Class lectures very disordered, hard to pick out what is important

very amusing, but random and unorganized in his presentation

Really gives you a feel for info, an awesome, very knowledgable prof. GREAT!

He's a nut, but pretty cool. Lectures are hard to hear. Easy format and class.

Hilarious jokes, good format and lectures, go to lecture and read book.

Great teacher - knows the info and makes it interesting

decent class...very funny..lectures are hard to pick up on though!

Hilarous

Very funny-lectures somewhat unorganized but interesting class

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Tests on ideas not dates, if you can back an idea up it's easy.

Hella funny,very informative.No dates,only ideas If you're smart, it's all good.

He jumps around in his lectures, but prepare well with the book, and it's easy!

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Easy A if you pay attention and go to lecture- funny, be able to get broad idea

My FAV. Proff. A tad more reading than I would have liked. So funny. Awsome!

Hilarious guy, goes for the "Big Picture" , exams are a piece of cake, take him!

kind, aproachable, clear if you pay attention

must do readings, great if you cant remember dates but do remember events.

Funny, easy grader, hard to understand at times, "it's all about the hair"

How can you not love Montano?Funny, approachable, great class. :)

Makes everything as clear as possible for 300 people. Go to class.

Montano's the BEST, clear, organized, made me want to read .

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Funniest Prof on campus, easy grader, easy classes... best hist prof...TAKE HIM!

Great professor, very helpful, sooo funny

The class is like watchin live comedy. Don't have to read just take notes .

Crazy guy, easy class, skim readings and you're good

My fav. prof so far. Stay on track with quizzes/reading. Hes frickin Hilarious

Funny guy, classes are fun, tests are broad - my favorite prof!

He's a nut. All you have to do is keep up on the readings, which is my problem.

Prof who is like most students: disorganized,lazy. Hysterical,nice,& unPC though

This guy is the man. He is out of his mind, funny, tests are not hard.

he brings character to the class; he has many views about the subject

GREAT guy. Very helpful. If you talk at all, he loves you. READ

Great guy, funny, makes it interesting...lots of reading, but its worth it

SO funny i laughed out loud in class! lots of rding but u dont need to do it all

He's the man - take him.

Lectures pointless , rambles too much, tests on the big picture of a topic

great, takes a while to focus but hey i got a B so whatever

Great Prof. Easy interpretive tests- just get main themes. funniest prof alive!

Most hilarious prof., makes lectures interesting, read and listen to the main points he emphasizes and you'll do well

Greatest teacher I've had here, funny in lecture and office hours. If you go to lecture it is the easiest B you've ever gotten

dude, he's he the man...you the man, johnny...you the man

He's the man! Smart, funny guy who likes when your participate. Good experience to take his class

Large amount of reading is assigned, it helps to go to class. He's a good guy, one of the funniest professor's at this school.

what an awesome guy. Take him and you will laugh 90% of the time. He lets grad. seniors take an alternative final. Great prof.

This guy rocks, gives informative and funny lectures.... Classes are not that bad...

Great prof, kinda scatter-brained, notes redundant to text, tough but fair grader

Crazy professor, funny, interesting class discussions, easy/moderate tests and papers

Crazy guy...a little obsessed with reproductive organs...but keeps lectures interesting...make sure you read the book and dont miss a lecture. Tough class, but well worth the fun lectures.

Funy, easy, and teaches very well. Just go to class and you can get an easy A- on any test.

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Kind,responsive to students, great lectures.

My absolute favorite hist prof at the university. Always made class interesting, had great stories to tell! Tons to learn from him, but you've got to do the work to get an A. Well worth the time though.

LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM...he made class fun, but you still have to buckle down and work for the A. He's a cutiepie.

Amazing HIST professor! He does require a lot as far as reading goes, but really now, it IS a history class. Montano really made the class interesting and worth coming to every day. Loved him!

If he notices everyone's bored off their asses, he'll throw a joke in randomly and let you laugh for a good 5 minutes. I didn't get a great grade in his class but it was probably more my fault than his.

Hilarious! Every lecture is a history based stand-up routine. This was my second class with him and I plan on taking a third. You have to work for your A but if you want to learn and have a prof you love then he is it.

I would recommend anyone to take his class. Lectures are not mandatory, everything you really need to know is in the book. Do your work, he gives you multiple chances to redeem lost points- it's impossible to fail this class. He's also hilarious. He keeps you interested by holding your attention. He's also very personable, which is good.

This class was easy... good teacher... keeps you interested... Very funny too... listen what I say yo...

Montano is an awesome professor. Be prepared to read a lot and you will learn a great deal. Lectures are very informative and you will probably spend a lot of time laughing. An A is challenging but definitely possible.

Absolutely hilarious.. Lectures are not mandatory but do help... Don't lose your book, its a difficult semester if you do. Go to office hours and he will love you for it.. Good guy overall, wants his students to pass

One of my favorite History teachers/professors. Extremely funny, extremely knowledgable. He rewards effort and study.

