The best . . . he will give you a purpose to go to school.

very easy teacher. he's test are straight-forward from lecture. so don't miss class and he also checks attendance. so basically his class consists of mini-tests, final and a museum paper. this is an easy "A" class lots of extra credit. but the professor is "in love" with himself.

leonard loves himself so much. wants everyone to know that he's something and he knows people in hollywood. EASY A, but come prepared to hear life story.

Took him for two classes. You'll either hate him or you'll love him. He loves himself, but he's got every reason to. He's well versed. He teaches us so that we may educate ourselves in the future. He wants us to learn by jumping in head first and involving all of our senses. Be prepared to feel intimidated, but realize there's so much more to him.

I wish I took a writing class of his when I first started college. Some may click with him, lots of times he may rub off the wrong way. Look past his self-indulgence and find a great teacher.

I've taken several classes with George Leonard. He is awesome, commands the class well, is challenging but not off the hook, and pretty damn hot for an old guy!

Self-proclaimed Funny Jewish Professor. Nice guy but can also be badass. You'll either love him or hate him. I wanted to drop after the first class meeting, but he grew on me. Likes to make fun of students, but never out of malice. Light workload. Gives lots of chances to get an A. Class moves from topic to topic pretty quickly. Nice variety.

great class, great teacher, great guy! very intimidating the first 2 weeks but don't let him fool you. he's very passionate about teaching and he wants you to succeed. best prof. i've had so far. he's worth your time and money!

Very interesting guy, a bit to much in love with himself though, half the class is devoted studying to his own life and interests. But, the funniest teacher I have had. Very helpful and easy. Classes tends to attract annoing "out there" people though. A good choice if you are getting sick of being in college and need to be encuraged!

Prof. Leonard is a very smart guy. He may come off as a know it all but it's because he does know a lot of information. Funny jokes and comments keeps the class lively. Will work with students if they are struggling or need to make up a bad grade. Overall a very good teacher and course.

Leonard is my #1 recommendation of all of the professors that I've had @ SFSU. Walking out of class everyday, I felt so much more informed about things in religion & the world that people just don't talk about. He cares alot for his students & if you're willing to put in xtra effort to get an A, he'll give you xtra assignments to help u get there.

Love him. He's strange, but intriguing. This class definitely isn't for God-fearing born again Christians with little room to accept anything outside their tiny world. If you can't accept criticism or a REALISTIC, unbiased, in-depth look at religion, get out. Otherwise he's freakin great. Go to class! And office hours. He WANTS you to get an A.

Best professor I've ever had ever. He's 110% entertaining; I looked forward to his classes every single time because he always had something interesting to say. I agree with the comment that says it's not for uptight/squeamish types. And he only messes with people who he already knows. And he made us martinis! If you don't like that than don't add.

I was confused about a lot of things in the beginning, but I got used to his teaching style. Hes a great prof, and I recommend taking him. The assignments arent too bad. You definitely should go to class or you won't know whats going on, and you probably won't pass the final either. Definitely worth listening to no matter how intimidating he sounds

Attendance is mandatory because the final will be the stories he tells / you discuss. The class itself was easy but he's not the most friendly guy. One day friendly, the next grumpy and stand-offish. And he thinks he's the funniest guy on earth. But aside from going to class & paying attention, there is very little work to do. I learned a lot.

Pretty funny and cool prof. I wasnt used to having no laid out structure to the class but i eventually caught on. everything he says is important so always go to class. not a lot of homework. a few major assignments, midterm, final. it helps a lot if you write well, go to class, and use his writing advice. i came out as a more spiritual person lol

i went to url from prev poster and did see what I wrote at end of class. Nice. GL summer course was great food. Ppl brt "cuisine" every class and share. I skipped all movie classes saw at home so one day a week just went to a museum/ Japan tea garden ect with class (and try to hook up hehe)still got A minus on final. EZ EZ.

Prof Leonard tries hard to make the material relevant and modern for students. I enjoyed the class and he definitely tries to make it enjoyable for his students-he even brings snacks and wine! He's also a pretty quirky, entertaining guy- you won't fall asleep in class.

