I did not like this class because even though the quizzes were easy as long as you listened in class, his papers were HARD! He wants very specific details and if you don't give them you are automatically wrong. He made me feel worse about my grade and I thought he was just mean.

This man is horrible! He bases your grade off of what he would write... wants ridiculous amount of detail and wants you to write about things that doesn't even deal with the question that he is asking. He ultimately sets his students up to fail. I don't think he wants anyone to do well in his class. I would definitely recommend taking someone else.

Worst professor ever. He is the toughest grader for assignment that is due. He bases your grade solely on what he would write about.

Professor La Vere is BY FAR the worst professor I have had in my whole college career. He is ridiculous when it comes to grading, he says one thing in the requirements and then when grading he says something entirely different! I am being forced to withdraw from this class, because he actually teaches as though he wants you to fail. He is the worst

Dr. La Vere is my least favorite professor that I've had at UNCW. He is condescending and rude in his feedback on discussions. He is unclear on expectations and grades as if we are in an upper level class. He seems to want his students to fail a 105 course (mostly taken by non history majors). I wish I had withdrawn from La Vere's class.

This 100-level class had more work involved than any other class I've ever taken (including graduate school) and he was overly demanding in his expectations. He belittles students and seems to get off on power tripping. Warning: If he asks your opinion, he wants his opinion. No matter how well backed up by facts your opinion is. NEVER AGAIN.

I am a straight A student and it is obvious this teacher does not want his students to be successful. His grading is absurd an he takes points off for random things that were not specified in the rubric. I took this class online and put hours and hours on end of work into it for a crazy teacher to be unfair in his grading and assignments.

Don't plan on having a job or social life outside of this class--so much work. His grading is ridiculous. You must include every bit of information possible--especially info not asked about in the question--to get a *decent* grade. The only pro is 1 extra credit opportunity. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Guidelines are unclear, and you practically have to read his mind to know what his expectations are. Says that assignments have a 300 word minimum, but then emails the day the assignment is due and says if you only write 300 words, you'll get an automatic C. Rude, unclear, and expects way too much for a 100 level course. I'm probably withdrawing.

I heavily regret signing up for this class. He grades so harshly and my GPA is going to suffer after this class. I have written papers that I have had multiple people review along with going to the writing lab and I still can not seem to get an A. He knows what hes talking about but this class isnt worth it unless youre looking to fail.

Chem student, harder than Biochemistry. Hard grader with a lot of work. Tried to work with him multiple times, but still couldn't give what he wanted. Worst teacher at UNCW I've had. Gives you a B and can't tell you what to fix. I showed him where i directly answered his questions, but still wasn't good enough. Changed nothing during COVID. AVOID!

The class material itself isn't difficult to understand or learn, however his expectations and grading are extremely hard for a 105 level class. His directions were contradictory and never clear, and the specifics of the papers were always ambiguous. Extra credit is offered at the end of the semester which I definitely recommend doing.

Absolutely worst professor I have ever had the displeasure of taking. His book he assigns (that he wrote) is so poorly written my eight year old sister could mash a keyboard and create more coherent sentences. His expectations are vague and he takes points off even when you do everything right. Belittled students and super hard to get a good grade

Took this class and quickly came to realize how hard it was! This was the first time I ever made a C in college and it was also the hardest class I ever took. You had to read/write at least 2 papers every week on books that the professor himself wrote so either way whatever you said was always wrong. He is a tough grader and didn't care if u passed

Gives tricky quizzes, if you do not put exactly what he is thinking in your discussion post then it is wrong and you will receive a low grade, also can be rude when giving feedback. I would not recommend. You have to write a paper on a book he wrote, so if you miss one thing then it is all wrong.

I took this professor for a summer course. The work load wasnt even that bad, but this professor was horrible. He was unnecessarily strict with grading. He was inconsiderate when it came to outside issues. He lowered my grade because of a problem with Canvas. He didnt give instructions on the final, only on the 2nd day (2 day final). Rude in gen.

His grading made no sense, and he gives extremely negative feedback with no real solution. If you don't list extreme specific things (some aren't even talked about) be ready to get no more than a 50 on all assignments. Will NEVER take him again. Don't take any classes by him. I have much more to say, but can't because of the character limit.

Does not provide feedback, rather a bulleted list of things you should include. Is a very harsh grader and expects you to answer how he wants it answered. I would not take this class again- do not recommend, even if you NEED the credit

I wanted to give this prof a chance even after reading his reviews , but I just couldnt. He is one of the hardest graders I have ever had in college, especially for a 100 level class which makes it so much worse. The material isnt hard at all, but his expectations and grading is often rude and makes no sense. From a straight A student, dont take

Dr. La Vere is extremely difficult and doesn't give enough feedback on grades. Not very nice or approachable, wouldn't recommend to any student, History major or not.

