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very easy, very interesting
This guy makes learning easy and fun. He has a great sense of humor, too!
Great Guy very nice and insightful.. learned a lot.
Awesome teacher. Tests are demanding, but easy if you take good notes!
Took internet class Spring intersession...very easy.
Awesome!!!! You have to go to class everyday and take good notes! Easy!
Requires too much...reading!!! DON'T DO INTERNET CLASS!
my favorite teacher so far at grossmont!
easy class, but a lot of work, helpful professor
puts down students
hard but nice
pretty easy
Take Internet class! You only read and write about each section, got A+
hard class and puts down students. get bored? figure out which eye works
Enjoyed the class, but be prepared to study
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nice guy, understanding! funny...the class is not 2 hard...need to study
hes the bomb funny as heck good teaching way although diff. must take
this class is too much work. he requires a lot of assignments, lots of reading. you definitely should have a lot of time to take this class. it's not worth it!!
If you pay 100% attention in class take the notes, you won't need to open the text book and will do good on exams. Plus there's loads of extra credit. A really entertaining experience right there on top with Disney Land and Sea World
Took his 108 and 109 on line, creative cut and paste will get you the A, just make sure you don't use the websites he sends you to.
Hard teacher. If you don't study every spare minute of your life, then you will not do well. Hard to take notes from. If you miss ONE class, then you are screwed. LOTS of work. Not worth it, if you're just need the credits. Class for History majors!
Online class is time consuming but easy. Cut and pasting works just fine. Take it if you need another class, there's only one assignment due per week.
I had him for 109 and 127 (history) and he's a riot. Dr. Baydo needs a stand-up gig when he retires.
5 thumbs way up
i took this as a four week online class. it was hell. we had 3 or 4 pg papers due 4 days a week, even on the weekend w/midnight deadlines. never have i devoted so much time to one class. Got an A thankfully! not a hard class, just VERY time consuming!
I took the online course, cut and paste is the key to getting an A in the class. If you e-mail him with a bogus question about the assignment every once in a while, he grades easier. He is a stickler for deadlines, so turn in assignments on time.
Dr. Baydo is a riot, you will mever enjoy going to a class more than this one. I had him for three different classes, never had to even buy a book, everything is on-line. Take the real class and take good notes, no studying, half the tests are take home
Im telling you , this class is simple. All you have to do is cut and paste, that is what he wants you to do. I got an A and didnt learn a thing, SIMPLE
The online class requires a lot of work but he grades pretty easily. But, if you do not like homework do not take this class.
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Baydo is a really interesting teacher. I never dreadedgoing to his class.I got an A in the class. he will tell you exactly what is going to be on the test and all you have to do i study. I would recomed him to all!!!!
Summer Online class - a lot of work. Grades on quantity of words as well as quality. Download to Word and use "find" for subject needed. Good class for semester. Learned a lot!!!! Very well done for online. Must meet deadlines!!!
Took the online Indian class. Learned a lot but the class is pretty bogus. He grades on quantity of words and not quality. Basically just cut and paste and you will do well. Overall i was very displeased with the class.
Hopefully, this class is no longer offered. I am a pretty good student but I found him difficult to follow. He makes you buy the new version of his book and he spent class time lecturing on and on against white males.
I took the online modern american history course. it is a lot of tedious work. it isnt difficult, as all you need to do is cut and paste and change a couple words in every sentence, but the workload is large, and it is very tedious. He isn't a bad teacher
This was the easiest class in the history of school. I loved this teacher and I wish he taught every subject. It's hard not to get an A in this class
I took his online summer class and loved it.. got an A. It was A LOT of work and A LOT of reading/writing but as a history major I have never learned more. His instructions are very easy to follow... gives compliments & constructive criticism
This teacher sucks and is a horrible person. He is mean and negative and discouraging and ugly and boring and charges fifty bucks for a CD that he burns at home about crap he read out of someone else's text book.
i took his course online for an 8-week class. it was alot of work and alot of writing.
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I have never written so much in my whole life. At least 10 hrs a week. You will learn alot and on interesting subjects, and no tests just writing. He can be mean so watch out, and the whole class knows what your bulletin board grade is every week.