He is a really funny professor and really nice too. If you go to him about a grade you are not happy with, he will definitely work with you and possibly boost it up if you give a good argument! Read the book, you definitely need it and you can get a good grade.

Love this guy! Keeps your interest w/ his jokes and voice changes (tho it's sometimes hard to understand what he's saying). I really enjoyed going to his class. Reading the book is mandatory for the quizzes, but you can still pass if you don't. Very approachable about questions and grades.

Professor Montaño was very effective in his lectures. He's really quirky and makes most of his students laugh. However, he is a tough grader on tests and papers. Just study hard. I took this class as an elective and realized that I was only a sophomore. Only take this class if you're a junior or senior, or if you're a history major.

interesting funny teacher. TA graded 2 hard for a 100 level class.

Easily the funniest teacher I've ever had. Not hard to sit through class but the lectures are basically useless because nothing he says are on the quizes. Doesn't give the midterm questions although he does hint what they're on.

Funny guy. He tends to ramble off during lectures just to make fun of the frat boys or make a joke about the phillies. Make sure you read the book. The lectures are only summarizations/interpretations of the chapters. Easy grader on midterm and final. Make sure you study for map tests! He gives you a retake but it is much much harder. Good guy!

Awesome professor! I have taken more than one class with him because he is so great... You definitely need to have a knack for it though because not everyone appreciates his style of teaching. Overall a fair grader and it is pretty easy to do well in the class if you aren't completely lazy

This class was on the History of Ireland and he taught it in Gaelic. You could not take notes because you never knew what the Gaelic word meant or how to spell it. He would only sometimes write things on the board but it was only ever the word itself, not the meaning and he had such bad handwriting that you could not read it. He always seems high.

I LOVED him. I was always excited to go to class because he was absolutely hilarious and taught history more as a story with different voices and wild actions than just a dull lecture. You can do well just by reading the textbook, but its easy to listen to him since he keeps class interesting. I totally recommend him.

he was my freshman year seminar guy and he is the absolute best he took us to Philadelphia and bought the whole class cheesesteaks. he even went into condom kingdom with the class which was a little weird hes a really nice guy

I loved his class! He is all over the place but it helped keep me focused. Class is always interesting and he is really funny. Online tests are easy and he just goes off of the text book for midterm and final. If you go to office hours he will love you. He is a fair grader too. Hopefully I can take another of his classes!

Some history professors make history a drab list of facts and figures. Other professors make history a fascinating narrative. Monatno is the latter. He's hilarious, and really weaves a great story out of Tudor and Stuart Britain. Highly recommend him. One warning: reading load is rather heavy (six full books plus supplements).

AWESOME professor! He is chair of the undergrad history dept. He has made me decide to add history as a major! The lectures can be a bit confusing, but he really likes it when students come to his office to talk to him! I plan to take another class of his next semester. Also, if you should read all 6 books he assigns but so far it isn't necessary.

Prof. Montaño is certainly a unique professor. He makes class interesting and fun, and tells a lot of jokes. Either you like him or you don't. He was great. I learned a lot in his class. He is very helpful and wants you to succeed. His office hours are helpful if you need extra clarification/help. Take him if you can, very happy I had him.

I've had several classes featuring John Montano and I have never left dissatisfied, his sense of humor and presentation of material is absolutely invigorating. Do not be intimidating by the reading, if you pay attention in class you are good to go. Mid-Term 1 Pick 10 Identification Mid-Term 2 Inclass essay 5-7p. paper Final 2 Takehome essay

Montano is hilarious, takes attendance but if you know someone in the class they can sign you in. As long as you either pay attention in class OR do the reading you'll be fine. Weekly online quizzes were sort of annoying but only one exam and two essays which were graded by the TA. As long as you put a little bit of work in you'll be fine.

He is a great teacher ! Take him for any math. I strongly recommend him.

Amazing lecturer, exactly what you'd expect from a graduate school professor, engaging, loves his topic and makes the information come alive.

100% go abroad with him if you can. Chilliest prof ever

GO ABROAD WITH HIM! enjoy your time off getting credit and being able to explore ireland or london! the best! what an abroad trip should be :)

I loved Professor Montano! He's funny and tries to make the coursework interesting. Grade comprised of four items: two exams, one take-home exam, and one paper. He is an easy grader, he is looking for what you know, not what you dont know.

I liked Prof Montaño quite a bit. Every class was a lecture, and everything moved quickly (we did cover a few thousand years after all), but he made the lectures interesting particularly through his sense of humor. The only big problem I had was that he was definitely not tech savvy which was problematic for an online semester.

Interesting Irish history course from a knowledgeable professor who is not always organized. Yes, the guy seems to be a hippie left over from the 1970s but he's funny and nice (if you talk to him) and the course was not too demanding for a 300-level one.