Ira seems like a nice guy in class, but his grading in impossible!! I thought I was going to get a B or at lowest a C in the class and I failed it, even after doing ALL of the work!

Bad class. Bad teacher. What else can I say?

Talks more about his own work at the museum than teaching. Boring, impossible work load (you know we do have other classes to take), and just plain out a waste of time. Dropped his class.

just reads the chapters

for 16 weeks could not understand one single word he said

Maintains no focus, too much time wasted on stories rather than discussing relevant info. Pages and pages of notes and all you get from it is a extremely tired hand. "Did I tell you this story?" Stay Away

Painfully boring and completely unhelpful. I did not learn a damn thing in his class.

His lectures/stories were very interesting however all the papers killed the lectures. All the papers that had to be done "100% perfect" took the forus off the lectures. Also if you sit in the front row the site is undesirable he is too tall to

The worst professor I've ever had. Completey uncaring, gave over 100 items to study for on the final exam for a total of about 10 questions and 2 essays, far too much material to study. 1 or 2 people passed the class and the rest failed. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

dont take if u want to pass. guy is crazy,, over 40 assignments, 12 page paper, midterm and final are a joke, i understood all the material and got D. this guy wants everyone to KNOW everything, nothing is good enough. dont take! worst professor ever. YOU WILL NOT GET ABOVE A C!

Since we have to keep our comments clean, I can't even begin to use words that describe him! Avoid his seminar, out of a class of 8, he failed FFFF 7 of us... freakin teacher wants you too be able to read the ancient Sumerian writing to get a freakin D.. hate him hate him!!

I can not stress enough, how important it is that you never take a course with this prof. He should have retired a long time ago. If you enjoy being bored and feeling like you're going to fail, then by all means go for it.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! He failed practically my entire class, eventhough we did all the work. His class is boring. They are even lightening his class load because he has had so many complaints.

i learned about his thoughts and not about actual history...he was a terrible terrible teacher and i recommend never taking his class he should not be a teacher!!!! he only tells stories and you dont learn anything except his thought which don't mean anything to the test or papers...He speaks Babylonian THATSS ALL I HAVE TO SAY END OF STORY :)

he is a horrible teacher and will fail you for any reason. He tries to force his thoughts unto you and never teaches you anything important. His tests are immpossible and there is no winning with him. Stay away from him. History is my major and i never failed it before him. WATCH OUT!

hes a nice guy, but sooo boring. its impossible to take notes and what he talks about is rarely relevant to whats on the exam.theres 2 reading notes assignments, midterm, final, and final paper and the way he grades is so hard, so it is definitely not an easy A

Do not take this class. I have respect for every one of my teachers, but not him. He is one of the hardest graders. I wrote 3 pages for one of my essays on my midterm, missed one thing and he failed me. You must know everything he knows to do well and that's extremely hard to do. Just the midterm, final, and term paper.

His lectures are extremely long and more often than not, he just talks about his life, not the subjects that are supposed to be covered for the class. Harsh grader and only gives three grades; midterm, final, and final paper. Do not take this class because you will not do well no matter how hard you work.

TERRIBLE. I don't wear my seat belt on my way to this class in hopes of crashing. This man lectures and lectures and lectures and gives zero guidelines for his rediculously long paper. He is in love with foot notes which he doesn't even want to be actual foot notes. He wants mini stories! Mini stories all over your 10 page paper. Don't take Ira.

Do not take this class. Unless you truly enjoy history and lectures this class is not for you. It is so boring with lectures every class. The papers are super long with no directions for them. He does not care that everyone fails his class. Beware because you only get 3 grades, do not take at all costs!!

this is the worst class i have ever taken. he's the worst professor at this school. he says one thing in his lectures, then next class will completely contradict everything he's said in the past. if you can avoid his class, please do. i will not be taking a class with ira again.

Do not take this class no matter what you do. I am a first-year student and taking this class hasn't made the experience very exciting. Ira is a horrible professor. He just talks about whatever comes to mind, even if it is totally unrelated to anything. He is very unhelpful and gives 0 notes. You are on your own in this class. Do not take Ira!

This was by far the worst class I have taken at Ramapo. Ira is a nice guy, but he is not a good teacher. He talks about things unrelated to class more often than not, and does not make it clear what he is teaching about. His readings are all over the place and he does not make it clear what to read. From a history major, do not take him.

terrible professor

This is the hardest class I have taken at Ramapo. Ira, in my opinion, cannot teach and is extremely confusing when it comes to what he wants for both the midterm and final. Throughout the course, I was constantly confused and he wouldn't give us direct answers. I do not recommend this class and if you are to take it, you should read read and read.