I've never written more for a class nor have I learned more. My weekly bulletin board answers averaged ~1300 words with a few as high as 2500 words (think 9-10 pages double spaced). No tests for the online class. I got an A.
Took the online Early Native American History class. The only good thing I can say is I learned a lot. "His" cd that you pay $50 for is a rip! I found so many spelling errors it was ridiculous! Glad I didn't take this guy in person!
Make sure you have enough time to do a lot of reading & writing! He is not very specific on instructions & doesn't is not much help when you ask. His CDs and lecture contain countless grammar and spelling errors.
Stay Away! His online class is unorganized and he expects way to much. I'm an A student but I struggled for a C in his class. I was constantly stressed and writing papers all day. He seemed to get off by puting down my work!
He is a funny teacher...Lots of writing but he doesn't even read it. You can cut and paste from his CD and he won't know. He wants quantity not quality. No attendance. Oral final.
Baydo sucks! I've never been so frustrated with a class. I love History and am usually an A student but this guys teaching methods are horrible. I don't think he offered advice or help once! STAY AWAY!!!!!
STAY AWAY FROM THESE CLASSES!! This guy is vague in his questions and when he gets vague answers he hammers you on your grade and THEN tells you what he was looking for. If you like reading & writing all week long for one class then this it. STAY AWAY!!
I loved his classes. The first time I took his class I was un prepared, and got a C. The second time I sat in the front row with a stack of paper and just wrote and wrote and wrote. Got an A the second time.
Baydo expects waaaaaaaaay too much writing, totally beyond a reasonable amount - several hours per week. He must think that his online students have nothing else to do. His comments are rude and disrespectful of people's effort. Stay away from this guy!!!
this guy was aweosme. he did everyting in his power to help me. yes, it is a lot of work, a few essays a week, each have to be 1000 words or more, Jerry Baydo is wonderful. he does expect a lot from his students, but that is ok if you are willing to work.
I have had Dr. Baydo for 3 classes (Early American History, Modern American History, Native American History). This guy knows his stuff. Funny man, will go out of his way to help you and make sure you know material. You can negotiate your grade too!
took hist 109 online last semester and was frustrated the entire time. assisnments were not clear and hard to find out when the due dates were since there were three different course outlines. The req. Cd's are like $90 and have nothing helpful.
There is A LOT of work, do not take 2 of his online summer classes at once, it is not worth doing 6 hours of homework a day. But if you do work hard and put in effort it is possible to get an A. It seems like he grades assignments based on past work.
This online class was a lot of work. It took effort to write a good paper. The good and bad part was that all the answers were posted for others to read. If you waited for others to turn in their paper and read the responses he writes, you can find out what he is looking for. Lots of reading!
Horrible teacher, plagiarizes internet sites for course material and does not realize it. A lot of work and has little respect among his peers. Be ready for weekly 10+ page papers that are posted on public forums with grades and criticisms included. For a good grade, you better be a star buttkiss
You want a good grade, either agree with him or parrot the information. Makes you include information from the text that he wrote so that he gets the payoff from you buying it even though there is lecture notes online that are just as good.
This is an extremely time consuming class. Not too hard just very time consuming. If you do poor work he lets you know. This is not a filler class. Be prepared for 4 hours min a week. I havent figured out what the CD's are for except to line pockets (80 + for both). You can use the internet instead
Do not take online unless you want to be glued to your computer. Way too much work, CD's are useless and expensive, only wants to hear his own ideas regurgitated. Cannot write - english professors would be horrified by his essays, will not help decipher his own unnreadable instructions. Mind-numbing
the only way this excuse for a teacher has a positive rating is because he posted + on his own behalf. Without direction he expects you to use the force to summarize his triffling example of English into 1000 plus words a week. Without tenure, we have a manager at McDonalds here.
I got an A in this class but I worked my butt off to get it. Baydo is a bit psycho I think and be prepared to write an ungodly amount of papers. Work is easy just time consuming and he really doesn't write that well hs textbook incites sleep. Grades fairly but as far as history goes is incredibly biased.
I took both his Early and Modern American Histoy's online.. DO NOT TAKE THESE CLASSES!!! They are a nightmare, way too much reading, way too much writing. The CD's that are required are way too costly and absolutely worthless. This guy is an idiot liberal who revises history and hates America, do not take him.
