Easy class, Thomason is a good teacher. He grades easy and is laid back. Pop quizes are hard because he wants very specific answers. Exams are written which take awhile but are easy to score high on.

Test only covers what you've learned in class. Also test review helps you know exactly what questions and answers to the test are. Fun teacher.

Nice guy, a bit too nice actually, I'd throw kids the hell out if they were as disruptive as our class is.. but eh, good guy, good class, pretty easy

It was an overall good class. Go to class and listen to the lectures, take notes and you will be fine. Hes a easy going teacher thats very nice. Hes also very passionate about history which is a wonderful quality to have in a instructor.

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Cool guy, good course... doesn't do well with distractions, class gets out of hand very easily..

His quizzes were almost impossible to ace....but the tests were super easy. Just use the study guide and pre-write the essay questions and you will be good. The homework load sucked. Don't be absent that much because he doesn't accept late homework...even if you have a genuine excuse

I took him for 221 and 222. I thought he was a great guy. If you act like a mature adult, he is a really fun guy who seems to love his job and students. If you have questions he is really helpful, and I would take him again if I had another history class.

Great teacher! Really helpful! Take him if you get the chance.

Really,really boring. He's super nice, but gets off topic very easily. Tests are easy,but you have to study alot to ace a quiz. Its not impossible, though.He has no idea how to write on the board,so he uses power points instead which he also has no idea how to use.Cool guy though.

Do not take his class online! If you're bad or even okay at history, then take it in class. Nice guy, but a lot of work. An essay every week and lots of reading. Definately not a fun or easy class. Exams are hard to ace.

his absent so many times but if your absent 1 time then he wont let u redo homework.

He a good professor. His quizzes are easy, his test are somewhat easy, you just have to know the material.

I thought he was a pretty good teacher. I took his lecture class. He was very clear about what the assignments were and when they were due. Tests are on the textbook not the lectures, however the lectures are useful. I ended up having to drop the class because for different reasons, but if you are dedicated and care about history as much as he does

I think he grades too hard on the exams. I missed one little detail and missed 20 points out of a hundred!! Really?

he's knowledgable. but i agree that he grades waaaaayy too hard on the exams. i too missed one detail and got 20 cut off.

Good class. Some of the additional readings were a little dry, but he does provide an interesting perspective on the history. He makes you look at the causes and consequences of things rather than making you memorize dates and numbers.

I don't understand how everyone said he's such a bad teacher. All you did was read books, answer questions, and take tests. His class was really easy. There's only 3 tests, one in the beginning, one in the middle, and one at the end. You only have to answer 3 questions on each exam, and he answered any questions I had. One of the best teachers at G

Okay teacher, he's nice & funny. Pretty much a high school APUSH class. Takes the time to learn everyones names. Lectures are really boring & kind of unorganized. 2 major tests (25 questions) (midterm & final) worth 100 points w/2 quizzes worth 50 (only 10 questions). Make sure to read a lot & take super good notes.

He is a good teacher. Very fair in giving grades...

Fun guy. Can tend to be disorganized, but fair with grades. Very helpful and patient when approached, and responds well to feedback during lectures. There was a guy with autism in the class I took with him, who would occasionally disrupt class and ask unnecessary questions, and I was really impressed how well he handled him.

Easy class if you like writing essays. We wrote an essay a week basically so it wasn't to hard. I didn't really use the book that much. WARNING: He takes FOREVER to put in your grades. Everyone is right about him being disorganized, but the class wasn't really that bad. I took it online.

He was a great teacher although he takes forever to grade things! Best part was no homework other then alot of readings!

He's really a nice, down-to-earth guy. Always willing to help or advise students and answer questions. He's friendly, easygoing, and likes to crack jokes in class; he has the personality of Bill Murray. His one fault is that he is slow to grade assignments. Just come to class and listen. I have gotten a great grade and loved it!

As long as you attend class and take good notes you should do well on quizzes and assignments. On exams try to write down as many details as you possibly can and that should guarantee you a B or above on them. It's not an easy A, but if you put in enough effort you will get a 4.0 or close to one.

I learned a lot. I was challenged in the class. If you are falling behind he will help you if you ask.

Mark is a caring teacher that will help students. I enjoyed his lectures, it feels like a story! Sure, he assigned lots of paper to read, but it is the same for any history classes. Participation points are based off in-class assignment and presentations. Prepare A LOT for your tests, he gives questions that will be in the test beforehand.

Tests are graded tough but Thomason is super nice and willing to give you feedback. Super easy group projects. Some papers and in-class group work but these aren't graded hard. Give as much examples, dates, detail as you can in tests because it's all essay.

