1.5

Donald Eberle

History - Bowling Green State University

1.5
Quality
4.6
Difficulty
3%
Would Retake
91
Reviews
1.5
Quality
4.6
Difficulty
1.6
Helpful
1.5
Clarity

3%

Would Retake

91

Reviews

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What Students Say

Eberle, although he is a nice guy, is not a great professor

HIST1520 - 3.0 rating

Worst teacher I have had at BG so far

HIST4290 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

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Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

D+

95% confidence
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Most common grades:
D (35)
F (17)
A+ (4)
Grade Distribution
A(8)B(0)C(2)D(42)F(17)A-/B+(2)
Based on 74 reported grades
D: 35
F: 17
A+: 4
A: 4
Common Tags
Test heavy (37)
So many papers (29)
Lots of homework (28)
Lecture heavy (22)
Tough grader (11)
EXTRA CREDIT (6)
Beware of pop quizzes (5)
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Reviews (91)
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HIST206
Dec 11, 2007

He knows what he's talking about and seems to be interested in the subject himself. He tries to keep the class interesting by including interesting things in his slides, the class is all lecture, and no discussion so can sometimes get boring

3.0
4.0
HIST205
Mar 31, 2008

Don knows what he is talking about and is very interested in the content, however he's not so good at teaching it. All he does for an hour and 15 minutes is lecture in a dark room. I almost fall asleep everytime. Has tough essay exams and long papers due often. Expect to do a lot of reading. Try to take someone else if possible.

5.0
2.0
HIST206
Oct 15, 2008

He's tolerable.

3.0
3.0
HIST205
Nov 10, 2009

His lectures are not structured or related to the readings but interesting and will help for the exams. 2 essay exams from the readings not too bad. 2 8-10 page papers which he grades easily and he gives 50 bonus points during the semester. just have to meet with him about the paper. reccommend taking.

2.0
4.0
HIST2050
Nov 10, 2009

Nice guy, but the class is so boring.. all he does is lecture the entire time.. nothing else. A lottt of material to read/be tested on. wouldn't recommend the class but if you work hard you can do well

4.0
2.0
HIST205
Dec 16, 2009

Great Prof He knows his stuff but his lectures are very very dry. 2 8-10 page papers and 3 exams. Papers were graded loosely and he let us use notes on the exams. I stopped going to most of the lectures and just took notes as I read the assigned chapters. He also makes you buy like 5 books. They were not that expensive though. I think 100 for all

5.0
1.0
HIST1520
Jun 3, 2010

Easy class if attended and decent notes taken. Actually enjoys the material he covers. Fun class if you enjoy history.

4.0
5.0
HIST1520
Dec 22, 2010

He's a really nice guy, however his lectures are boring and tedious. That being said, he is very helpful if you go to his office hours which makes up for the lectures.

4.0
5.0
HST2060
Dec 26, 2010

He's a decent guy, and he knows his stuff. His lectures are REALLY boring.

4.0
3.0
HIST1520
Mar 25, 2011

Like the other comments, he was very dry in lectures but he was a very nice guy. He helped you out if you went to office hours, especially if you did poorly on an exam or paper. I would not recommend this class unless you need it and can't find another history class

2.0
5.0
HIST4290
Apr 5, 2011

Worst teacher I have had at BG so far. I was going to be a history minor, and changed because of this class. No one in my class likes him, he's very cryptic, and doesn't understand that college students have lives outside of schools. 200 pages of reading a night.

5.0
1.0
HIST1100
Apr 26, 2012

one of the nicest guys I have ever met. Sometimes his lectures can be dry and boring but if you actually listen what he talks about is extremely interesting. Pretty much tells you what is on each tests and he grades very easily on his papers. I would recommend his classes for sure!

3.0
5.0
HIST1510
Grade: Rather not say
Feb 18, 2015

Hardest class ive taken this far. Seems like he forgets he is teaching a 1000 level class. Seems like a 4000 level class. Prepare to work your butt off and maybe get a C

3.0
4.0
HIST1520
Feb 18, 2015

Dr. Eberle, although he is a nice guy, is not a great professor. All tests are based only on the book, the lectures are not included and are pointless. You have to read every single day in order to somewhat know whats going on. When asked how we should study he said read the book better. You might as well just take an online class instead.

