He's a very nice teacher and helpful when it comes to writing essays, but he loves to give homework! We also did a lot of reading!

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He is very articulate and requires students to atleast try to raise their awareness about deeper themes in class discussions. He is not hard, he just wants participation. Not everyone will get an A in his class but, you will learn a lot for sure. If his lectures get boring you can always focus on how striking he is; super hot :)

VERY NICE TEACHER!!! Helpful and friendly. Assignments are easy but some what frequent. Easy to pass. One of my favorite teachers!

VERY NICE TEACHER!!! Helpful and friendly. Assignments are easy but some what frequent. Easy to pass. One of my favorite teachers!

He is interesting and expressive. Very helpful both before and after class. Do not expect this to be an easy class. He is also an english teacher and may seem critical but he is helping you in the long run. He really enjoys teaching and helping students. This is a rare type you wont want to miss out on this class. oh yeah very hot too!!!

He is one of the most amazing English teachers I ever had. He gives assignment sheet with very clear explanation. He often gives lots of feedback to students which means a heavy load of HW everyday. You will never get a break. But if you want to improve your writing skill in a short period of time I would recommend him for sure:)

He is a great and fun teacher!

He's pretty talketive and basically explains all the themes behind everything. we read "the middle passage" for class and he just went through line by line of all the important parts before the essay. His essays are crystal clear, his directions for essays are like 6 pages single spaced. I love this guy. he's a good looking guy too, so that's good

He's a hard grader and gives LOTS of homework. but he is nice and very leanent. If you try hard, you'll get good grades. but he's a critical teacher.

he is a very nice teacher... if you want to improve your writing skill, take his class.... I'M SURE, you will learn something..... but, he is hard......GD LUCk

If you take his class be prepared for tons of homework and mandatory presence in his class to listen to him lecture for an hour. He claims to give help outside of class, but I approached him several times and he never made time. He examines essay topics thoroughly in class and on assignment sheets which is extremely helpful. Learning is inevitable.

I took his online class. John's an awesome English prof. You actually LEARN in his class, but if you want an easy A this isnt the class for you. He makes sure you work for your grade, but if you have any questions he's right there to help you out. Lots of homework, so keep up! loved the class and I would talk another with him in a heartbeat!

Expect a LOT of homework! Assignments and expectations are very clear. I took the class online and felt that there was too little interaction with him. When he did give feedback on assignments, it was very, very thorough. But feedback was few and far between.

He is HOT!! he explains everything very good and clear. I don't like writing but he made the class awesome! very interesting and helpful! will take him anytime if i need to

I took this class online, and there was a decent amount of work involved. We had four essays in this class and workshops with file exchange which helped. John was available for any questions throughout the quarter, and made sure instructions were clear.

Mr. Baumgartner has been extremely helpful. I am currently in his online class and love it. He explains everything very well, is always flexible, responsive, and realistic. I would recommend him to anyone and love to take another one of his classes.

Awesome teacher whose passion and vivaciousness eek into his teaching. Although English could get to be a drag, he was at least extremely accommodating when taking his class a second time.

John is clear when he says his directions. He's a very hard grader. The bad thing about the class is he has too many assignments. some are helpful and some are not. If your are not passionate about english, i recommend to pass on the class.

I love this teacher, probably the best I've had so far. He was very helpful and he went over everything in class, if you attend class, writing the essays are not hard at all because he explains everything.

Really knows his stuff and is very helpful. To succeed you must attend class regularly and be willing to put your best foot forward. Tough grader but I learned a lot from him that I can apply to the rest of my college endeavors. Excellent teaching style, interesting content and fun class. Would be difficult for a foreign student.

He's one of the best English teachers I've come across. He has strict policies on attendance and expects his students to work hard. He can be extremely helpful but you have to ask for help and not just expect it. He's a great teacher with valuable resources if you are committed to your own success.

He's a great teacher and is very skilled in English. However, if English is not your first language he can be very frustrating because he teaches with the assumption that you fully understand English. I would not recommend for students just out of ESL.

If you're willing to put forth the effort needed for this course, you'll definitely succeed. John's an excellent prof, best English prof I've had, with a real passion for the subject that shows, and awesome reading selections. He's clear and thorough in his instructions and expectations for students, gives detailed feedback, helps whenever asked.

He's awesome. He's really friendly and helpful.

Good teacher, although his clarity in class was hard to follow and graded mostly on grammar and structure. He sent me pages of feedback when I took his class and I enjoyed him marking up my work. Very helpful and understanding.

John is AWESOME! I enjoyed his class. He is very helpful. He gives you tons of feedback on your essays. There were only 3 essays + the final in-class essay. John is very passionate for English language and creative writing. He is easy going and very understanding. Take his class if you have a chance! :)

At first I thought his class would be troublesome; however, I found that as long as you actively participate and sow that you pay attention and learn the class comes easy. He also doesn't really care about late assignments haha.

You will do good in this class if you speak out and share your opinions off the bat. I was not pleased with his teaching methods but he is a great person.

John is an awesome guy and a decent teacher. He cares about what he is teaching, and I took a composition class, so there was definitely a ton of essays. Overall a "do-able" class. He's very passionate about what he's teaching.

The class was unbiased and considerate of all perspectives. The instructor was fair in his grading. He gives the appropriate amount of work for a college level course. He goes beyond himself in his consideration of others in regard to assure that they succeed without favoritism. He takes the time to fuse past ideals with modernity for relevancy. A+

He is nice and funny sometimes, you can learn a lot from him!

