Not an easy class, but I have never, ever had a better professor. Paradis really wants you to do well, and is extremly friendly. Words cannot express the gratitude I have had for him this semester! Please take a class from him...it is worth the effort! Just be prepared to read some difficult books.

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Wonderful. If you want to actually learn about the subject and be challenged while doing so, Paradis is the man. If you want to loaf through college and become a walking head for the real-world, avoid. Extremely helpful and willing to devote personal time to students' problems. A+

as long as you read the material that was assigned and took lecture notes, there were no "surprise expectations" in the class. the final paper was fun to write... or maybe i am just a loser.

There's a heck of a lot of reading, but he's a great guy and really willing to help you out

Very down to earth and entertaining to learn from. I definitely recommend him!

There was an awful lot of very dense reading, but Dr. Paradis himself was interesting and helpful. The study guides for quizzes were a huge help for the quizzes themselves, which were a huge help for the exams. Be prepared to watch your writing mechanics VERY closely. It's not the easiest course, but also not unreasonably hard.

One of the best professors I've had. Went to great lengths to help me understand test and assignment materials. The class was difficult, but he made it accessible through his lectures. A very friendly, approachable instructor.

Hands down best teacher I've had at CU. Brilliant and helpful. I would take any class offered by him. Attend class and take notes and there are no surprises in the course.

Dr. Paradis is one of the coolest i have ever had! he is really into what he teaches and is willing to help if you just go and ask him. i would recommend him to anyone!!!

Great teacher! Not too hard, easy quiz/essay formats. You can tell he is passionate about his work.

One of my favorite professors. He is interested in the material, thus making it fun to learn.

Doesn't put a lot of information on his slides but overall, if you come to class and take notes you should do fine! The quizzes and tests are pretty regular so they don't cover too much material at once and the questions are almost always on things he's emphasized. He also loves the material which helps!

Very reading-based class, but as long as you take notes and keep up with the lectures and reading the quizzes are a breeze. Definitely a bit of work to keep up, but Paradis remains one of my favorite professors to this day. I learned a lot and still look fondly on this class.

He was a very nice, helpful professor. Sometimes he would silly pun-type joke, but you smiled because its endearing. He was helpful and answered questions straight forwardly. I would highly recommend.

He is a very tough grader and expects a lot out of his students. However, this is because he will help with whatever a person needs on their tests or papers. With my research paper he wasn't very fond of how I organized the rough draft, so he made and gave me an outline for it. If you're willing to work hard, take his class.

I think he expects a lot from his students, but they also need to understand the summer session is naturally much more intense because of the time constraint. If you are really interested in history you should absolutely take this class. His lectures are in depth and interesting . An overall fantastic teacher for people who want to learn.

For a 1000-level history course, it was very hard. You really have to pay attention in lecture and work hard on the reading quizzesessays. I feel like I put in enough time and effort for an A, but I ended up with a B. He let's you know up front that he isn't an easy grader and he means it. He gives really good feedback though.

He's the person I aspire to be.

Grades really tough especially with essays and tests. That being said the quizzes are relatively easy. The most important thing is to at least read spark notes and always remember to bring your clicker to class. He has usually 3 clicker questions per day that tanked my grade hard.

Great professor that really cares about the material. He makes the class laugh and portrays the information well. He is sometimes cocky and seems short with his students, but show up and study a few hours you'll be fine. But does seem a lot for an entry level course. He should be teaching more upper level courses.

Fair grader or papers. If you write clearly and actually read the book he gives pretty decent feedback. Easy class to get an A in if you do the work.

Really interesting lectures and is good at keeping you engaged in the material. Although he is a pretty tough grader. The class is basically just papers so if you're not a good test taker and like to write, he's probably a good fit for you.

Dr. Paradis was one of my favorite professors I've had so far. He did a really great job keeping lectures interesting, and really made you think about the content he was teaching.

I took HIST1010 online, I did not have wifi while I was abroad so I emailed David to tell him and he was very kind and understanding about it. This was my last course before I got my diploma and David was super helpful and responsive to emails. He made sure my final grade would be posted in time for graduation. Hes the best, I highly recommend him

Very knowledgeable and charismatic. No written homework for 95% of the class, mostly just reading. Lots and lots of reading. Can be passive aggressive on comments in your papers, and apparently no paper is ever perfect, so you gotta sift through his comments to improve. A few papers and a 15 minute screencast. Procrastination is your worst enemy.

Great prof. One of my favorites. He was always really helpful when confusion or difficulty arose. He was also great in lectures, very engaging.

Contrary to what some people have said here, the feedback Dr. Paradis gives on papers is some of the best writing feedback I've ever gotten. His comments were detailed, specific, and extremely helpful. He's a really good lecturer, which is important, because the history course I took for him was very lecture heavy. Really good professor!

Lectures are very dense and fast, but they're all recorded so you can go back if you missed something. TONS of reading, which you can't succeed without (especially on the final). Papers are somewhat tough but aren't graded harshly. Overall super great class!

This course was my favorite this semester. Prof. Paradis is truly one of the best instructors at CU. The reacting game was one of my favorite things I have ever done in a class, and I would highly recommend this course to any history nerds. There were only 3 papers the entire semester and 2 of them were 500 words max. Great course, great professor

I enjoyed his class, but he's definitely not for everyone. The course was very lecture-heavy, with a lot of readings. His lectures are insightful and entertaining, and the readings are interesting. Most of the course is somewhat easy (short papers and quizzes), but the amount of information he expects you to know for the final is over the top.

He is a good proffesor. He takes iClicker a for participation credit. He is very caring and honestly his class is easier than a lot of other classes. The quizzes are easy, and as long as you go to office hours for the essays which are the main part of your grade, you will pass. As long as you show up and apply yourself it is an easy A or B.

Dr. Paradis is the best. He's very passionate about medieval history. This course was centered around a giant research project, and all of our work was project-based and built towards the final paper. It was almost all independent research. Definitely take the class if you're into that sort of thing, but be aware that it's a huge time commitment.

I really enjoyed having Paradis as a professor. This class is the second one I've taken with him with and both semesters he was a super chill guy. Can be a little harsh with his paper feedback, but he doesn't grade too harshly and understands if you need more time to work on assignments. Really recommend Paradis if you have the chance!!

I love Professor Paradis. He is a very kind and caring person and is super understanding if you cant come to class or need an extension on an assignment. That being said, he is a pretty harsh grader and his lectures are not super exciting. If you like English/Medieval history, take class with him but do not take class with him for an elective.

He's a legend.

This guy knows a lot about what he's teaching and he's really funny, very kind and empathetic with his teaching of history and knows all the slides off the top of his head. You can tell he wants to be there and loves history.

Professor Paradis is genuinely passionate about his work. I loved the class, and he gave very insightful comments when grading. However, for HIST1011, please be aware that it's more like an upper-level class, so if you were looking for an easy A, this class isn't for you.

A genuinely nice guy with a real passion for history.

Really great professor, you can get a lot of points just by showing up and doing the clickers, he has really entertaining lectures and it's a relatively easy and straightforward class overall.

Very enthusiastic about teaching the class and the subject as well as open to answering questions in class. The final just a way to see if you memorized the readings from the class.

Really passionate about the subject and also a really friendly guy. This class is tough, so attending lecture (especially for clickers) and reading is a MUST. All the readings are really important to the papers, quizzes, and the final. If you're not a history major like me, you should pick another Gen-Ed, but overall great professor and great class

I enjoyed having him as a professor. The workload was pretty light except for some readings but besides that it was good. There were 3 essays in total and no final which was nice. Overall he was good but I would recommend him for people who are majoring in History or have an interest in it.