P. Leonard is one of the most brilliant people I have ever come into contact with. Most students dont like him because they are forced to consider a lot of mystic concepts like (gasp) the meaning of art and language. I can guarantee that 99% of his reviews were from first year students who have yet to understand what college is really about. A++

He'll try to scare you away early, but if you stick around and just show up to class, you'll have no problem passing.

Go to class and take good notes and you should be just fine. Dr. Leonard is very knowledgeable on his stuff. Highly suggest to make it a point to go to his office hours to introduce yourself because he is a people person and he really cares about his students. I had a great time in this class and don't regret it. Do the extra credit!

Dr. Leonard is awsome!!!!! He is extremly knowledgaable and trully cares about his student. At fist he may seem scary but if you stick with his class you will learn he is not. He is very funny!!! I just loved his class!!!!

If you can't accept that college professors have opinions, want to share their opinions, want to challenge your opinions,and want you to challenge them with opinions and thoughts of your own, then this class is not for you. If you like thinking beyond the text book and lecture, then take his class. Best. Professor. Ever.

Dr. Leonard is my favorite professor by far. If you think cultural art, famous novels, and museum field trips sound interesting, take this course. I can honestly say I would have taken this class even if it was not required. I recommend attending office hours and doing the extra credit. Communication is key-show that you care and you will get an A.

Prof. Leonard is terribly talented at what he does. By this I mean he's great at teaching and knows it. He is by no means a full of conceit, instead he turns his talent into a tool to teach a super interesting class. The grade isn't hard to get, if you're willing to work for it. A lot of reading, museum visits, and writing but its worth it & fun.

Dr. Leonard is one of those professors that you'll remember for the rest of your life. He's definitely a character and can be a little kooky sometimes. I've had a lot of classes with smart professors, but Leonard is probably the best when it comes to explaining things in a way that most students can understand.

This class was so much fun, museum visits, snacks every class meeting and leonard has a ton of knowledge of humanities having worked with some of the greats. Super easy class, that you'll get a lot out of if you keeps an open mind. He is pretty eccentric but thats what keeps it interesting!

FUN CLASS. Before the semester starts he sends an email titled "humanities bootcamp", don't listen to him he's just trying to scare you. Super nice but don't get me wrong he can be an ass if you get him upset. Museum visits &opera shows for extra credit. save all the quizzes he gives because he gives the same exact ones for the final

Professor Leonard is very passionate and excellent at what he teaches. He easily approachable about anything and even encourages students to talk to him. Although class was 3 hours at night, it's well worth it because the class is enlightening to say the least. A few quizzes, papers, and museum visits - all contributes to the learning experience.

Such an unorthodox class. He's very funny and entertaining but if he sees someone falling asleep in class, he'll lash out on them and really humiliate them. Quite expensive, he makes you go to a lot of museums and mandates several books to read in class. Take advantage of the extra credit, study the wkshts, his tests are the exact ones.

Professor Leonard is one of the greatest professors that I've had in my college career. Yeah it's required to buy all of the books and go to the museums, but it's really interesting to learn about and experience mysticism. He has office hours open after class and he encourages students to go and talk to him rather than emailing.

cares about the subject matter and required reading includes his own books

Easily my favorite teacher. He has super interesting lessons and keeps them funny at the same time. I was not interested in the class before I took it but as long as you take it with him it is totally worth it. His quizzes are super easy as long as you listen to the jokes and stories he tells in the class.

definitely one of the best professors ive ever had. You learn a lot from this class but its really easy to pass! He makes the 3 hours fly by! take any of his classes you wont regret it.

My one and only review for my years at SF State. He is THE best teacher at state, no comparison. I learned so much from one semester than all my other classes combined. I did not just learn the materiel and forget about it, I can still recall almost everything that Professor Leonard lectured about. You will not regret taking his class.