2.0
5.0
HIST1510
Grade: C-
Apr 8, 2015

He is a nice guy and all, but it seems he has no idea what he is doing. his lectures are all over the place and extremely unhelpful. You would probably be better off not going at all, except wait, there is attendance. Study your head off to barely pass, and class average on tests was below 60. Good Luck!

1.0
5.0
HIST1250
Apr 13, 2015

If your looking for an easy 1000 level class, this is not it. This 1000 level class can be compared to a 4000 level, not because of the content but because of the professor. BY FAR the worst professor or teacher I have ever encountered in all my years of schooling. Be prepared to study your butt off for MAYBE a C.

1.0
5.0
1510
Apr 14, 2015

He may be a nice guy and all, but this was by far the worst class I have taken. I am an above average student and once he came in to the class, my grade... along with everyone else's grade, dropped immensely. His tests are straight out of the book. The only way you will pass his tests are by reading and taking notes straight from reading the book.

1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
May 8, 2024

buddy married a student when he was 40.

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
HST2060
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
May 8, 2024

He touched me

Group projects
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
3.0
3.0
HIST1510
Grade: B+
May 8, 2024

Had a relationship with his student, married her, had two kids, adopted one, divorced and living in her basement. Lessons are boring but still have to do them because I have to. I wish he made his lessons better than he used to, so there not boring for future students. I wish the best for him because he was a nice guy, just lessons were boring.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D
Mar 25, 2025

He diddled me

EXTRA CREDIT
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
1510
Mar 31, 2025

Gives a MASSIVE amount of homework for no gaurenteed reason because he claims were "behind" even though he knows he fails to keep a class in check. 1/10, you should DON yourself

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Beware of pop quizzes
1.0
5.0
1510
Mar 31, 2025

Long story short, met him at at a local jimmy johns... he really knows how to make himself the center of a room. and the sides, and partially outside of the room. anyways, he ordered everything on the menu and then proceeded to give me this paper called a "crash course" would rate lower if possible

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D
Mar 31, 2025

He´s huge

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D
Mar 31, 2025

I was just walking my guinea pig one day and Donny rolled on towards me and snatched him right up and started gobbling down on him. My poor guinea pig Eduardo was massacred that day. The evil Big Don needs to be brought to justice and executed in the middle of town for his war crimes against humanity. He´s too big.

EXTRA CREDIT
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D
Mar 31, 2025

Pal takes 15 minute bathroom breaks and takes his computer with him, he has weird stains on his keyboard. He says weird PDF file comments. I feel so bad for his chair it squeaks so loud while it's quiet in class. He has been growing out his beard and looks like a deranged mall santa that got fired for touching the kids. He is way too big for class.

EXTRA CREDIT
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Mar 31, 2025

His nickname is DCE755 like EDP445 but with his initials and address number

Test heavy
5.0
1.0
HIST205
Grade: A+
Mar 31, 2025
Would take again

I LOVE BIG DONNY BOY SO MUCH

Inspirational
Hilarious
Caring
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D+
Apr 1, 2025

He is humongous

Lots of homework
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 1, 2025

Im scared Im scared Im scared

Lots of homework
So many papers
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D
Apr 1, 2025

Im Glenn Quagmire

1.0
5.0
HIST4290
Grade: D
Apr 1, 2025

He was too big for my screen and my computer got too heavy

Lots of homework
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D
Apr 2, 2025

Donny boy 755

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1510
Grade: D
Apr 2, 2025

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Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1250
Grade: F
Apr 2, 2025

Mike Costcutters Hairscut Jr

Gives good feedback
Inspirational
Caring
1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D-
Apr 2, 2025

He was always late because he couldn't fit through the classroom doors and they had to remove the ceiling and drop him in with a crane which broke and then made a crater and a 7.55 earthquake everybody in a 5 mile radius

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST4290
Grade: D
Apr 2, 2025

One day he burped and it created a mini black hole that grew larger and larger and killed everyone on campus and one other day when he tooted it was like a flamethrower and it burned half the building down killing the entire campus again. What the Don.

1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D
Apr 2, 2025

He tried to eat me

Test heavy
2.0
4.0
HIST1250
Grade: A
Apr 2, 2025

He gives so many packets yo, you know some kids dont learn like that, you got to quit handing us these dang packets and stand up and teach. If you want us to learn you got to change a students heart.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: D
Apr 2, 2025

I was just sitting in the lunchroom one day and I hear a faint chomping sound and suddenly Pac-don burst through the wall and starts eating all the tables and people and their food but he got way too humongous and starting eating the whole school and the ground and eventually he got to eating the earth and the planets and then big Don ate the sun.

