The syllabus said to write a 2-3 page paper every week. After we turned in the first few, Hinds began spending large amounts of classtime yelling at us for not writing 6+ pages, and he graded us as if we should have been doing that much. He also will cancel assignments by email the night before they're due, or wait until you've brought it to class.

Did not enjoy him or his class at all. Did not use Blackboard, all texts chosen were by him or his friends, directions were shoddily given (if at all) and then he'd become angry when we didn't meet his unexplained requirements. I do not recommend him.

Terrible online class. Very demanding. Impossible to communicate with teacher. Seems to have no interest in helping students.

This guy is discriminatory to whites and mexicans. And the class is just an excuse to sell his cheap book.

Sometimes I could not understand what he was saying through his accent. Your grades are based on four tests you take, which are difficult. Before the first test, I went to every single class and took in-depth notes and still received a bad grade. This class is about Bob Marley, reggae, and resistance, which I thought would be fun. DO NOT TAKE.

This dude is just not a good teacher. All we do is watch videos and then he picks out very specific things to put onto his tests. Im sitting in his class now and hate it so much so I had to say something. DONT TAKE HIS CLASS

To be successful in this course you need to buy the CourseHero notes. Terrible teacher, completely random test questions.

This guy is absolutely one of the worste professors I have ever had. Unless your from Jamaica and no every minor detail, that Bob Marley himself probably didn't know. I would not recommend taking this class

This man is one of the worst professors i have every had. He is rude and utterly uneducated on etiquette. He expects you to memorize 20+ songs then take an exam and know everything about those songs. However he thinks that this class does not need studying and that there is a complete difference between studying and memorizing. One word. STUPID.

Not a good professor, doesn't want you to be successful in the course. Barely teaches, most wath Youtube documentaries for the majority of the semester.

Not a good teacher and doesn't want students to be successful in course. I know many students cheated with CourseHero and StudyBlue to get an A. Regardless this class sucks along with the professor. He just wants to overcome the stigma attached to Bob Marley. Doesn't teach for the first half of the semester but has students watch videos. Don't do i

Hard to believe out of all my classes (including calc, adv. eng, and CIS) this was my lowest grade. Says that if you go to class, the tests will be easy. Average grade for tests were C's, no multiple choice. This professor does not accept questions, is extremely biased, seems to hate America, and makes people feel stupid if they do not agree.

Professor Hinds, only exams, no homework. Attend every lecture and you will still do horrible no matter if you write down every word that comes out of his mouth. He grades tests and lots of people had issues with him incorrectly grading their paper and he would refuse to have made a grading error and would scream at them. Strict, and rude.

Tests are hard and there's no credit outside of these tests. In my class there was no study guide for quizzes and exams . Lectures are not always helpful and he speaks with a thick accent. Easily the loudest human I've ever met. He gives his political opinions in class, while I agree with what he has to say, it's not his place to speak on politics

When reviewing what will be on the upcoming quiz, he will go off an a tangent the whole class period and then the quiz wont even have the information he was discussing

He is very emotional and lets himself get mad about students being "disrespectful" and will go off on a tangent for 20 minutes because one person left .2 seconds early. He mainly plays documentaries with very heavy accents and its basically a note taking class with like only 4 grades in the grade book the whole semester. MUST Pay attention

Took the Bob Marley class. If you are looking for an easy A this is not the class for you. I had a great semester all A's and B's, and got a D in this class. He does not respond to emails. Puts questions on the quiz that were not in the lectures. Only 5 tests in grade book- and that's it. Thought this was going to be easiest class, but was hardest.

Truly incompetent. The majority of his class is watching YouTube videos, from which he picks random facts for his test questions. Many questions from his tests aren't relevant or are mentioned only once. When he does lecture, he is extremely vague and criticizes the students openly for being lazy, even if everyone fails. He shouldn't be a teacher.

Dr. Hinds does seem to care about the topic of his course but could care less about his students understanding of the material. Even if you attend class every day and give 100% effort you will still fail the exams. After asking for help the first time I was instructed to just "remember.

Truly the least constructive professor Ive had during my time at ASU. He couldnt care less whether students understood the material. Graded solely on 5 quizzes which consist of questions like what was Marleys home address. Dr. Hinds stated that all you have to do is remember to get the correct answer on these ridiculous questions. Just remember.