Many reviewers seem frustrated by Prof. L. They are either too lazy or too far gone. Understand that he is working against some serious problems in your public school education. He is teaching you what your teachers probably never learned, and therefore probably never taught: how to learn. This is no easy task. The growing pains are well worth it.

unusual guy. Putting his best crses online 2 hlp ppl working or prgnt or no daycare or long commute REALLY UNDERSTANDS how bad it is 4 us now unusual

Nice guy, probably the best lecturer I've had at SFSU. Makes it interesting and has a passion for the subject. Definitely recommend for an add on class. You'll work a bit, crank out some writing, and he'll give you an A. And after all that i know a lot about London. Been around forever and it shows, Mr. Leonard knows what he's doing.

online bio city London FIRST vacation course i didn't hate. Stay home watch movies readinglight 3 bestpic oscar movies about Lon G calls date movies hehe G "caring" says hard 2 graduate does OLne 2 help studen Quizzes ez pass evn don't do read posted movies on iLearn 1 mo early so can see movies early not stress out in short course worked 4 me

George is an amazing professor who cares about his students and understands that we have busy lives. Very interesting and spiritual lectures, and he's very knowledgable about religion. He'll remind you of each section that opens during the week so if you keep up with the material, quizzes and final, you should have no problem passing the class.

At first, I was hesitant to take the course, but honestly, I really enjoyed it. George really cares about his students, b/c we have busy lives. He will remind you of each section that opens up along with a quiz so keep up with the material and quizzes/final and you'll pass. I really recommend him.

I really enjoyed George's class. He made lectures and readings very interesting. Also, he gave everyone an opportunity to relearn material from the quizzes until we understood. Great guy, understands people's needs, and excellent lectures. If you keep up with the material and study for final, you'll pass with no problem. Highly recommended.

George extraordinary prof. Although if you want to be lazy you will not do well. Inspires his students; passionate students will be valued and rewarded. He takes a long time to mark things, his exams are challenging, and his powerpoint are barebones. However, his lectures are incomparable. Fantastic to make you think and develop who you are. <3

I really enjoyed George's class. Material was very interesting and opened my life to many different perspectives. Grading is based on quizzes and final, so as long as you do all the quizzes and study for final, you'll get an A. He really cares about his students and gives every opportunity for students to get an A. I highly recommend him.

Watch Romantic movies about Europe (Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday) while eat French cheeses and pate GL brings. See beautiful paintings, share personal reactions in tiny, intimate class (13). GL- "its about enjoying Europe culture not memorizing Wkipedia facts." Movies, art, no reading. Easy A, OK for Fr + Soph. Go museums or films for EC get an A

I took his class 3 years ago but he lives on as the greatest professor in my life. He taught us to think for ourselves, to break the class ceiling, to cultivate learning throughout life, to implement changes. He taught us to contemplate on the mystical wonder of ordinary things. It was a privilege to take his class.

Great.

Good lectures.

I decided to take this class because I needed an extra 3 units and I thought a class about religion would be interesting. Every lecture is packed with the perfect amount of information. Weekly quizzes you get unlimited chances so do not be lazy and get A's. No midterm only a final with similar questions to the quizzes so study those. Easy A.

Power failed on campus as he started the Van Gogh slides. Butthis was last class. So he did VG as a stand up act saying VG letters by heart and somehow ACTING OUT the pix like Starry Night vs. Millay's Starry Night. When VG shot himself and didn't die he said "I can't even do this right" GL wept. Amazing. I never saw anything like it Improv too

Fine on Zen worked with John Cage! EC museum trip free tix he does 4'33 with us in front of White Painting to transmit to us dharma he got from Cage. Do more cool experiences like that and Less Old Testament! *Leonard's grandkids Muslim so does good caring lecture Islam is not Islamism. Best partChina! Spent 16 summers Beijing with inlaws Peace!

He gives unlimited tries on the quizzes and your final is worth 40% of your grade. class is an easy A as long as you read the articles he writes. He also gives you a chance for extra credit that will boost final score. Great professor learned alot

This class was super easy! The classes consisted of quizzes that you can take unlimited times until you get a 100%. The final exam is literally 95% of the quizzes with a few new questions. Professor Leonard is amazing with his lectures and content, and he really cares about his students. Easiest online class I have ever taken. Take!!!!

Took the shortened summer class and it was super easy. You can take the quizzes as many times as need to in order to get 100%. The final is all the quiz questions. He's really nice and wants everyone to do the best that they can.

I got 100% in the class. You can retake quizzes as many times as you want and the Final is the same questions as the quizzes. You will not regret taking this class.