His lectures are nearly impossible to take notes on, which makes them useless. He puts up some chapters on the system and expects you to read them by the exam date. If you can keep track of yourself and finish them on time, maybe you can take his class. Otherwise dont. DONT

Taking classes with Ira is absolute mindless boredom. He doesn't teach anything, he just tells stories about his life and throws up 45-minute youtube videos. Absolutely terrible with technology so he never posts guidelines for tests or papers. Very interesting person, but a perfect example of someone who knows a whole lot but can't teach at all.

The worst professor in my entire college experience. He does not respond to emails and grades like you should have been researching the topic for 40 years. His lectures are impossible to stay alert through. I did not learn a thing and after spending endless hours teaching the material to myself, barely passed. He does not offer extra help.

worst professor ever, impossible to get an A. Do not take him.

This class is about the analysis of ancient history. It is extremely hard to get good grades. He doesn't give you a structured syllabus with the dates of when assignments are due. If you have no choice but to take this class, still do not take it.

Does NOT post ANYTHING on Canvas and just barely describes his assignments briefly during virtual meetings so students always have to guess what the assignment is. Then when we actually submit what we thought is what he assigned, he just adds more to the prompt out of nowhere and will give u a low grade. Should absolutely NOT be teaching at his age

If you have the opportunity to take another professor, DO IT!!!! Lectures are long and hard to get through. It's almost impossible to get good grades and you're only graded on 2-3 papers.

I can not stress this enough, do not take a class with him. He's a very nice man who's always available outside of class, but this will be the only way you'll do well. His lectures often go off-topic and become nonsense. He graded us on two big exams and a paper, all 3 of which have very unclear directions and are graded harshly. I learned nothing.

Ira is a very difficult professor. His syllabus is very difficult to read and his directions for the essays are confusing. Ira lectures really heavy and does not use canvas. He also is very hard to reach by email. There are no textbooks, but there are books that you have to buy to get through the essays-Please take a different professor if possible

Ira Spar is one of the most difficult professors I've ever taken. His syllabus isn't very clear - his instructions are poor and his lectures are often off topic. Prior to the final, he dropped completely out of contact from the entire class for a week and a half and didn't answer any emails about the final until the day it was due. DO NOT TAKE.

He is probably the worst teacher you could ever take. He gives horrible instructions along with only grading 3 things, a final and midterm along with a paper that makes no sense. He tells you to read the book but then says everything in the book is wrong.

STAY AWAY. Save yourself the headaches and just don't take his class.

To be so honest, do not take him for any class. He is a terrible professor. He talks on and on and doesn't get to a straight point. You don't get notes, homework, or assignments. You get the midterm thrown at you with no prep and the same for the final and term paper. He doesn't care and there is no points system, he throws a letter grade on work.

Do not take him. Genuinely the worst class I have ever taken. Absolutely distraught that he still works here. No instructions, nothing is straightforward, and he is just so boring. You can't learn anything in his class and his grading makes no sense. On top of that, he doesn't explain why he gave the grade he gave. The syllabus is total crap.

1. Doesn't know how to use technology so you can't access anything. 2. Teaches like total butt. 3. You can't even take notes on him because his lectures make no sense. 4. You learn NOTHING. 5. Boring. 6. 3 total grades (midterm, final, and paper) 7. Grades heavily with no instruction or preparation. Do. Not. Take. This. Professor.

He is horrible. He gives little instruction for the 3 assignments he gives. Most of my class failed our first test and he had the nerve to say he was disappointed in our class as if it wasn't his fault he doesn't know how to teach. He also just yaps the whole class about I don't even know what so its hard to pay attention to anything or take notes.

Extremely harsh grader!

bros past his prime, brain washes student

His syllabus is difficult to navigate and he rarely refers to it. The class is very much lecture and note-heavy, and the professor will often ramble. Your grade is determined by only five essays which he encourages that you work with a partner on. He may also expect you to attend a mandatory field trip without providing transportation.

No assignments have been given to the class and the first one being a mid term. Every second of the class is used even if the intended points are being made, just to talk and talk and your brain gets fried. You have to remember 1 hour 40 minute lectures as well as many pages from the textbook. Rude to special education students who ask questions.

bro is cooked. He worships a stone turtle. He's alergic to a mold thats found in his garden so be ready for him to cancel class. If you enjoy hats from Uzbekistan take his class!!

Nothing good to say about this teacher. If you have him in a class, drop it before you lose your money because it's basically in the trash if you take this class. Knows that our generation/class struggles to focus (said it aloud) and proceeds to ignore requests to fix it and proceeds to go on with a lecture!!

His lectures are long and boring. He only grades on three things and if you fail one of those, good luck. He also appoints students as unpaid TA's and do his work, like operating the computer and what not. Avoid him at all costs