Spent hours on a paper just to "not explain enough". Then in my next paper, I explained "too much". He wrote a book and makes it a required textbook for this class, money hungry. He sends about 15 emails on canvas and outlook every week. I asked him for help because I was confused on my papers and he told me to basically drop the class.

If you can avoid taking this prof DO IT! For a 100 level class he expects way too much. He grades the weekly discussions very harshly and wants you to have included very specific details he didn't say to put in in the assignment details. He sends numerous lengthy emails every week and is not the most friendly. Worst class I have ever taken at UNCW.

He can be very blunt when grading things, which can be taken as rude and unfriendly. I am usually an A student, and have put the same amount of effort into this class as I have every other class, but somehow have ended up with a grade that does not reflect the usual. Hard grader, would not recommend.

Is very critical both online when grading papers as well as if you choose to speak up in class, or get called on. Most of what you will say is wrong unless it is worded exactly how he wants it to be. I have gotten points off on perfectly written papers due him never giving a rubric/instruction. If taking history to get a credit, find someone else.

Do not take this professor. Way too harsh of a grader. I have taken multiple 300/400 level classes, and this takes the cake for being too difficult. He tells you in his notes that you haven't written enough, when you're just going off of his lectures and notes. He's rude in his responses and pulls his criticisms out of nowhere.

No rubrics. You will write 10 essays in the class, 3 of them book reports. There are 6 pop quizzes (he tells you). You may think you're a good writer, but he will humble you. If you do not write word for word what he wants (which there is no way of knowing) good luck. Grading is subjective and feedback is mean, not helpful. AVOID at all cost!!!

terrible profesa strict grades, on some boring topics. Weird lectures, very loud

Terrible professor. He expects students to know what he wants us to write on the weekly essays but provides students with very vague instructions. He grades the essays more meticulously than any of my English professors have ever graded a paper. He's also very unresponsive and will not email you back

While he is very good about his lectures and storytelling, he is an awful professor. He makes you feel very stupid and will tell you that you explained to much or too little. He will tell you that he is a tough grader when you email asking for help or tell you to figure it out. If one thing sounds wrong, he assumes its AI. avoid him.

Dropped this class within a week- DO NOT TAKE. Insanely strict for a college professor (especially regarding phones, tardies, and absences.) While his lectures can be entertaining he is an EXTREMELY harsh grader and expects you to write EXACTLY what he wants. His feedback is genuinely insulting- he will not only attack your work but you as a person

Extremely harsh with grading. One essay due every week with questions to answer as the prompt, but with no other details besides the word count. Impossible to get above a B on any essay. Feeback on work is unhelpful and very rude. Seems like a knowledgeable person, but not skilled as a professor. Avoid his class at all costs. GPA killer.

I have never had such a horrible experience with a professor as I have with David La Vere. He is incredibly obnoxious, entitled, and rude. He picks on students during class, especially girls, and it is extremely weird and uncomfortable. I cannot stress it enough, DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

Terrible. Just terrible. Go read the books if you are interested in the material because it is not worth the time nor money to try here.

A lot of writing but it is easy. His grading makes it impossible though. Expects too much from a course people are taking for a credit. Doesn't give any guidelines to follow besides wordcount and prompt. Accused me of using AI on a midterm even though I didn't and was extremely rude about it. Feedback is condescending and rude. Angry old man.

I truly can't express enough how horrible of a professor Dr. La Vere is. He treats his students with blatant disrespect and is incredibly stubborn, it's his way or no way. His lectures also often get incredibly inappropriate as he asks students (especially women) weird questions on their opinion on certain topics where there is no opinion to be had

Extremely harsh grading, no matter how hard you try to adapt to his feedback he does not care.

He constantly accuses students of using AI, even when I spend hours editing my essays exactly how he asks. His feedback is rude, condescending, and never constructive. No matter how hard you try, it's never good enough. Extremely discouraging and frustrating class. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!

His lectures were boring and unengaging His slides had limited information and not posted on Canvas He is rude and inappropriate He would call students out in front of the whole class. 10-question pop quizzes in the last 5 minutes of class. Take longer, and he will make degrading comments I could go on, main point is: DONT TAKE HIM - WORST PROF

Don't miss class random pop quizzes, and they are somewhat hard. Essays have to be about what he says and everything he believes. Hard to learn from him, You will not get higher than an 80 on an assignment the whole semester. Good Luck!