I took this class to meet the general ed requirement. He is a horrible teacher who will post your grade for everyone to see, and he makes comments on it that totally belittle you. If you are looking for an easy online course, this is not the one. The work is a like a research paper a week. Nothing ever seemed to satisfy this man. STAY AWAY!!!!
Absolutely HORRIBLE webclass. A ton of work, and he'll say you suck in front of everyone. He says 500 or 700 word answers but the only A's i've seen are twice that. Awful Awful Awful! Do not take this class!!!
I agree with all of the comments below. Additionally his scheduling is extraordinarily confusing, he moves the goal posts in the middle of the game, and generally treats everyone as if their IQ hovers right about shoe size. I would try some other online history professors first.
Horrible. This is the reason teachers should not be allowed to write their own required text books... Completely garbage, boring, and unprofessional writting. He expects to much writting every week, and his grading requirements differs heavily between each assignment. Avoid this class if possible!
Never take this class. The only thing he wants you to do is copy and paste inorder to get an A in the class then he suddenly decides to check if you plagerise and he threatens to have you expelled. Don't take this class. It's not worth it.
I've dealt with some pretty boring classes before... and I mean boring... but, this one takes the cake. This guy should not teach... or at least should not teach class. Perhaps he would make a good fastfood manager teacher ;)
This class is so hard and filled with way to many assignments. We had 3 finals in the class which took too much time! The class is filled with alot of information, and he responds to the e-mails quickly, but overall is was a hard class!I suggest not taking it online with him, unless you have nothing else to do and all the time in the world.
Tough grader. Spent day and night on my computer reading the discussion boards and doing homework assignments. Prefers you to copy and paste work for homework assignments. More work than taking a class at the school.
Do not take this class! I took this class online and I took up most of my days, he is a tough grader and has very harsh criticism! If you don't copy and paste word for word he thinks it's a wrong answer..
Baydo is a tough teacher, but a great teacher. I learned more in his class than I have in any other class in my entire life. The class is a lot of work but it is worth it. I highly recommend Baydo to anyone.
The very oposite to Canedo, who teaches the same class. He is an ****. I love having to work to earn my grades, however, he definately is psycho, unrespectful, i wonder how is that he still teaching? I think someone has to look into the history department at grossmont. Canedo is a lame teacher, Baydo is completely out of his mind. And honestly I enjoy history, reading and writing. Enjoy as in history is my passion, and reading and writing my profession. Good luck.
his class was a lot of work that i found pointless. we would read and read and read. then answer guestions that had nothing to do with what we read, and have to read more in order to answer the questions.
I felt that he was the "petulant cyber instructor." It was impossible to figure out what he wanted. In the end, I printed hundreds of pages of material for the readings and submitted more than a 100 pages for assignments. I felt that my first submissions were comprehensive but he wanted more. I researched and wrote more. Then I was criticized.
This by far is the worst class I have ever taken. I would have rather taken the course at the college than spend hours studying a text, he wrote, that is completely unclear. Not only did this class cost as much as campus classes, i felt it was a complete waste of time. He is a disrecptful person who should have never got a career in teaching!!!
Baydo's online course is time consuming. You read a lot of stuff to answer questions that turn out to be about 3-5 pages long if doubled spaced. Really pay attention to the instruction for a decent grade, even thought his instructions are not well organized.
He assigns a self-published book as his text (which he sells to you-OVERPRICED). The book is absolute crap-- poorly written and unclear, like it was written by an 8th grader. In order to get a good grade you need to write several pages of responses. It's hard to remain motivated when your responses have to be higher quality than the text book!!!
Oh my, be ready to write.
Dad, is that you?... I have never been met by a professor with such a disapproving tone, workload was rediculous, yet I managed a B.
i have never read or written so much in my life! this class was the most challenging i have ever taken. he is unclear and unhelpful. his grading is very hard. the final took over 20 hrs to complete including the reading and research to answer the questions. every assignment is an essay assignment. every single one.
