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“I love history and i struggled o pay attention”
HIS102 - 2.0 rating“He makes awful jokes that only he laughs at”
HIS102 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Attendance Mandatory
60%
Textbook Required
85%
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extremly boring monotone professor. do not take his class you will want to shoot yourself by the end of class. if your are so unfortunate to have him i suggest dropping his class immediatly.
just drop it is horriable he doesnt teach the test a super hard, he plays with a computer the entire time just a bad scene
Great Professor. He integrates an Internet Discussion using the SUNY Coursespace system. No note taking just read the book & participate online and you'll find you never learned more from the class discussions.
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Very Boring!!! More than half the class dropped! it was very lame.
He is very boring! Very difficult to past his test.He actually has a big t.v. screen in front of the class. I fell asllep in his class a few times. Don't take it!
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okay, so he's old and has a momotone voice, but thats the only bad part. The big TV screem and lack of lectures is due to the nature of the course, a special hybrid online course. Which is great for ppl who have more time late at night for classwork.
Monotone voice, classes spent staring at tv screen, non stop lecturing, holds every class til last possible minute, uncessassary complication of questions on tests, very little hw, do not need to participate in class...good for study hall or sleeping
Prof West expects work to be done. Every test has a review! Do it as a study group and expect to get A's. He makes you work, but I got the most out of his classes
Stay away from this professor. If you have to take him it is not that bad but he never lets the class go early and is extremly boring. He also teachees nothing and just takls about history. His tests were opem book but are not that easy if you do not study.
HORRIBLE. Avoid at all costs.
The only thing you accomplish in this class is catching up on sleep. More than half the class dropped. Open book tests were impossible to pass.
Interesting course with interesting format.
Going into this class you have to know somethings, he's an old guy, the class seems endless, if u take an hr the night be4 a test to study,u will pass, the rev sht is the test, the research paper i typed the night be4 and still managed a B. expect to be put to sleep like mr. rogers did when u were 5
i think this guy died ten years ago but somehow makes it into selden to teach a class
DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS! THE GUY PUT METO SLEEP A FEW TIMES. HE'S TOO OLD. HE SHOULD RETIRE. WHY DOESN'T HE RETIRE?!
Old and VERY BORING. His lectures rarly had any relevance, he relies too much on the internet, the reading and reviews on the internet are everything that is covered on the test. Try to avoid but if necessary it's not too bad, do the report and online stuff and remember his biases for the tests.
This has to be the easist class I've ever taken. The tests are open TEXTBOOK. Yes, open textbook. He's old, but you don't have to listen to anything he says. I read a book for fun in class everyday and my last test grade was a 96. If you're not an illiterate dirtbag, you'll do really well.
Very boring- you will need a lot of coffee
Stop ****ing and just do the required work!
THis guy is smart but boring. Take his class ONLINE so you don't have to hear him give you a lecture. If you can READ you can pass this class.
Boring, never lets you out early, keeps you late sometimes. Odd/misleading in-person class is really a hybrid internet course. Open book tests are hard due to misleading/tricky answers. I had A+'s in history, now I'm failing. Entire class got 63 average on first OPEN BOOK TEST. If that happens, its not the classes fault. Avoid at all costs, F F F!
This class sucked! I only had to go in once a week but I could hardly get through the class without falling asleep. He was so boring and I like history classes. He gives you way to much work to do online, takes forever to grade it, and will give you a good grade on something you thought was bad and a bad grade on something yo uput effort in to.
Alright. I failed his course, even though I got a 78.5 test average, C+ on the only paper. Puts huge emphasis on rediculous homework (Which everyone cheated on anyways using wikipedia). HOW CAN YOU FAIL A CLASS WHEN YOU PASS EVERY TEST AND PASS THE ONLY TERM PAPER? **** YOU ****. **** YOU.
Enjoyed this class very much. I love history. I think he is a very good and fair professor.
This guy killed my enthusiasm for history with boring lectures. He gave us review sheets that had nothing to do with the tests and denied it when the class called him out on it. We had a full class at the beginning of the semester. With 3 weeks left we had maybe 5-7 kids left. History is my strongpoint, but I struggled in this class. STAY AWAY!!!!
I'll be honest. I didn't like this class much the first few weeks. But being a teaching major, I caught on to his process and I learned alot. He is a very fair teacher and a nice guy. Gives easy optional test on day of final to boost your grade. Do the test reviews and the homework and you'll get a good grade. Tough on attendance.
very dry and unaware of how boring he is. he will sit in the chair and talk the entire time without showing emotion. often he will keep talking after class is supposed to end. very hard tests. this will be the most boring class you ever take. he is a dumb man and makes you do alot of internet work. drop him asap,ull thank me later
i failed his class. this guy was ok. he looked like the killer from SAW & SAW2. he was madd boring. all tests & assignments were online. didnt use a text book. he was good with absences tho.
took his west civ night class, i dident make it thru the first hour and a half before walking out. the man sits behind a computer while talking quietly in the most monotone voice you have ever heard. not one word was said by a student, just his voice... never ending. im sure i was the first to drop, but certainly not the last.
