurgitate what you wrote down in class and you'll get 80's on the test with little studying. Easy class, bad professor. He goes as far to say that anthropology is a science and actually matters. Don't ever speak in class.

I wasn't impressed in this teacher, he's arrogant, he doesn't really explain anything well, he's unorganized, but he does grade on a huge curve. I'd say this class is easy enough if you just need a GE considering, I failed my test and still ended up getting an A because of his curve. He is a really frustrating teacher but it's an easy A

I advise against taking classes with Dr. Strouthes because he acted disrespectfully toward others and didn't seem to care very much for his students. The class was one of the worst experiences I've had at EC.

He was very condescending, the text used was outdated and really expensive. The tests were extremely challenging, you'd have to memorize every detail of the reading to do well, and the reading was about 300+ pages/test. Try to get into other anth classes if interested in the topic, you won't learn anything and it'll just hurt your GPA!!

I found the content of the class very interesting but REALLY didn't like professor Strouthes! He comes off as kind of a jerk sometimes and had crazy expectations for the exams. The reading is insane for a 3 credit class and didn't help me AT ALL when it came time to take the tests. I recommend the class but with a different professor.

He skips around a lot on his topic in lectures, so sometimes he'll say one thing about one tribe and not clarify which tribe he's talking about. So it's kind of a jumbled mess. He paces a lot with his head down when he's talking. And when he talks, the ends of his sentences stray off so you never really catch everything he says.

There's a TON of reading. And honestly, if you just read some of the material from the main large textbook and take notes during his boring lectures, you'll be fine. Just spark note and look up notes online for the rest of the books and you'll be fine.

This class could have been interesting with a different prof. He is so condescending and critical it made class horrible. He will ask for questions & if you answer wrong he will call you out in front of the class. You will need to read for the essay on the test, the rest of the test is easy, lectures are very boring & pointless.

Strouthes' lectures are very boring and he tries to tell a joke everyday, but they are very rarely funny. He does not care about the students' interests and most of what he says in lectures is straight out of the book. If you like reading take this class, read the textbook, skip class, and get an A. Also, does not like technology and won't use d2l.

This class was for Museum Curation; no textbook at all (only online readings). I think this was the most disorganized class I have ever been in; not only was there very little direction, he gives three projects at the last minutes (last few weeks). This class could be awesome; I took it because I wanted to learn how to curate a museum; stressful.

Strouthes gives 3 exams through the semester including the final which total 90% of your grade. His lectures are just him standing in front of the class talking with no organization or visual aids. He teaches through stories. His stories are great but not an effective way to learn. The textbook is ridiculously drawn out.

Very knowledgable about different cultures but not a great professor. Does not use power points, just talks all class and can tend to go all over the place so notes won't always make sense. Graded only on 3 tests and 1 paper. Tests are hard, asked random questions but short answer are usually from the extra readings assigned. Does not use D2L.

I was really excited about this class, but disappointed once I completed it and felt like I didn't learn a single thing. I went to class everyday. Many people went once a week and were not penalized. Tests were not on the material covered in class.

He is so knowledgable and I definitely respect him for that, but I really wouldn't recommend this class. He is definitely not the most structured, which makes staying on top of things pretty hard. Lots of reading on top of the lengthy textbook, too.

I took this class and was extremely excited about it when I started. Oooh boy did I have a big storm coming. I paid almost $100 for a USED text book that I haven't opened once, didn't even need it. He is so knowledgeable but he rambles and I can't follow allow in his lecture. No powerpoints and doesn't use D2L. 3 tests and 1 paper, no other grades.

Strouthes tells stories almost the whole time in lecture, no power points or anything. It made it really hard to learn/stay awake and eventually I just stopped going because he didnt take attendance. I honestly just guessed on all the tests and barely tried on the paper and I ended up with a B. Also dont bother getting the textbook, didnt use it

Lectures meant nothing when it came to the 3 exams. Can totally skip all the time and still get at least a B.

Mr. Strouthes is an old man who does not use powerpoint of the schools online-based system to communicate with students. All lectures are vocally based and he uses no other resources to help. Expects you to read a lot, but with some common sense guessing and paying half attention to the lectures, I passed very easily.

I respect Dr. Strouthes and his knowledge but I seriously think he shouldn't be a professor. He tells stories about his personal research experience for 50% of the lectures and that material isn't on the test at all. Doesn't use powerpoints or post notes so you're literally on your own for everything. Also doesn't use D2L. AVOID taking him!