His accent didn't bother me, actually made me pay attention more. He is very unclear, answers questions w/ questions. Spends most of class going off on corporations trying to brainwash us. Just take notes and study them for the tests thats all you can do.

This was the worst class that I ever took!!! He is very unclear and is hard to understand with his accent. He does not answer students questions, and the reading and work is extremely boring!!!

This was definitely the worst professor i've ever had. He never told you if you had the right answers to anything. The term paper assignment was so vague and it had to be seven pages long. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!!

Horrible, horrible class! So frustrating. He'll drift away on some unrelated tangent and tell the class how ridiculous American culture is, and will never, ever give an affirmative answer, though he encourages questions. The final paper is awful, no guidance. And he's BORING.

horrible! not easily understood and a good class that is just crap with this teacher!

Unclear, unhelpful, hard, boring, arrogant, ignorant, what else can I say? This guy should he fired, by far the worst teacher I've ever had.

Helmut is the best teacher ever...yea right, this guy is a complete joke. I took the first mid-term and got a 7% and i studied!! what is that all about!! but take him maybe you'll do better, but its not very likely

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Awful. Just awful.

I hate this guy!!!

It seems like a good class at the beginning of the semester but don't let him fool you, it's not. He is unclear, unhelpful and maybe the most boring professor I have had at Sonoma yet.

Horrible. Boring subject, even more boring teacher. Once someone asked if an answer to a problem was right, he said if we knew how to do the problem then we should know if the answer were right or not. Most of the class ended up failing because he grades so impossibly.

he is not helpful and rambles on and on

Very thick european accent!! Useless notes, interesting logs. Seems like a laid back guy, however he grades extremely hard. Tests are impossible to get above a C on! Takes role everyday, and he is the most unclear guy I've ever met. He expects you to know what hes thinking.

Absolutely the worst professor I've ever had. Like most teachers, he is very liberal, but he is Austrian or German and very hard to understand. Not very helpful when questions are asked.

oh my god-never have I been so frustrated. I asked him to shorten his points because he talks forever and by the end you have died of a brain hemorrage from trying to find out what he is saying and his response lasted for 45 minutes-this guy is like a books on tape of quantum physics-the expanded version-in German

Horrible. Doesn't teach material but tests you on it.

This class was one of the most boring classes I have ever taken. The books he used were terrible. He thought the literature was as worthy as the bible and the book was filled with grammtical errors. He talks for over an hour and does not explain any of his essay assignments. He insults science and medicine continuously.

Way to smart of a teacher to be teaching an intro class. DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER. It is a horrible class, he knows what he is talking about, but he has no way of explaining it to you. Other 101 classes are almost automatic A's. TRUST ME. Helmut is the worst thing for your GPA

W H A T ? Is all I have to say about Helmut. Probably the worst teacher I will ever have; don't know why he has to make things soooooo much more complicated than they have to be. Refuses to give answers to practice midterm. It is pretty much useless to study for the tests because you are not gonna get the grade you want. Highest grade on midterm=72

Helmut is a misunderstood philosopher who is a good looking aging unhappy professor and it shows. He is obviously bored teaching intro philosophy. His grading system includes a mumbo jumbo grade jump( if you get 20 points more on the final than on the rediculously hard midterm you get to jump to the next grade!)I did not have any idea what my grade

Worst professor at SSU. I showed up t every class and I was failed. He wants you to think like he does and does not welcome individual thought. There is no structure to his class and expects you to understand the material. He offers no help when you question what he wants. He also plays favorites.

Almost the worst professor I ever had. I never forget this quote "you have to parse to pass" but his accent is so thick is sounds like "you have to parse to parse." He is awful and a complete waste of life on this earth in the 101 classroom. Years after taking his class I still think back to the days I had him and wish I had known about this site.

Honesty, hes a worthless teacher. I cant say much more about it. If you have him, get out. seriously or you will hate yourself come final time. Worst teacher i've had in my life (no sarcasm).

This was the worst class I have ever taken in the history of my schooling. Helmut is unfair in grading, doesnt tell you were u stand before you take the final so you have no idea what to do and how much to study. GET OUT OF THIS CLASS, it is probably the worst class at Sonoma State. He definately doesnt even make anythinng intresting

GET OUT OF THIS CLASS AS FAST AS YOU CAN! he is rude and mocks everything you say. he gives you one big paper on a book you dont get to choose and never answers any of your questions. worst teacher in the history of teachers!!!

Helmut is by far the worst teacher I've ever had. He speaks slowly and has a weird accent, so just about everything he says is impossible to decipher. I ended up with a B after putting together a solid term paper and studying hard for the final. It's up to you to learn the material with the book and reviews.