Horrible Teacher!!! Very Boring!!!
OHMYGOD! I'm currently taking HS-12 Online...worst decision of my life. Not thats its overly hard, but the work load is INSANEEEEEEE!! I do more writing for this one class than I do for ALL my journalism classes COMBINED! ***He is quoted as saying "100% is perfection...you will not get 100%!"
worst teacher i've had yet and i've been going to suffolk for 2 years. Keeps you 2 minutes after each class, very boring, and hard test. DO NOT TAKE HIM!
DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER! straight up worst teacher i ever took at suffolk, hard homework, test, and you have to do these online chats that are madd annoying DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!!
I had him for both HS 11 and HS 12. He is a very, very smart man. If you don't want to work and contribute to your own learning then do not take him. If you are interested in learning and actually remembering what you have learned than I recommend taking Prof West. You will not be sorry.
I took HS12 On-line. The workload was arduous. He was not very helpful; rude and condescending when replying to students discussions. I learned more from outside sources than textbook/HS12 readings. I did extremely well in the class, but I worked my a** off for my grade. If you just want to skate by with minimal work-this class is not for you.
If you do your work, it's an easy A. And for those of you taking the online course, it's practically the same thing. just do the work. Participate online, and take a nap during class, haha. He is a very knowledgable professor, and would be more than happy to help out, just talk to him after class. tests are online, answers are practically in notes.
THis professor is the most boring guy ive ever met in my life. i walked out on his class today because i wasnt learning anything and half the class was sleeping maybe i should sleep instead of walking out i should take the hint. openbook tests hard to pass
THis professor is the most boring guy ive ever met in my life. i walked out on his class today because i wasnt learning anything and half the class was sleeping maybe i should sleep instead of walking out i should take the hint. openbook tests hard to pass
this guy is terrible, he doesn't teach, you have to participate in online discussions, which are annoying cause you only have like a week to do each one.. tests are very hard even though they are open book.. and this guy has the nerve to make you write a six page book report or an eight page research paper.
Taking HS11 online. Took him for HS12. A LOTTTTT of work! Many assignments due frequently! Tests are short but this doesnt allow for error. 8-12 page Term paper due for HS11 ansd HS12. Again....A LOT OF WORK!
horrible. don't ever get him. his whole class is onoline discussions and he's the most boring person in the entire world to listen to. completely monitone
Well structured and detailed course; specifically, how one event triggers another. Very interesting material. Yes, work is hard, but this Prof. cares and if you want to learn, he is an incredible resource of historical material. A's are obtainable, but need to be earned.
Boring as hell, but very smart man.
The guy is smart. He can skim through an article and make a 3 hour class out of it. However, he does not reference textbooks. He reads off of an internet web article every class, and is very monotonous. Speech isn't clear, since he has to think a lot. Doesn't have any class-teaching structure. Just thinks of stuff as he goes. Huge report at the end
This guy was very monotonous, pulled stuff from everywhere. Decent workload, nothing too much, TESTS HARD NOT DIRECTLY FROM NOTES OR EVEN FROM REVIEW. I didn't like this class. Don't recommend. I slept every single class, scraped by with a C based off online notes.
The prof is extremely intelligent but the class is very boring. Attendance is mandatory but perfect attendance will get you 3 points added to your final grade. Exams are straight from the textbook (not lecture) & he even gives a sample exam to study from beforehand. An easy A if you do the reading. Don't understand how students don't do well.
DO Not take inless you want to fail.
Do not take this class! he is extremely boring. all of his tests are online, the material doesnt seem to come from anywhere. i had to transfer into this class. the head of the department even said i wouldn't like the teacher. theres something seriously wrong when even he knows the teacher sucks.
This professor has no idea what it means to teach. He doesn't even hand out a class outline! He keeps everything on-line to the point where i thought he wanted an on-line class to begin with! He was boring and just rambled on and on, not even trying to make the class interesting! Do not take this class; you WILL regret it.
This guy is the worst teacher ever hes just some old guy who talks in monotone and talks about the most random things and just rambles on about nothing. His online tests dont have anything to do with what he talked about in class. so if u wanna take a class where you will fall asleep in class and take tests that doesnt have any structure take him
He is extremely intelligent, and very nice. But unfortunately that does not make a good teacher. He speaks very softly, and often side tracks to the point where you stop listening. The online tests are based on the readings online, so you can get an easy A, there's just a lot of reading. I wouldn't recommend this teacher though.
no help. extremely negative.
This guyg is the most boring professor ever. He just drones on and on the entire damn class. His tests are easy though and they are online. But he makes you type a damn paper which he grades real harshly.