John is a very nice guy. In his class, he relied on the students to share their opinions almost every day. He is a very slow grader, but the feedback is worth the wait. John also assigns online discussion forums which are easy to complete. Make sure to pay attention in class as it will help with the essays.

Really detailed feedback. Interesting subjects in class.

English is the degree path I plan to follow. John was friendly and did his best to be engaging with the class, who were mostly unenthusiastic about the material. He focused the class on feminist issues, which many students took issue with, but I found quite interesting and relevant. He gave lots of feedback and with it, I earned full points.

John is a great teacher full of energy. He put lots of effort and energy to make subject clear but he is very hard grader. He gives great feed backs and I improve my writing based on his comments. In my opinion, His only cons is the low grades he gives.

John was a great professor! The topics we discussed were very interesting. We did write 3 essays but as long as you try youll get a good grade on them. Seems like the class is hard at first but is actually doable.

John cares about his students and gives insightful lectures that make you think about the world. His essays are worth most of your grade and can be hard- but he wants you to be successful and will help you get there. I'm sad to leave his class, John made English fun and I learned a lot of new perspectives.

John was helpful and provided opportunities to talk to him for personal help on essays. He focused his class on debatable and controversial subjects to keep everyone engaged. Hes tough and slow on essay grades but puts the effort into his feedback to ensure improvement. Also pushes due dates back if he hasn't graded everyone's papers beforehand.

Be prepared to start work on the very first day as he packs a lot of content into a quarter. He is very professional and gives 110% to students and expects the same in return. Super fair and flexible if you communicate with him but don't fall behind because it would be brutal to catch up. The reading topics are bold and interesting.

Do the work and show up. Assignments set you up for essays, just need to choose argument.

John Baumgartner is NOT an easy teacher. Be prepared to work for your grade. That being said, he's also an amazing teacher, and will give you far more information about the subject than you thought existed. He's great to work with, and gives very helpful and constructive feedback. You're gonna work your tail off in his class, but you'll learn

One of the best teacher I have ever had! The class is extremely enjoyable with a great balance between group-work, class discussions and lectures. It was an amazing experience, I wish it would've lasted all year! John is wise yet funny and though English is my 2nd language, I didn't fall behind because of his accommodations and help. Thanks John :)

John cares for his students sucess. He is a tough teacher, tough in grading and in the assigments, but the feedback he gives is very helpful. If you attend class he gives you lots of useful information so that you do well. He allows class to be fun, but still productive. I have learned so much and have made life long friends in this class. :)

John is very nice and has an obvious passion for English. This quarter is not his best, as we have one week left and two essays to do. He is a very hard grader, and gives a lot of work. You definitely need to be on top of your game for this class. Although, if you email and ask for help or an extension he will most likely give it. Good luck.

John is amazing! He really does care about his students and also what he teaches. as long as you watch the in class films, do the online hw (which is easy) and read the textbook (which is very user friendly) you'll do just fine. theres 3 essays in the quarter and a group project but they were all fairly easy and he does allow for makeups. hes great

Great class, learn tons of stuff that are actually useful and helpful in real life. Would recommend it if you are willing to work and learn.

I did John's class quarter. It is the best, funnest, and most challenging class I have ever had. He cares for his student success and gives good advice. I have so many good memories and friends from this class. If you work hard you'll do fine, but also remember to have fun. Everybody does better if there's alittle fun. I already miss them and John

I wanted to improve my writing so I enrolled in both ENGL&101 and 102 with John. For this goal, I needed someone to give great feedback on my papers. John defiantly gave the best feedback. A hard class but John builds the class up to the hard papers with discussions and smaller writing submissions. He responds to messages promptly too.

Intro to Film: Professor John was caring and is flexible with due dates. Gives good feedback but does take time grading papers, he understands this and is willing for you to rewrite papers based on feedback. There is one group project at the end of the quarter that has you filming a short story, overall take this class if you enjoy watching films!

Very understanding professor and gives back good feedback on your assignments. I enjoyed having him as a professor, I just wish he gave less homework lol. The assignments aren't very hard, he just assigns a lot of work each week.

Love this teacher. He is so nice and helpful. It is fine for late work. However, you have to submit it back.

Introduction to Film - best course ever! Prof. B is a golden instructor who gives constructive feedback, reasonable extensions, and consistent updates. He provides a variety of cinematic masterpieces throughout the quarter, just make sure you read the textbook & communicate any questions you have! (use quizlet for the weekly chapter quizzes!)

Took his class for English 102. I was very nervous about taking English 102, and was really hesitant to take it the first year of running start. I joined the class late and as a result, had to get many assignments done. Prof was very understanding though, and allowed me to have extensions as I updated him with my progress. He gives great feedback!

John gives excellent feedback and his reading topic are interesting. John is flexible on due dates as long as you communicate with him.

Very kind and understanding when it comes to accepting late work, will not take off points for late work at all.

Great teacher that gives great feedback (when he gives it) and promotes actually good discussion. Overall would reccomend

Very good teacher with good explanations.

The professor gives great feedback and promotes engaging discussions. While the workload is heavy, unstuck AI proved helpful for efficient study prep. Overall, a challenging but rewarding class.

He is a great teacher.

He is one of the best professor I ever had.