I liked this class. She is knowledgeable about the subject matter, and willing to answer questions. She dispells many myths concerning European exploration and colonization. Her papers have clear guidelines, and she is always willing to help students. Just pay attention and don't make broad statements. I enjoyed her.

She soooo nice! She is a very knowledgeable professor who is willing to help at all costs. Don't expect to go into this class and not work hard for a good grade. She is an very hard grader, but she lets you redo everything! I learned a lot in her class about history & about writing. Most challenging, but rewarding class I have ever had in college.

Very nice professor, but the hardest grader I have EVER had at Grand Valley! I pulled out great grades after redos of papers, but was killed by participation! Participation is 20% of the grade & even though I came to all classes, paid attention, took notes & spoke up a few times her grade brought me down from a solid A to a B+! Very hard to please!

I've only been in her class for a few weeks now, but i find this class to be super easy. every quiz is open note and her lectures basicly spell out the quizzes. she gives you study guides to take notes on when you read a book, and those are the exact same questions on the quizzes. you can also use the study guide on your quiz.

I didn't think I was going to enjoy this class or learn anything from it. I was so wrong! I find myself explaining things about the witch hunts of early modern Europe to my friends and family and engaging in disscussions about it! I reccommend her as a professor! The advice that I offer is do the reading!!! It will help limit your stress!

This was an awesome class! She's a great prof, very understanding if you are running behind on turning in papers or have questions. Lots of info on the witch hunts in both old and new times.

TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! This is the easiest class I have ever taken! Easier than most high school classes! No actual text book, just a few small primary sources. Weekly quizzes based on lecture, but are open note. So basically go to class and take notes get an A. She also lets you use notes on the Mid-Term, so if you don't want to do work TAKE HER!

very easy class. just show up and take notes and you will be fine, along with doing the very few readings she assigns. all quizzes/tests are open note so very little work is done

I am not at all a history person, but I loved this class! The material was interesting, and I did not have any problems with the professor. She was nice, informative, and easy...she allowed us to use our books for all quizzes/tests! No complaints here!

Dont listen to the bad comments, she is a great prof!! Quizzes are open note and you get a card for the exam, exams are definitions that you can have on your notecard and a primary source thats all, also bumps up grade if you put in noticeable effort! and tells you exactly what will be on exams! also very willing to help you if you are struggling!

Professor G is willing to help, if you ask! A big part of your grade is a map quiz and a journal article, both of which are easy. I was sick and had to reschedule the midterm; she was very gracious about it. She is a tough grader because she expects you to get better as the semester goes on. Can't miss more than 3 classes or your grade goes down.

If you are the kind of person who skips class and expects to pass with an A, or at all, Professor Gottlieb is not for you! If you miss more than three classes your grade goes down and you must take notes every lecture which you are graded on! However, you can use the notes during tests. You have to read a lot in her class.Even novels.A lot of work!

History is one of my least favorite subjects and when I had signed up for this class, I thought I was in trouble. As it turns out, I think most of the reason that I did well in this class was because of professor Gottlieb. She is a fantastic professor. She is very nice and helpful and if you do the readings and come to class, you will do great!

Honestly, I cannot stand history and I was not looking forward to this class. Professor Gottlieb is so easy and so nice! All you have to do is attend class and take notes and you will be just fine! I loved her!

I hated American history before but now I actually enjoy it. She was a very helpful professor and taught very well. Her tests were pretty easy and were similar to her study guides. She gave weekly online assignments which were annoying and involved a lot of reading but benefited your grade if you did well.

I enjoyed her class. She was really helpful with all of the papers. The weekly assignments were a pain, but she graded pretty lenient on them. There was a lot of reading, but it was used in the papers.

SWS Abolition of Slave Trade - I was apprehensive about the subject, but Professor Gottlieb set up a great reading list. I became very interested in the subject. Important to do readings for class discussion, she will get impatient if it's obvious no one did the reading. Strict grader, but fair.

Overall a pretty good prof. I like history so it made the class more interesting but if you don't like history then you might not like her. She basically just told a big story about history and the best thing to do is take notes, if you take good notes and pay attention you'll do fine

I thought Gabrielle was a fantastic professor. Since she was not brought up in the American education system, she has an unbiased approach to history which helped me learn effectively. She lectures the whole time, and her tests are not the easiest, but if you pay attention and put in the time, she is definitely worth it!

She is a pretty good professor. I think it was just more difficult because I had her 6 to 9 class. she just lectures for the full time and you are just expected to write down what yo think is important. She doesn't have any note outlines or powerpoints. She writes some stuff on the board, but if you copy just that you will do bad on the tests.

Prof Gottlieb is an awesome prof. I loved the witches class, I would definitely recommend it to anyone. The workload was light, weekly reading questions, 2 exams, and a final paper. History of witches is, of course, fascinating and I liked how Gottlieb presented the information and held class discussions.