He is very hard to understand! he is not helpful when you have a question. Also his classes are very boring, you will just want to fall asleep everyday. DROP THIS CLASS if you can, there are way better teachers out there!

scary

Terrible teacher all around. He does not know how to explain philosophy and his voice is SO hard to listen to. AVOID

Terrible all around. His midterm and final were so hard. His voice is SO hard to listen to by the end of the semester. AVOID, he does not know how to explain philosophy.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS IT IS HORRIBLE HE MAKES YOU FEEL DUMB FOR ASKING A QUESTION IN CLASS OR ASKING FOR HELP ON AN ASSIGMENT. I WENT TO HIS OFFICEHOURS AND HE WAS EXTREMLY UN HELPFUL I ENDED UP WALKING OUT DUE TO HE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT TRYING TO HELP. IN CLASS ONE DAY A GIRL ASKED FOR CLARFICATION ON AN ASIGNMENT AND HE CHEWED HER OUT FOT 15 MIN.

This is honestly the hardest class I've ever taken. Concepts are difficult and he wont tell you if youre right or wrong so youre in a constant state of confusion. You read a book that has nothing to do with the class write a paper & 25 min presentation on it, 10 journal entries (you present one), 1 final. Wont know your grade until end of semester

discourages visiting office hours. refuses to tell grades, grades he does tell students must be told in front of the whole class to hear. over half the class failed the midterm, no curve given. tests obviously made years ago and never amended to that term's class. rarely gives students to talk on days he actually teachers. extremely boring.

As a person, Helmut is quite interesting, but he is one of the toughest professors I have had. He will never give you a straight answer and is very difficult to deal with him. The class gets extremely boring and I find it baffling that he is able to fill an entire 4 hours with total uncertainty. The class would be better if he was clear and helpful

Professor Wautischer is a very kind person, however it does not make up for his lack of anthusiasum he has for teaching students. He expects you to pretty much teach yourself, and has a very difficult grading process to understand. The book is completely useless use YouTube, discourages students to visit him during office hours. Book is useless.

99% of this class: pointless awkward silence and the other 1%: him teaching poorly. When you ask him a question about the content, he goes off about something else and doesn't actually answer you. He has a final study guide, and has the class discuss it while he just watches. No helping. He doesn't teach, he just fails us. Don't take his class.

Today in class he made jokes about those who seek professional help for depression. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. His lectures say one thing, he says another and the test says a third thing. He spent an hour going over what we did wrong on the tests to the point the first hour of class was worthless. Won't tell grades until end of semester.

Unless you have LITERALLY no choice, avoid at all costs. Refuses to have any online accessible material (not even a basic canvas page), does not use powerpoint or any other engaging media to make lectures easier to engage - he just talks at you. He is incapable of answering questions in a direct manner and does a poor job of explaining material

If you can avoid taking this professor do so. He is a super hard grader only believes in what he believes doesn't open up to new ideas about anything. Interrupts you when talking.

This professor is not a caring professor at all. If you can avoid taking this class do so or if youre already in his section I would drop it. Has no leniency for those with disabilities and has made fun of those with depression and mental issues in class. I do not recommend him at all, he is also very difficult to reach or get any support from.

Clearly an intelligent man, but WAY behind on the times. No online accessible material, doesn't use power point, and simply lectures by talking. Majority of the time what he lectures is not relevant to what you are quizzed on, and he rarely clarifies confusing topics. You are expected to fully teach yourself with little in class guidance

Way behind in terms of technology, and has little patience or will to teach. Most of the class is him waiting for an answer that nobody knows of and he gives absolutely no help. Class is expected to mostly teach themselves. Would not take this class again.

This professor gives no help to those with disabilities. There were 6 disabled students in my section and all of them ended up dropping the course (Including myself)because this professor would not accommodate anyone. Don't take it if you can avoid it.

Helmut is the most stubborn and inaccessible professor I've ever had. He does not use canvas and barely responds to emails. He believes he is always right and that students claims of unequal grading and needing help are false/unnecessary. He is aware that students try to bring him to the board, he doesn't care. He is demeaning patronizing and rude.

Awful man. 100% a conspiracy theorist. Showed our class a fake medical article saying that vaccines don't work. He makes fun of people with mental illness. WILL NOT HELP YOU IF YOU ARE DISABLED!!! God forbid you disagree with him, he will throw a toddler hissy fit and chew you out. He made me genuinely furious trying to listen to him

Professor Wautischer is awful. He will put you on the spot whenever possible and makes you feel bad for not knowing exactly what he wants you to say. Be sure to read EVERY single assignment instruction because he won't be sympathetic if you miss something. He talks all class period about absolutely nothing and sits in silence until someone talks.

Do not take this class if you can help it. He is extremely set in his ways and if you have a different viewpoint or opinion from him you are automatically wrong. He wants you to be extremely specific in the log and almost wants you to have some sort of personal issue to share with the class. He often rants about nonsense and goes off on tangents.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Helmut makes you feel dumb, doesn't explain concepts, and completely discourages questions.

Helmut is an odd character. From the first day in class he treated our class in a condescending way, and makes you feel inferior if your opinion differs from him in any way. He has no respect for his students and their mental health, and is consistently harder on the females in the class than anyone else. He has a very old school style of teaching.

Horrible professor. Do not take