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D
Apr 2, 2025

He gets mad at us for not turning in our work when he literally loses it either by absorbing it, eating it, or sitting on it and crushing it into oblivion. R.i.d.b.b. Eduardo the guinea pig.

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1520
Grade: D
Apr 2, 2025

Way too big

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 3, 2025

Almost puts me to sleep everyday

1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: D
Apr 3, 2025

Absolutely enormous

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 3, 2025

10/10 DO NOT RECOMEND THIS TEACHER

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 4, 2025

He ate my locker

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST1520
Grade: D
Apr 4, 2025

He burnt my shake

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1510
Grade: D
Apr 4, 2025

he has us locked in the study hall room and is holding us hostage. He gets so mad when we stand up a minute before the bell because it makes him feel powerless. Bro literally rolls into the hallway to slam the doors shut on us so we can´t leave.

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1520
Grade: D
Apr 7, 2025

Don joined my minecraft server and it crashed because he exceeded the height limit and reached all the way to the nether, end, and even the farlands. My 755 year hardcore world is ruined now. He stretched my fully enchanted netherite armor out and destroyed my farms and ate my zoo.

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 7, 2025

He likes to lick my hands after I have lunch. He always blocks the hallways on both sides.

Lots of homework
Test heavy
5.0
5.0
HIST1100
Grade: A+
Apr 7, 2025
Would take again

he touches me

1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D
Apr 7, 2025

He's built like a 2x2 lego piece

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 8, 2025

Worst class ever he always takes up most of the room

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: D+
Apr 8, 2025

He broke my desk when he was talking because it made a sonic boom and broke my desk and a standing desk. He also made the class do a 20 page crash course and would kick people out for no reason

So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 8, 2025

He talked about circumcision during one of his classes and almost every student was extremely uncomfortable and toward the end of the class almost everyone was falling asleep if not already asleep

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 8, 2025

He yAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAps almost everyday other than when he's showing us crash course videos

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
4.0
HIST1250
Grade: A
Apr 9, 2025

He has a stash of food in the cabinet but chooses to not give us any meaning 0/10 DO NOT recommend he doesn't share he just gets bigger

Lots of homework
Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST1100
Grade: D
Apr 9, 2025

He is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo BIG LIKE BIG BIG BACK ( HE IS DIDDY)

Lots of homework
Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: F
Apr 9, 2025

HE ATE MY COMPUTER AND BLAMED ME. HE CAN LITERALLY EAT ANYTHING HE EVEN ATE THE POOR EDUARDO THE GUINEA PIG. HE NEEDS TO BE STOP

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST1510
Grade: F
Apr 9, 2025

He is so lazy. He uses the same thing every week repeating everything we do. It's a new topic but its the same every week, the same video the same hand breaking notes. He does this because he's delusional and thinks he's a college teacher, his I/E is called ¨the institute of history. News flash Donny you got fired and you're a highschool teacher.

Lots of homework
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D
Apr 9, 2025

Big Don, Big Doooon all he wanna do is crash course all night.

1.0
5.0
HIST1520
Grade: F
Apr 9, 2025

PLEASE SEND HELP IM STUCK IN HIS TOOTH PLEASE IT SMELLS AWFUL IN HERE

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST4290
Grade: D
Apr 9, 2025

repetitively tries to eat me

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST206
Grade: D
Apr 9, 2025

He really is test HEAVY

Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST4290
Grade: D
Apr 9, 2025

Update: He did eat me. Please send help im stuck in his lower intestine.

1.0
5.0
HIST4290
Grade: D
Apr 9, 2025

He literally shakes the whole room when he gets up to get something

1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 10, 2025

If you need a nap or want to feel uncomfortable take this teachers class if not I highly recommend avoiding this class at all cost

Lots of homework
So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1100
Grade: D-
Apr 10, 2025

He overall wasn't a very good teacher. He would give us no time to do stuff within class, has tests almost every single day. he didn't post a vocabulary thing, and we aren't allowed to use his textbooks often. We have little to no time in his class to work. He also talks about weird, unrelated things, or goes into depth about unimportant things.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: D
Apr 11, 2025

Bro got fired for talking about peepee snipping

1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: A
Apr 11, 2025

He is a good person but terrible teacher. He gives way to much work and not enough time to do it. He gives lots of packets and he gives three test per week sometimes. When he teaches, he doesn't do a good job so we don't learn anything. The reason he has so much extra credit is that people wouldn't pass his test without it. Overall hes not good

EXTRA CREDIT
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST1510
Grade: A-
Apr 11, 2025

GET FIRED DONNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

1.0
5.0
HIST206
Grade: D
Apr 11, 2025

He was too big for us. Rip big Donny boy, roll high.