Ok person, but sadly very unclear as far as expectations. He doesn't tell you in many assignments how much he wants you to write, but expects a HUGE answer. At first I had a really hard time until I figured out what he wanted. He does want roughly 1-2 pages worth of information for each message board response and my Final was 7 pages long and nothi
This man has no life of his own.He has to spend all his time reading the 44, 2-4 page essays per student during the summer.(He makes it clear that the # of these essays are doubled during the 16 wk classes). Understand that you will have no life of your own either.By the way, he probably won't like most of what you write anyway.
Took this for GE cause its online.He grades your papers very hard,and I love to write but you dont want to take his advise and only write 300words more like 3-4 pages,no joke.dont do the min. write a lot.stupid cds are expensive if youre good at the internet u dont need the "reader" just the "text". i got a B and worked pretty hard for a GE class.
The hardest class of my life. Nobody is kidding when they say it is alot of writing. An essay due everyother night that has so to be around 1200+ words to get anywhere near a decent grade. His self written text is filled with useless information, spelling errors, and yes seems to be written by a 3rd grader. I wrote well over 60 pages for his class.
I took this class online. I earned an A, but I swear, I had to work my butt off. There was an essay due every week! Sometimes 2 essays! They were long essays too. I couldn't wait for the semester to end. I hated his class. I had time for nothing else. If you hate writing essays, don't take this class. It sucks. His CDs are expensive and annoying.
Try to take another history class on line because this professor will make your life complicated!
Do not take this class if you want to get decent grades. First of all-too much work, unless it's your major and you do not mind writing a lot.
This guy is a real piece of work. I have attended state and this guy should no longer be teaching and in all honesty he is worthless. Don't waste your time with him and file a grievance, the more he receives the faster he will be gone and the better student life will be. You can contact the academic senate, dean, and academic conselor.
Be prepared to write 750 word essays every week on his material. This is an easy class if ur a gd writer & u dont mind regurgitating the reading material. Im not sure this is the best way to learn history, but this is my first history class at Grossmont.
He's mean. I was confused about some things in the course, because it was my first online class, and when I emailed him about it, he literally said "It's not my problem, figure it out". He seems like a very unhappy person that expects too much. His criticisms are harsh too. I would not recommend taking his classes.
This teacher is horrible. By all means avaoid him and take someone else. There are way better teachers out there. I had to drop cause I couldn't stand him. I took him online and he posts your grade on the discussion forum so other students can see.
His text material was written by sixth graders who don't know the difference in meaning between "bare" and "bear"; the quality is insulting to anyone who can read and loves history. This guy doesn't. Worst class ever, worst teacher ever, rewards plagiarism and demands lots of it. AVOID HIS CLASSES!!!
This teacher is pretty good, if you want a straightforward, get your grade and go, kind of class. There is a lot of writing, but only once a week, and no tests or exams. You need to keep up the material every week, just like any other web class. Good if you don't have time to go to school during the work week:)
I took this class online during the summer and I quickly learned that LONG!! essays is all I would be doing
No tests and no quizes. All you have to do is devote about 1 hour a week to ready the short material and write an answer once a week. You're answers don't have to be creative, just meet the requirements. This is my second online history course with Baydo...A lot of writing but it's so worth it.
I took an online 6 week class in the summer. I didn't like his class, we had to write long essays everyday about the material: only what we wrote, no personal opinion/input was allowed. we had to buy cds that he produced, of course they can't be sold back. (waste of money) I wouldn't recommend him.
This is the second time I have taken an online history class with professor Baydo. It’s an easy class to pass and he offers extra credit.
He's not very helpful, rather he's cynical and does cynicism quite poorly. He likes to remind you of stuff you ALREADY know. Plus, he criticizes your work quite arrogantly, when he doesn't even have a clear criteria for grading or syllabus. You don't get graded for mediocrity, you get failed for it.
I took both his online classes this summer History 108 and History 109. It was hard but as long as you have the time to keep up with all the work you'll be fine. I find that online classes are harder and I don't suggest taking both classes at the same time. Be organized and stay on top with the Bulletin questions. Big help. Lots of writing!
If your trying to just slide with a passing grade, lazy, and unorganized please don't take his online class. I took it and I'm super lazy but I really needed this class and managed to get through it but it wasn't easy. He won't spoon feed you and he is pretty blunt about your work so don't take it personally. He grades hard and lots of writing!
