Overall, this a very interesting and well taught class. Lectures were very open and thought provoking, and she was respectful towards the students regardless of whether or not she agreed with them. The textbook was rather dry, but the rest of the readings she assigned tended to be much less boring. All of her assignments had clear instructions.

She's a great teacher but a very harsh grader. I'm a 3.8 student but I was pulling a D in her class. I put a lot of effort into everything we were assigned but I kept getting handed back average to bad scores. I became so frustrated that I eventually dropped the class.

She is a great teacher. It is a lot of reading and short essays. But if you do the work it is not hard to get a good grade. As well, there was PLENTY of extra credit assignments making a good grade very obtainable. I learned a lot and she was very knowledgeable. If she used to be unorganized (from other reviews), this definitely changed.

Mrs. Speigler took over this class when the previous teacher left, so we only had her for half of the quarter. She had many primary sources which we read and had writing assignments on as well as readings from a textbook. Her teaching style is fun and engaging, and she presents her material well. It wasn't very easy, but I really liked her class.

She is nice teacher. She doesnt grade your grammar on history papers, just shows you the proper way. I had a hard time with the readings because they are boring. She gives you a paper with all the assignments at the start of the class. I BSed my papers all the way, and still got good grades on them. Just add quotes! :)

Had lots of fun in this class, there was lots of learning and lots of fun activities

I previously took HIST126 with this professor and it was great. Hard work, whether in a lecture heavy class (take notes!) or seminar, with a decent amount of reading assigned, but I learned a lot from both classes. She is a somewhat harsh grader, but she also gives ample opportunities for extra-credit. I definitely recommend this teacher.

I had Spiegler a few quarters ago for World Civ 1, and she was an awesome teacher! Really passionate about her info, fun to work with, and I enjoyed attending class. You definitely need to do your readings and the assignments to make a good impression, because if you miss a reading you're lost. Taking her again for World Civ 2 :)

Louise was an awesome professor. If you read everything that is assigned and absorb the material, you will ace all of the quizzes. The lowest ones are even dropped! If you know how to write, you will ace the essays. Overall, she was a wonderful history professor and I hope to take another one of her classes. History has never interested me before!

Spiegler goes over most concepts from required readings. She gave us timelines to understand better which helps a lot. Everything she discusses is very clear and she will always stop to review something more in-depth. Also, she is easy to reason with if a problem comes up and you can't turn something in on time.

Louise is a super nice teacher! She is obviously very interested in history, and she was very knowledgeable! If you do the work along the guidelines you'll do well. My only complaints is that she did side-track a lot, and we barely used the textbooks. Quizzes were easy, no tests or midterms!! Loved her :)

She is amazing! She is very passionate about the subject matter and an all around great teacher!

I don't know what kind of experience everyone else had but she is a great teacher and approaches history with great enthusiasm.

No tests. No finals. Only short and fairly easy quizzes based on the information taught in class. Spiegler's goal was definitely to teach students information, not to stress them out or over work them. Readings are assigned but are rarely mandatory. There is a large group project, but it's easy enough to pull through. Very interesting class.

I loved her! High recommended

Very passionate about history. Gets off topic often. Long and sometimes dull lectures. Overall pretty chill teacher, just make sure you do the work. Also class is very textbook-based. If you don't read the textbook you will not do well in the class. Be prepared to be doing A LOT of reading including primary sources (old english language)

I have never found history so interesting before I took her class. When I took her class, she didn't have midterms or finals; instead we had 5 tests spaced throughout the quarter. These tests weren't super hard, but they were long and often had trick answers. Make sure that you're well studied! She also firmly believed in group work!

Lots of readings, Weekly Quizzes on multiple chapters, Few assignments, Tough Grader. You either do really good or really bad in her class. No tests, one big group project and one final quiz.

She's a good professor who is very passionate about what she is lecturing about which makes it more interesting as a student. However, there is quite a bit of reading that are very dry and boring to read.