I really enjoyed his class! He lectured a lot but they were easy going and straightforward. In my class, you don't really need to read the book but it is a good resource, just pay attention and take good notes and you should be fine. Quizzes are periodically online on Fridays, and are fairly simple. He gives essay prompts for exams so study them!

Mr. Thomason is THE best instructor I have had at GRC with probably the most interesting classes. He is very passionate about his course/materials and gives very good lectures. Make sure to take plenty of notes in class and don't be afraid to ask questions or contact him outside of class. I honestly wish he taught all of my classes.

I honestly don't know why he has such a bad rating. I took his class for history 136&137 and i'm planing to take history 233 with him. All you have to do is pay attention in his class and you'll be fine. He wants you to succeed so if you have questions don't be scared to ask.

Even though I have transferred onto my four year degree, I wish I could come back and take more classes from Mr. Thomason. I learned so much in just one quarter and came out of my class with a new love for Latin America and its history. Do your reading, show up, participate and you'll do fine.

All of the weekly tasks are very specific and easy to access. You have to do a paper and a quiz every week, but they're pretty easy to accomplish if you don't procrastinate. You cannot to all of the work in 1 night, don't try it. He's not that hard of a grader, overall would take one of his online classes again.

I strongly recommend his online class. It was structurally very organized. You knew exactly what to expect each week. There may not be a lot of assignments but make sure to put in effort. Also, he's quick to respond to emails. I had a few questions and he replied back within 24 hours. Be dedicated in studying for the exams and you'll do just fine.

He has only a midterm and a final hybrid version had a quiz every week Quizzes were very vague and the study guide for them weren't super helpful so good luck He posts all notes on canvas so you don't need to be there except for the tests has some extra credit at end of quarter and in form of jeopardy Rounds final grade up mine from 3.7 to 4

He isn't as bad as people think. Yes, his class is boring , heavy lectures but the good thing is attendance is NOT mandatory. He is a Very Chill teacher, u can go in and out of his class whenever you want. If you want a good grade tho, go to class, he gives the question for the exam. Weekly quizzes and a couple of essay, its not bad

Nicest and easiest teacher he was very helpful even tho lectures were boring he kept it entertaining and giving a lot of interesting fun examples. He has a midterm and and final and jist group work in between really easy highly recommend

I'm not sure why he has a 2.6 he should have at least a 3.8-4 yes he is a very boring lecturer but if you ask him for help he will help you extensively It's more of the course that is hard material for some people and not him and because he's not the most eye opening instructor you have to work for it but it doesn't mean he isn't there for you.

Professor Thomason is a really good teacher overall. The papers that were assigned every week were very easy just follow the rubric!

Professor Thomason gives lots of reading but only has 2 assignments per week. The class is super easy if you read the texts and follow directions. He is easy to access by email but is a slow grader.

Im a running start student and from seeing most of the reviews are from November 2020, Im assuming were all taking the same class. Hes a really good teacher! Gives a quiz and one (small) paper per week. Feedback on papers is always good. The only thing is sometimes the reading seems like too much but its manageable. He takes FOREVER to grade!

That one person who said we are doing more papers than English class they not lying lmaoo and PS try to pick a different teacher (If u do take him - to get an A on the paper TRY NOT TO MISS A DETAIL of events or explain good bc he will take many points off but same time summarize ur analysis to save u time and meet word count or else points off)

Professor Thomason was a mediocre teacher while online. From what I've heard, he is very lecture heavy, but online, he just sent them out, and tbh, I didn't watch one and I did fine. Very tough grader, but he only gives 1-2 assignments per week. Although they are pretty big ones, expect a low 1.5-2 hours of hw a week, but make it quality work.

He gave out a lot of papers! Quizzes were OK, but a lot of reading and the lectures were long. He was chill and some weeks he went easy on us by just giving us a discussion post to complete. I definitely recommend taking the class with a couple of friends so you can help each other out.

This class is an EASY A as long as you do what you're supposed to and read. Do not listen to other reviews saying he's a hard grader because he is a very reasonable grader and always gives great feedback. Lots of essays but short and pretty straightforward. Do the readings and put your best foot into the assignments and you will do fine.

Mr. Thomason is a fast grader, and very easy to communicate with. He understands how difficult online classes have been for some students and will make exceptions in certain cases. Would take again! I learned a lot during his class!