I went in to this class with an open mind even after reading his horrible rateings!! all i can say is he must be miserable in life or something! he is RUDE, i have absolutely nothing good to say about him. i worked at my bulletins & as i felt each on improved , and i read and even compared my answers with others, he still told me they were horrible
I had to drop-unbelievably mean grading...I am now enjoying the subject at Mesa College with another instructor.
The text (supposedly 4th edition) is a self-published work and is filled with spelling, grammer and editing errors, as well as having a style that is difficult to read at best. Grading is highly subjective, guidelines for assignments are ignored, there is no web-discussion.
I have no idea why this man is teaching. I've a UC degree and am boggled that they let him use a self-published text that includes so many spelling, grammer and style errors. He does not stick to his grading parameters (800-1000 word papers), grading is highly subjective, and there is no discussion regarding material. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.
He assigns a TON of reading just to be mindlessly regurgitated into an 800 word essay. Not only that, the reading materials had noticable spelling and grammar errors which I found highly annoying considering how hard he grades the essays. Bottom line: spare yourself the headache and don't waste your time!
I took this class in the winter session of 2005 (so I had 4 weeks instead of 6 to do all the writings). I still got an A. You just have to write an essay each night. If you write about the topic, and can write with good grammar and spelling, you will do fine. If you can't, don't take it. It beats the hell out going through a semester long course.
I don't know what to say about this class. I took it a year ago, and put good amount of work for the first two essay's then noticed people were copying and pasting from places where I read. needless to say, I did the same and got a "B" in the class.
If your thinking of taking this class--DON'T DO IT!! It is A LOT of mindless, meaningless, useless reading. I took his summer class and found myself writing a paper every single day--absolutely pointless papers! Save yourself the headache--take someone else.
I took Hist 108 online, and I swear I had to work just as hard to get an A in this class as I did in Physics. He is a very hard grader, he supports plagiarism and copying other students, and this class was VERY time consuming. DO NOT take this class if you don't have several hours to dedicate to long writing assignments and discussion posts.
WOW. I've never worked so hard in a class. Wrote over 25,000 words - no joke. A ton of reading, buy his 2 cd roms for 100.00, can't sell them back. Lots of typos. Lots of links to other various websites. The material is poorly organized. Some of his questions are kind of general and if you don't nail what he had in mind you get 0 points.
Okay, probably one of the harder classes I have had. I did everything I could and still got a "C". I wish I would have known everyone else was plagiarizing! He is a VERY hard grader and the people before me are right, if you do not nail what he is exactly looking for, you will be docked points. Also, SOOOOO much reading. I do not recommend.
Be prepared to read a lot! The class is not very mentally challenging, just very time consuming. Then again, online classes generally do require more reading.
Took 6 weeks online. Requirements are college level expectations. Have to get used to reading from computer screen for online class. Need to read assigned material and respond in your own words. Cannot be lazy. Professor is reasonable in grading as long as you do what is asked. Quizzes are easy but need improvements.
Material is easy-but this instructor is a jerk! Not clear with assignments and then will talk down to you.Do not take his class unless your willing to have a teacher who doesn't seem to like to teach or help.He wrote the text and you can tell-he's a know it all, even though there are inconsistencies with the text & reader.This guy should retire.
The material is exceptionally simple- but don't assume his expectations will be reasonable. Weekly you write 800 words rehashing exactly what was poorly written in his own textbook and misspellings are not acceptable, regardless of your own clear understanding of what is being asked. There is little flexibility and it makes for an unpleasant class.
This was my first online class and will never take another one because of this class. There is a lot of leg work because there is no teaching involved from the professor. It was interesting to say the least...
Online class. Pretty straight forward. Not difficult at all just do the work and your fine. Late assisgnments are not good, definite penalties. Overall lots of reading
He really challenges you and if you apply yourself and keep up with the assignments you will do well. He expects high quality work.The class is very interesting, I learned so much.
He actually cares if you are learning. I took him for 108 over the summer and 109 during the fall. His online classes really are not that difficult. As long as you don't do the assignment an hour before the deadline, you are good. He is very clear on what he wants in his essays and as long as you can write, you will get an A.Be prepared for writing
I took this class online, he is so unclear as to what he wants. His syllabus is 2 pages. He is very criticizing and does not get back to emails. HORRIBLE teacher!