HUM 407 can be taken ENTIRELY ONLINE BUT NOT LISTED THAT WAY. New kind of course. You choose. Movies, art very easy Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday Apocalypse Now see at home take quiz and final all multiple choice. Only 5 of us came to class to hang and talk with George and eat French cheeses Very nice experience learn a lot

I took his summer class and it was pretty straight forward. You were only graded on quizzes that you can retake as many times as you want, no final either. Take his class if you need an easy 3 unit UC-C class.

HARD quizzes and so many long readings but no assignments. You get unlimited tries and time in the quizzes but you don't get to see which are right and which are wrong. Very strict on cheating. Final was worth the same as other quizzes (100 points) but 60 questions and only 1 minute per question. Recommend for humanities requirement.

Unlimited tries for quizzes. I mostly skimmed the readings b/c I wasn't really interested in religion, but some of the stuff did stick over repetitive tries on quizzes. Pretty chill class, do the quizzes at your own pace but be mindful of the due date.

Professor was great and very helpful. Gave us the best opportunities to complete the weekly quizzes. Class subject matter is kind of boring tho so beware if you dont wanna read hella. Overall it was chill.

Gives quizzes that you can take unlimited times. The final will have the same weight as the quizzes. Honestly take him if you can he's kind and very understanding with his students.

I took his HUM 345 during the summer and I have to admit that it was pretty intense. But I guess thats the expectation for all classes taken in the summer. They move fast and cram 4.5 months worth of material into 4.5 weeks. His quizzes are easy but you MUST do the readings! He lets you retake the quizzes over as many times as you want.

im enrolled in the summer 30-day session of this class and after only 11 days in i'm completely finished with it. best asynchronous you could take. every quiz is open for the entire 30 days and unlimited attempts. CTRL + F on his written lectures and you will find every answer for the quizzes and be awe-inspired while reading. love it! he slayed

HUM 373 BIOGRAPHY OF A CITY EUROPEAN CITIES LONDON Easy, You can choose to take it online Asynchronous (never come to school, no zoom lectures) or choose to come once a week 45 min advanced class for Study Abroad. Everybody took online. Retake mult choice quiz keep highest score. 1 bk1984 Hollywood movies abt Lon like Keira Knightly + Darkest Hour

prof leonard is honestly the best asynchronous online teacher i've had from sfsu. unlimited tries on the quizzes helped me learn the material thoroughly and without stressing out like crazy, super thankful to have taken him.

Professor Leonard explains religion and mysticism in a very digestible way. It is his job as a professor to tell the truths about these subjects, so go into this class with an open mind and expect to learn some uncomfortable things. This class only assigns quizzes with infinite retries. He unlocks several modules at a time for our own pace

Truly eye-opening class about mysticism, culture and human traditions. Leonard was a caring and flexible professor. You'll have a lot of reading to do but none of it is boring. His iLearn page format does take some adjusting too (very wordy) but he's a good writer. Quizzes weren't hard. Highly recommend his class.

Pretty easy and interesting course. It's all quizzes with unlimited attempts that have long deadlines. It's a lot of reading but you can easily find answers to the quizzes by doing command + f on the readings :) Definitely would recommend this class!

Very good class to take if you don't have much free time. The class is all quizzes that you can take unlimited times and gives you weeks to finish them. It was fun learning about different religions.

This professor will forge you into the scholar you want to be. He is tough, exacting, amazing, inspirational, and will change your life for the better. Best 2 years of my life learning from "Coach Leonard". You're the lucky one if he takes you on!

From the first email he sent out, you can tell he cared for his students a lot, was a fair grader, and was passionate about his work. His lectures are videos taken from his travels and can often include his young son in them. His class is lectures and quizzes and he releases them in batches.

you can choose do whole course asynchronrous online OR come to class. "hybrid" = you choose. Everybody chose never come to school go online but some grads came to class for help w/ MA or study abroad No essays just mult choice tests. Romantic = movies Kiera Kni Pr+Pjdce, Bogart casablanca Audry Hepburn etc Impressionist= Constable + van gogh .

He is passionate about his subject matter and incorporates a variety of related books into the coursework. Grading includes batch quizzes with flexible deadlines, opportunities for retakes, and accessible extra credit options. The reading load is extensive, but the material is engaging.

A true asynchronous class. I was able to finish a month before school ended. Only graded on quizzes and you have unlimited attempts.