She was a really great teacher in my opinion, if you ask her for help she is willing to sit down with you, and talk about what you are struggling with. In this class we had 7 quizzes, all multiple choice, near the end of the quarter you have to preform a 25minute skit. I reccommend her, but make sure all assignments are turned in on time.

Lousie not only loves history, she loves to teach history. She is a joy to take a class from.

If you put in the work, the grades will show with her. Started off with a very low grade and finished with a solid B, all because she saw how much effort I put in. I hate history and her lectures were never anything but fun! Sadly, the reading is dull, but her skills as a professor make up for that.

Tough class. I was stressed out towards the end of the quarter to get my grade where I wanted it and didn't quite get it there. I learned a lot. I really enjoyed being in her class and getting to know her (she has a lot of stories if you ask her to share).

A really awesome lady who is so passionate about what she does! She teaches at UWB so she is a tougher grader and has higher expectations than most teachers I have had. She is kind and very tough at the same time. In her class be sure to follow all guidelines as well as do ALL of the readings and take good notes! Tests are rather difficult!

She is very passionate a fun to have as a teacher. In my class there was about 70 pages of reading assigned each week, as well as writing assignments. It was a lot of work but she is a very kind, caring knowledgable teacher.

Professor Spiegler is a passionate, caring history teacher. I took her History 148 class, and did pretty well as long as I stayed on top of the reading. The workload is very low, minus reading out of the textbook, as there are few papers and assignments. Not much group work, and only a few mini quizzes with extra credit (no midterm or final).

Honestly an amazing teacher! She's super nice and understanding, and she gives amazing lectures and gives lots of opportunities for extra credit. However, the class has a lot of reading, a paper due every week, and is quiz heavy. If you can study hard and want to put in the effort, its an awesome class!

Note-taking is important for work in her classes. The course was pretty straight-foward. She can accommodate reasonably.

Professor Spiegler does great lectures with easy to follow presentations. We hardly used the text book but it's still worth getting. Her class was actually a pretty fun way to learn history. At the end of the quarter we had to do a group project and put on a play. I'm not a fan of it but that's just because I'm not good at that kind of stuff.

I loved having Professor Spiegler! I had her for an online course because of COVID shutdowns, but I still enjoyed it. Lots of reading from the textbook, and quizzes were frequent. As long as you take notes on the lectures, turn in your work on time + do all the readings youll do fine. Professor Spiegler is clearly very passionate about history :)

shes a tough grader, but overall her classes are enjoyable, just turn your work in on time and you will pass.

I enjoyed her class very much. you can tell she loves history. she also tries to help students succeed.

Professor Spiegler is a fantastic history instructor. She is incredibly passionate about the content. There is a fair bit of reading, but you'll do well as long as you stay on top of it.

Professor Spiegler is a pretty good professor. I could tell that she was passionate about history based on her lectures and the way she talked to my class. As long as you turn in all the assignments at the due date and pay attention to her lectures, you should be able to pass. She also provides multiple extra credit assignments and 2 late passes.

Spiegler is very engaging in her lectures if you're into history. She loves what she's teaching and that makes class time more fun. There is a lot of material to cover in this class so you should expect to need to read quite a bit. I didn't read most of it but still got a 92.5ish. Weekly participation points so make your time in class count.

Professor Spiegler is super nice and always responds to emails. Her lectures are a bit long, but I found them interesting. There is a decent amount of reading in this course, but it's not very difficult as long as you stay on top of assignments. This class was incredibly easier than the History 146 class I took with Professor Taylor.

Im 16 and I got an A. You do have to write a LOT but its pretty easy. TAKE HER HYBRID CLASS THERE IS NO MIDTERM. Show up and participate and youll do good. DO your assignments and try. Pretty easy class, i never bought or looked at the textbook.. She is kind and really passionate, but theres a LOT of hw and reading. GL!

I loved prof. Spiegler's class! She was really passionate about the material, and made the class interesting for students. Most of the homework was reading, with some writing and occasional tests. I highly recommend her!