This teacher is just out there to make money. He made us buy CDs instead of books. Now get this, everything is online! There is literally nothing on the CDs that we had to buy for $50 each. We only used the second one once! He should make us buy $20 access codes! He doesn't know anything about simple grammar either. He is awful and so unclear!
DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. He has a Dr. in front of his name but I think he got it from 7/11. He is an arrogant, know it all that does not like to be questioned. Just do the work and don't ask questions. He really is not interested in weather you learn the material or not. He is just interested in selling his online digital text,(overpriced) BEWARE!
Want to start off by saying I am not a history fan. There is a good amount of work in this class but there are no surprises. He answers questions promptly, and is helpful if needed. He also gives a good amount of extra credit if needed. If you do the work, you study, you'll get an A. Everyone complained about the cds but its same cost as a book.
Not dependent on website/DVDs, as texts are offered at no cost on request. Role play Discussion Board replaces endless Works Cited pages, but research still needed and interesting for History, as it gives concept of historical re-enactments. Grading concept of "high A" vs. "weak, low B" different from "A+," but understandable. Overall, a fun class.
Took his online class, he gives one assignment per week, usually a quiz or an essay. If you do the work it's pretty easy to get an A. If you miss an assignment he lets you do extra credit at the end of the semester.
Great online class. Work load was fine. One assignment per week is due, plus reading. Topical approach of class made it very interesting and easy to follow.
Please DO NOT take this class, I had him online. He makes you buy "books" he wrote so HE makes a profit. You don't use them but will get dropped if you don't buy them.Called me by the wrong name all semester, tried to lower my grade when I asked a question. Super arrogant but has the reading level of a 2nd grader.
One assignment per week (quiz or discussion board), due on Sunday. Midterm/Final are not that hard. Grades a little on the harsh side, but I received a B in the class.
One assignment per week (quiz or discussion board), due on Sunday. Midterm/Final are not that hard. Grades a little on the harsh side, but I received a B in the class. He was pretty good.
DONT TAKE THE CLASS! It is not a matter of it being challenging. The teacher is arrogant and belittling to his students. Dont expect to recieve an A on any assignment, even if assignment is turned on time and accurately done. It is more like a creative writing course then a history course. Not engaging. Text material bland and taught by a robot.
DONT TAKE THE CLASS! It is not a matter of it being challenging. The teacher is belittling to his students. Dont expect to recieve an A on any assignment, even if assignment is turned on time and accurately done. It is more like a creative writing course then a history course. Not engaging. Text material bland and taught by a robot.
DONT TAKE THE CLASS! It is not a matter of it being challenging. The teacher is belittling to his students. Dont expect to recieve an A on any assignment, even if assignment is turned on time and accurately done. It is more like a creative writing course then a history course. Not engaging. Text material bland and taught by a robot.
Do not take this class! Professor Baydo is very rude in commenting on assignments that you submit. In addition to rude, everyone else in the entire class can see your discussion board assignment comments from the professor! Very upset with the lack helpfulness and courtesy.
Dr. Baydo is knowledgeable he wrote the darn book! There are 6 discussion board short essays 1000 words but they are all creating essays and he gives feedback on each essay. 6 quizzes that are directly from the chapter material. The final and midterm are short essays and he gives lots of extra credit. Remember he wrote the text so you can't BS him!
Jerry isn't the best teacher, but he definitely isn't the worst. He gives clear directions on what he wants and gives you feedback on each paper. Follow his directions and you'll get an easy A. Quizzes are extremely easy, and he gives extra credit opportunities on the midterm and the final. If you want an easy history class, take Baydo for sure!
In theory, this class should be easy. Online with a discussion board or short quiz every week. The discussion boards are a 1000 word response to the book that Professor Baydo wrote himself. The problem is, he grades unnecessarily hard. It seems like an easy A, but really, you find yourself wondering what you have to do to get a nice comment back.
Poor online presence. Questions could take weeks to answer, if ever. Alienates class in many ways. Doesn't take disagreement or feedback well. Requires the use of his own "textbook", basically paywall website with little more than web links, and some weak original material that will bore you to sleep in no time flat. Made modern US history dull.