1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: A
Apr 11, 2025

I am a student who takes his class at Napoleon jr/sr High school in Ohio. Overall he just gives busy work. When he does teach us, he doesn't do a good job at explaining. Something very weird that he "Had to teach us" was about CERCUMSIZED WEINERS OF THE DUTCH. You heard me correctly. Every teacher I ask says that he should not of taught that,GROSS!

EXTRA CREDIT
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST1100
Grade: C-
Apr 11, 2025

He is constantly teaching things that are highly inappropriate and is a very hard person to work with

Beware of pop quizzes
Test heavy
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
HIST1100
Grade: D
Apr 11, 2025

He has autism, his room is decorated with so many superhero poster sand figures and the puppets in his room are for sure cameras

Lots of homework
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 11, 2025

He mostly gave us busy work and he made many people fall asleep during is yap sessions

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: D
Apr 14, 2025

Bro keeps including topics about weiners and condoms and weird stuff like that in his lesson. I dont want to know this stuff BIG DON CALM DOWN STOP TRYING TO EAT ME

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D
Apr 15, 2025

Way too big for me

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1510
Grade: F
Apr 17, 2025

He told us that he is afraid of defenistration and now many of us "joke" about defenistrating him

Tough grader
So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1520
Grade: D
Apr 23, 2025

HE FINAL GOT FIREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST206
Grade: F
Apr 25, 2025

Already got replaced and the replacement has been here for 2 weeks and is already ∞ times better than anything he has ever done.

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: D+
May 6, 2025

kinda phat

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D
May 17, 2025

too jewish

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST205
Grade: D
May 22, 2025

he ate my house

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST1100
Grade: D
May 23, 2025

i think he likes John Green a tiny bit too much/ just an eensie bit. a teeny bit. although i am worried he will eat my town and maybe the whole world. be careful out there

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
1.0
1510
Grade: Rather not say
Sep 3, 2025

He touched me with his fat rolls and now im stuck in them. Anyways would NOT recomend, my fingers hurt from writing so much.

Lots of homework
So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
1.0
HIST1520
Grade: A+
Sep 5, 2025

This Professor unfortunately lead to the death of all of my animals including but not limited to: my 5 dogs, my 5 cats, my 3 parrots, and my pet lizard. would not recommend

Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: A+
Sep 5, 2025

Sir Donald Eberle was not of the greatest of teachers. He often leaves the classroom with a box of tissues, lotion, and computer, then comes back with white stains on his cloths. He's probably just really hygenic and brushing his teeth tho

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
Online Savvy
1.0
5.0
HIST4290
Grade: D
Oct 13, 2025

Donny boy encouraged and supported child labor heavily (emphasis on heavy)

EXTRA CREDIT
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST206
Grade: D
Oct 28, 2025

Liver failure

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST2050
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Dec 15, 2025

Completely unrelated but the sub for my English teacher today was the worst sub I have ever encountered. She was talking too big for her. She is just a miniscule sub she has no true power. She was all about immediate office and call to the principle at the sight of a phone but when one goes off she just disregards it. She made us study for nothing.

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

D+

95% confidence
Based on 69 grades
Most common grades:
D (35)
F (17)
A+ (4)
Grade Distribution
A(8)B(0)C(2)D(42)F(17)A-/B+(2)
Based on 74 reported grades
D: 35
F: 17
A+: 4
A: 4
Common Tags
Test heavy (37)
So many papers (29)
Lots of homework (28)
Lecture heavy (22)
Tough grader (11)
EXTRA CREDIT (6)
Beware of pop quizzes (5)
Inspirational (2)
Rating Trend

Declining

-1.96 avg change
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

HST2060

2.5

(2)

HIST1520

2.2

(10)

HIST206

2.2

(6)

HIST1100

2.1

(7)

HIST205

1.9

(12)
+5 more courses
Difficulty by Course

HST2060

5.0

HIST4290

5.0

HIST2050

4.9

1510

4.9

HIST1510

4.7

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