He is a pretty straight forward professor. 2 assignments a week ( writing assign. and a quiz) but he never took more than 5 pts off on assignment even though i didnt understand some. Gives good feedback. Do your assignments on time and you should be fine. take time to read the info, sometimes its hard to understand.

Tbh, Mark is not a bad choice if you're looking for a chill time, without much student/teacher interaction. In hist137, theres one small quiz and paper both due on sunday digitally for inperson class. The papers are short, 6-900 words, and the quizzes are small too, also HE GIVES ANSWER GUIDES for EVERY QUIZ. You should never miss points on quizzes

In my experience Professor Thomason was amazing, due to scheduling issues I joined his class 2 weeks late and he accommodated for me and asked if I needed anything, the workload is very small and usually only is one 600-1200 word essay. The only reason I didn't get a better grade was because of rushed work and the workload from other classes.

He slays

He really wasn't bad at all There was work and papers every week but they were all less than 1000 Two written exams and you want to be detail heavy and you will be fine He took forever to grade assignments so you really don't know your grade until the end of the class but I promise yall he's not that bad

The professor is very nice and caring, the class does assignment 1-2 papers per week with a 700-word count minimum. I never paid attention in class, never did the readings, or studied for this class and ended with an A. All I did was do the homework and showed up to class.

The reviews scared me when I had to take this class, but it wasn't that bad. I would say try and take another professor for History 136 if you KNOW you're terrible at writing essays.

I saw a lot of bad reviews on here for him, but I didn't have any trouble with him. Try to add as much detail in your papers as you can. His recorded lectures over powerpoints are sort of hard to hear at certain points. Two exams, not too difficult for me, the study guide helped me concise key info. I thought he was a pretty good professor.

There are two big tests that are just 2 essay questions each worth 250 points, he gives you like 5-7 questions before and 2 of them are on the test. If you never go to class you can just watch the powerpoints because he just reads off of them.

Reading the reviews left by previous student made me a little nervous for the class, but he wasn't bad. He's not the most amazing professor, he takes a while to grade papers and no rubric but his class was not hard. You have papers each week (1-2) but you'll be writing max 1500 words for every week, just be detailed and thorough and you'll be fine!

This Professor is not bad he's really nice and willing to help. The whole quarter there were only 6 short essays, 600-900 words each. Most of your grade is from exams, there are only 2 but they are worth 50%. He's a picky grader, but you can show him your essay's before you turn them in and he'll tell you what to fix for an A, same thing for exams.

Great professor, the other reviews are incorrect, his class is easy, and only a couple of assignments which are very easy. I recommend taking this class.

Don't know why his reviews are so low. He is an awesome professor and seems passionate about his topics. He gives extra credit games and usually his papers are weekly but he stops assigning them near the middle and end of the quarter. Exams are very easy, just don't miss any details on the questions.

He's pretty awesome. 3 tests with about 20 multiple choice and an essay each. All info needed for tests is included in in-person lectures and online lectures, book is kinda useless. Tough grader, he really cares about detail. Make sure to include AS MANY details as possible on essays and you'll be good. He's passionate and cares about his students.

I really like this professor he only gives 3 exams which can be nerve racking, but he gives all the materials needed for these exams and also gives you the questions before hand. he's super chill does not care if you come late which I appreciate, and you can tell he is really passionate about history. taking another class by him too!

Not sure why his rating's so bad because he was just an average professor. Yes, there was a lot of textbook reading but for the most part the lectures covered what would be on the tests. There were only three tests which meant a lot of info packed in each, but it wasn't that hard. I didn't do readings but glancing over them can easily get you an A.

Wasn't a terrible professor as some people say. Only 1 or 2 assignments each week of reading something and answering questions with a minimum of 500ish words. Sometimes we had to watch documentaries and answer questions to it. This professor answered emails fairly well and gives good feedback on assignments if you missed a point.

I have no complaints for this class and Mr Thomason. I thought it was an interesting class with not very many assignments and a lot of interesting information. I do have one small thing is that the Exams are weighed HEAVILY. I found myself studying for 8 or 9 hours because we only had like 4 actual assignments while having 2 huge exams.

This class was heavily graded off of exams and we only wrote 1 paper and 2 in class assignments for the whole quarter. There was textbook reading , but it wasn't neccessary to read at all. I strongly suggest that you show him your prewritten essays before the exam and he'll tell you what you need to improve on. Attendance is graded so show up (10%)

We had one paper and 2 assignments throughout the whole quarter. The two exams were basically worth the entire grade, and attendance/participation was also worth a bit. He was available to review practice essays for the exams and gave good feedback on how to address everything the essay requires.