Expects too much for a history class. This class is worse than an English class. His almost weekly Discussion Board assignments are pretty much essays in which he expects at least 1000 words on facts from his book, which is a dry read. Your midterm and final are pretty much equivalent to writing 4 discussion board assignments in length.
Warning, don't take his class. His weekly discussions involve essay length, story written responses. It doesn't feel like a history class, more like an english one. If you miss more than one disscussion you practically fail the class. He has no clear grading scale either. Stay away.
Best online class I took so far; corrects assignment quickly and gives fair grades. Lots of reading and writing, but an innovative topical approach. Would recommend to other students.
For being a teacher he has horrible spelling and grammar. He only uses the textbook he wrote and is very opinionated. The discussion boards are graded on your ability to write creatively. He even got dates and people INCORRECT in his lecture notes! This is a history class, the least you could do is give correct history information.
Best online class I have taken at Grossmont College; well organized and immediate responses to emails and grading.
Professor Baydo's classes are super easy to follow and very easy assignments if you do the readings. There are a mixture of quizzes and discussion boards throughout the course. There is a mid-term and final that are worth the most of your grade. Extra credit is available for you to do as well. Book is his own book that he was written with others.
I have always been a great student especially with History, Professor Baydo is an extremely tough grader and will mark you down on all homework and exams if you do not use his incredibly boring textbook that he wrote. His Assignments are long and drag on and on. Save your time and choose a different professor.
Finished online History 109 with Dr. Baydo and his class was excellent. Learned more history than in any of my other history classes.
Best online instructor so far at Grossmont College; learned a great deal of early American history in his class.
I learned a lot of interesting history. His book with videos are awesome, well put together. I found the class to be boring though and I dreaded the week's we had DB assignments. I think he spins a wheel to determine the grade he gives out on each assignment. He leaves comments on your work for all to read and you want to reply back but won't :)
Professor Baydo was recommended by my counselor and he was right about the recommendation. This was a very creative American History class that allowed the students to understand early American history in a topical manner. One of the most enjoyable history classes I have taken at Grossmont College.
Creative professor who is an expert in American History and has written the textbook. The approach is topical and that makes a lot more sense. Would recommend him highly to other students.
I found this course to be very educational without it being hard to learn and get a good grade.
Hi everybody! He is one of the best professors from Grossmont College! Love him!! His lectures are amazing! He is a very dedicated professor. He wants his students to succeed in their career. He gives a'lot of opportunities for his students to pass his class with an A+. I don't understand why there is a low rating of him, he is a great professor
Best online instructor I have ever had with all my online classes.
Professor Baydo is one of my favorite professors so far! His online course is clear, to the point, informative and he is super quick to grade and respond. Love his online lectures and the textbook is actually really interesting making this class a real joy! If you need a history class take one of his!
This is an easy A class if you like superficial, Euro-centric retellings of history and regurgitation of information. Critical thinking is not encouraged; I was marked down for citing respected sources because I was "not to use outside sources" beside the texts by Baydo himself. Very dissatisfied, would not take his classes again.
This professor is lazy and has so many misspellings on his tests! His feedback is so useless and his assignments are crap. Dont take his class! He is an extremely tough grader even when you answer the questions completely! Do not take this class!
These professor is the worst professor I have ever had. You can completely answer his questions and he will tell you it's not enough. Do not take this class if you think doing the work he asks for is enough, it is not you need to go far beyond for this professor and still not sure if you'll do what he wants.
Get's mad if you post discussions early even if it is only by two days. Says he is "flexible" but only wants his work and Wikipedia to be used during discussions. Only gives out 100 points total so if you miss a few points your grade will drop. Very passive aggressive and disrespectful. Says he posts new stuff when the time comes but doesn't.
Good luck if you are deciding to take this professor. Trust me, you are going to hate taking this class. The professor marks you off for submitting something early and he does not go by the grading syllabus he gave. The class is out of 100 points and him tough grader. If you are planning to take this class. Be really to read the whole textbook.
If you have other choices dont take this class.