Actually the worst teacher ever. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. He wrote our textbook and simply said read the book without giving page numbers or chapters to read or anything. Zero homework assignments. Gave ONLY tests. Class once a week and the other class is you watching youtube videos by yourself. His tests were 45 short answer questions in 20 minute

I literally made an account on this site just to give this dude a bad review. He straight up does not care about his students or their grade at all. The only grades all semester are 5 quizzes that are all around 50 written questions with a 30min time limit. Quizzes are graded about a month late, errors in grading, does not allow students to ask Q's

Dude straight-up sucks. Never thought a Bob Marley class would be the hardest class I take at University. there are 5 tests and that's the whole grade book. He also makes so many mistakes grading the tests and when you confront him about it he gets super angry and says you're "bullying" him. Never take this guy, the worst professor I have ever had.

Don't take him. Just don't do it, please save yourself. This is the only B I have received and I spent 3x as much time studying for this class than any other classes, and I have taken "harder" classes. Timed tests (1 hour) with 30+ short answer questions that are very specific niche questions that you are not warned or prepared for, closed note.

Professor Hinds is one of the worst I've taken here. He'll never give you an upfront answer when you ask a question, instead he'll make you feel stupid for even asking in the first place. His test questions aren't content based, it's all rote memorization. He has an accent which is hard to understand but god forbid you ask him to repeat himself

Professor Hinds is the classic, "put the movie on and take notes" professor. He puts the minimal possible effort into the course, and is extremely insecure when anybody so much as comments on his lecture style, course structure, or quiz material. The quizzes are horrendous fill-in-the-blank memorization rather than an assessment of understanding.

Expected the class to be relatively easy, turned out to be my hardest class. He grades only off of 5 assignments based on bad lectures where he barely speaks on questions that will come up on the tests. His accent is super hard to understand and he doesn't take any form of criticism well at all.

I took this class thinking it would be an easy class. He has no slides for notes, the only notes are based off of what he says or some low quality videos. The only grades in the class are 5 quizzes which are mad hard. I went to every single class and got F's on every single quiz. If you want an easy class and good grade do not take.

If I could rate this class in the negatives I would. Please please please read and listen to these reviews because I really wish I wouldve. Save yourself. Professor Hinds should be re-evaluated as a professor here, as he is the laziest most incompetent teacher I have taken. 5 quizzes only & and accent almost impossible to understand. Dropped!!

Very bad instructor, he is hard to understand and gets mad when asked questions. Do not take any of his classes at all costs do not want anyone else going through what I had to do not make the same mistake as me.

Extremely derogatory. Will not respond to emails. Doesn't post grades til the end of the semester. Average scores on exam was a 40, no curve. Talks about the most random things and expects us to remember specific phrases for the exams (which are short answer). He doesn't have lecture slides. Also he openly supports Russia invading Ukraine.

Lectures all class "Tells you what's going to be on the quiz" or so he says. He says 100 different things are going to be on the quiz and that's just from his lectures, that doesn't include the videos and readings he wants you to take notes from. Your 40-question quiz that your supposed to know all the answers because he gave you the answers. Joke

I cannot stress this enough DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. The class consists of 5 quizzes that make up for 100% of your grade. During the classes prior to these quizzes you will be watching hour long videos each class and taking notes on them. Some information won't even be in the videos. The average for this first quiz was 15. Just don't take this class

The whole class is based off of 5 tests that are based off of a months worth of material. You must remember every word that comes out of his mouth in that month, because I guarantee it will be on the test. He does not care about you or your grade, he acts like you should know everything he says by heart, and assumes that you know everything.

Refuses to use Canvas and most of the quiz questions come from hour-long videos that you watch in class and are often on particular things that most people wouldn't think to write down. Also doesn't answer emails and does not put due dates on Canvas, making it very hard to prepare for exams and essays. Overall just not a good professor

Do not take Bob Marley reggae and Resistance with Dr. Hinds. During the first half of the semester, he played youtube videos every single class. Your whole grade revolves around 5 quizzes on these videos. The questions are wildly specific. Nothing is on canvas so if you miss a class you are screwed. Studying for his tests is a guessing game.

WORST CLASS EVER. Grades were solely based on 5 exams. By the end of the class, EVERYONE had given up and just accepted their fate. My BIGGEST regret was not dropping this horrible class when I had the chance. If you think this class will be fun, you are MISTAKEN. Save yourself the trouble and take another class.

DO NOT TAKE!!! Graded on attendance and 5 tests. Must remember everything he or a poor-quality video says the first time because it will be on the tests and he won't repeat himself or share video. Will berate students for asking questions to clarify what he says. Will berate the class for slacking/disrespect when one person slips up.

Worst professor Ive ever had at asu. No other words needed