Prof. Gottlieb was a great professor. She had a slight accent but was still able to communicate the subject matter very effectively to the class. I e-mailed her when I was falling behind and she was willing to help me. As long as you write down the notes she puts on the board and make an effort to complete the study guide, the class should be easy.

Professor Gottlieb was great. I'm very glad I took the class with her! I would recommend her.

Professor Gottleib is nice and I thought she was a very fair professor. She does give reading assignments which can get annoying but if you put the slightest amount of time and effort into them they are easy A's and they will cushion your grade. Expect to take notes the entire class period but I thought her exams were fair. Overall fairly easy A

So far she has been my favorite professor. The class is all lecture, but she goes over what will be on every exam, as long as you do the assignments and come to class, it's a very easy A.

loved this class, i took it over the summer.i am not a fan of reading, but we read e3 books in 8 weeks and i enjoyed it. if you show up, do your work read and participate it is an easy A. written exams, but not to horrible.

You will learn history in her class, but be prepared to overhaul your papers four times in order to get an A. She is helpful if you ask questions.

She lectures and writes on the board all hour, no powerpoints. Attendance is mandatory. Two tests, that are very clearly outlined and they are easy. The final is a combination of questions from the 1st and 2nd exam. Reading assignments almost every week, but they are easy. Very nice prof and is funny at sometimes. Has a little accent

Prof Gottlieb is pretty clear. She lectures without a PowerPoint and as long as you take notes and pay attention you'll be fine. She gives you a study guide for the exams that are pretty clear cut. First exam was take-home because she went to Germany for a week and a half. As long as you do your work you will have no problem getting a good grade.

Professor Gottlieb asks for a lot from her students. Her exams are pretty straight forward, and as long as you take good notes, you'll be fine. Attendance is mandatory and skipping will make you miss all the questions for the exams. She is helpful and understanding, but if you don't want to put in work, don't take her!

Every class is a lecture but the notes are very clear and she will clarify them if you have any questions. For tests, as long as you don't miss class and take good notes, the study guides are very similar to the actual test so reviewing is easy. The is homework due dates are spaced out well but the they can be long with a lot of reading.

I don't understand why so many people are reviewing her negatively! Her tests are literally everything on the study guide. Study the study guide, you'll get an A or a B! Reading isn't that bad and their isn't 100 pages a week!! Not even close! One thing I didn't really care for was how much class she missed. She's also German, but easily understood

Professor Gottlieb is a straight forward professor. You have 1 map quiz during the semester. There are 2 tests and a final. She gives you a study guide and the notes you take in class, you can just put right into the study guide. About 1-2 hours of HW each week. Good class.

she's a little bit rude and has a slight accent but overall she was a good teacher and had reasonable expectations. Also many blackboard assignments.

A very good professor. Pay attention to her lectures and you will pass. She makes you do some mandatory homework assignments and 2 optional where you pick. 2 exams and a final which half of the final is questions from the other exams. Very nice and caring professor.

She is a very caring professor. Her lectures were long and you had to take a lot of notes. There are assignments you have to do occasionally on blackboard and there is a midterm and a final. The final consists of 50% of the material that was from the midterm so that is helpful.

I thought she was fine. Pretty straightforward class. Gives lectures on the content, and then exams. It was a hybrid course so the exams were open note so that certainly helped. She knew what she was talking about and spent class time to review for essays and exams. Overall, she was a decent professor.

I really enjoyed this class and the prof, don't know why there is such a low rating. Had her for a hybrid course, she grades sort of tough but wants to make sure you understand materials. She answers questions well and loves participation. Just don't slack off and you'll be fine with Gottlieb.

I really enjoyed Professor Gottlieb! I can understand why she may have bad ratings, but if you show up and be respectful you won't have an issues. As any student should just know to do. She will call you out on things and is hard headed. I usually hate history classes, but I really enjoyed her lectures!

Gottlieb is a good professor, just not life-changing or anything. She explains content well, and the coursework was easy. My one qualm is that I felt like I deserved a bit of a higher grade on certain assignments. Do the work and be respectful, and you'll have a good experience. Don't bother with the textbook - just make sure not to miss lectures.

Weekly readings are the worst part, always at least 30 pages to read with a 500-word response. Other than that I had no issues with her or the class. As long as you go to class you should get an A. There's also a group project but she gives you two weeks of in-class time to work on it, with no other homework those weeks.

She graded off her own opinions which I didn't feel was fair to me. I finished with a B in the class, that she took over from another professor who was ill. I should've finished with an A considering I aced the exam. She was easily frustrated with a lot of students. I liked the way she taught it was interesting and easily understood.

I enjoyed this class a lot, but note: there are many writing assignments, and she has no patience for laziness, so low achievers beware. Her course overall was great in my opinion, as her lectures were easy to follow and understand.