Best online instructor at Grossmont College, highly recommended by counselors.
bad professor because He has no justice in bicycles giving a full or zero score. It is so bad that it is indescribable and I do not recommend that students take his class
I pass this class with B, but this professor is very bad. Because he is not fair. Do not try to take class with him. Be careful he doesnt read your homework he gave a grade thats he wants. Very bad professor.
Dr. Gerald Baydo is the best professor for history in Grossmont College. I highly recommencement taking his class. It is not an easy class or a hard class all you have to do is follow the professor instructions and read assignments carefully. in addition, if you have question, sent email for him, and he will response you in a short time.
Best online professor at Grossmont College. He is a fair grader and follows the rules he sets up for his assignments. Textbook was interactive with videos and he responds quickly to student questions. Would take this instructor again.
It was one of the worst class that I took because the teacher was unfair. He gave me an opportunity to do the assignment, and I did it, but he did not graded it . I also told him that he did not responding my email . I do not advise anyone to take this class with him .
The class in general is not easy, you will need to read a lot. I recommend everyone wholl take it to buy the codes for the books. We dont have exams, only quizzes. No extra creat. Most people said that the professor grades the assignments depending on his mood! Expect to have very long responses for the discussions, final assignment, and midterm.
This professor is SO RUDE! I made a mistake taking it with him. NOTHING PLEASE HIM!! if you spend a lot of money on textbooks or not he will consider you as a cheater! I had anxiety and stress because of him. IF THERE IS 0/5 I WOULD NOT GIVE HIM 1/5.
Absolute worst professor I have ever had. Not only does he make you buy the book that he created but if you use even a DATE that wasnt mentioned in the book he accuses you of plagiarism and lowers your grade a whole letter. Save yourself the stress and take a different professor. Hes very rude as well and doesnt do his job right.
Super rude. Unprofessional. Will mark you down no matter how hard you work and put effort into an assignment. Will accuse his students of invalid stuff. Do yourself a favor and avoid. Just like COVID, keep distance from him.
I took His 109 online as high school student looking for credit. I got out of it with an A. Self-explanatory assignments, but you are required to read a lot in order to take quizzes & write an essay/response to discussion. Always use scanners to check for plagiarism as many some of my classmates were marked down for unintentional plagiarism.
I'm not sure why this professor hasn't been fired. He TOOK POINTS AWAY for doing a discussion 4 days before it was due. Doesn't make sense?? They shouldn't be open if he doesn't want students working on them yet. His comments don't make sense. And he never responds to students. Why are people still taking this class? He needs to not teach anymore.
THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER. I don't know how he is even teaching. He accused me of plagiarism twice and I did not plagiarize at all. He even gave me a zero on an assignment because I submitted it "too early" it was only five days before the due date. He is unfair and accuses most of his students of incorrect accusations. He is the worst.
Don't take him at all. I took his 8 week online history class. It is horrible. He will take off points ig you turn in dissuasions day before its due. He will grade them fast before you can even comment on two other students. I will never take his class ever again. He shouldn't even be teaching at all.
Never again. He has the most unclear assignments, his wording is ambiguous & he is a very tough grader. The assignment will be worded as if certain topics are not necessary, but then he takes off points because you didn't write about every topic. He has also accused me of plagiarism when I only used his source material. Super rude & disrespectful.
Bad professor, and he do not know what he needs, and you can not take any outside sources because he considered it as zero.
I took both history 108 and 109, but nothing changed. He asks for specific things in his assignments, however he marks you down for not including unspecified things and he would even consider my opinion wrong. He also accused me of plagiarism even though the only source I used was his text book. If I could give him a -10, I would.
I took the 4 week summer course, it looked like it was going to be a lot but the material is spaced out fairly with one module every two days or so. It's a topical approach to history which made it easier to follow.Grades assignments quickly and always offers good feedback.The responses need to be lengthy, as they are usually summaries
Engaging lectures and detailed feedback. Textbook is a must. Use unstuckstudy alongside the course material for a smooth learning experience. Grading can be tough, but the professor cares.
I honestly had a great experience with Baydo, I took his online Ancient Civilization Course and loved the content. He was very on top of grading and always gave good feedback and you could genuinely tell he cared about the material. There was a lot of reading and writing but nothing unmanageable. I would definitely take a class with him again
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