DROP THIS CLASS NOW! he is the most boring teacher everr
DROP THIS CLASS NOW!!!! he is sooooo boring its beyond belief. you cant stay focused on him for more than 10min. All of his tests are online, he assigns only 1paper and he gives no hw what so ever which is good. but if youre looking to learn something.. LEAVVEEEE. everyone sleeps during his lectures everyyyydayyyy ..its painfully boring & he babble
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. Extrememly boring. Lectures directly from textbook the entire class in a monotone voice, marks half an absence if you are a few minutes late. I tried to withdraw and he didn't sign my withdrawal forms!!! As a result I got an F for this class. STAY AWAY!
He is the most boring teacher there is. He sits there and rambles on about what HE believes in instead of what the textbook says. It's so hard to understand him also. You may think the online quizzes are easy but they are so difficult his answers are like paragraphs long. Don't take this professor!!!!
Well all his tests are online so looking up the answers arent very difficult if u understand how to comprehend history questions. You get 3 extra points on average if u have perfect attendance. The hardest thing about this class was sitting through class =.= its pretty brutal but i slept the whole time and still got perfect attendance.
This guy is about as exciting as a dead rock.
If you want to pass the tests, read the text book. You won't learn anything from his rambling. Attend every class though, 'cause it doesn't matter how you do in the class and if you do every assignment, he will still fail you if you're over the limit of absences. I don't recommend.
this guy is so boring every time i went to class i was ready for the worst. Other students either left right after attendance or slept because his lectures are pointless because "hes right and the textbook is wrong" his tests are ridiculous with questions like "Portugal?" with 4 facts about it you have to pick the one he likes better. DONT GET HIM!
Extremely boring, Monotone, doesn't give any notes, lectures the entire class and puts everyone to sleep. Laughs randomly, doesn't like anyone leaving the class to use the restroom, and occasionally marks people absent mid class if they are not present, even for using the restroom. Drop the first day if you can for a different teacher.
He knows his history so well, cause he was actually there. Don't take any class hes teaching. It will be the worst one of the worst academic decisions you'll ever make. Words cannot describe how miserable I feel about his class.
Words cannot describe how much I loathed going to his class.
boring he just rambles on the whole class about history in a haphazard sequence. he doesnt interact with the class at all. hes really strict about attendance. All his test are to be taken online on your own time and they questions are redic and cannot be found anywhere in the text or internet you will be happy if u get a 65 ok byebye
Im a history major and i couldn't stay awake in his class he has the most boring voice and if you present him with historical fact in a paper he will say its wrong because he doesn't agree with it. DO NOT take his class if u are bad at history only take it if you want a good nap cause that is what i did every day.
He is a sweetheart. Very easy going nice guy. I you pay attention to his lecture and read the text, you'll pass. All his tests are online and open book. I dont know y people are so negetive about him. I like him.
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE.If you can avoid it, do not take his class (especially not in the AM). He is a smart man but just rambles on in a monotone voice the entire hour and 15 mins. The tests are ridiculous because almost nothing he rambles about is on them. Make sure you read the website. Thats where the test questions come from.
This is the most boring class u can take.Hes an old boring professor who will ramble on in his monotone voice.His class is extremely hard as well.The tests r open book n online but are extremly hard for no reason.You can find the answers n look the facts up but theyre all based on his opinion so youll be wrong.its ajoke my class avg was D.STAY AWAY
It will take an active god to pass this class. don't bother getting a text book because what he says goes. he writes history as the class goes on. And he also controls what time the class ends.
He looks like Clint Eastwood, but he's a horrible teacher. If you can take notes on what he says and pay attention every day, you can pass the class easily. Don't count on the textbook for tests, because his opinion is all that matters on them. If he doesn't finish a topic before the test goes live, don't expect him to finish it.
My was it a challenge to stay awake in his class. He could probably talk for hours and not realize class is over if students weren't getting up and leaving. That aside the class is really easy ,the tests are all online and thats about all the work you do( I don't understand how it whas different from his online class) but they are extreamly easy.
I took him back in like 2007 or 2008 and he made the class seem like it was forever. He did most of his stuff online.
STAY AWAY, SERIOUSLY- RUN. TAKING ONLINE CLASS, ITS TERRIBLE. HAD 4.0 LAST SEMESTER AND HAVE A 78 AVERAGE IN THIS CLASS.
This professor shows no interest in teaching the course whatsoever. He can not hold the interest of his class and there are no hand-outs. Prof West just drones on and on for what seems like hours and hours and you get absolutely nothing when all is said and done. History is my best subject, and always has been. Very disappointed.
AWFUL! Boring, makes me hate my favorite subject. Has an irrational anti laptop rule, you can't even use them to take notes! AVOID AT ALL COSTS
worst professor ever! he talks for what feels like 5 hours he does not interact with the class what so ever, the tests are all online but extremely difficult and are all based on what he thinks is right not what actually happened in history extremely strict on attendance, class is a joke if you need a nap take this class
Professor West doesn't help at all if you need help. His class is the best time to take a nap. His quizzes are online and are very hard and confusing questions and the answers are very hard to find. The questions are also supposed to be answered in his opinion not on the facts. Try and avoid at all costs.
He talks the whole time and has a mototone voice I would say do not take his class.
Class is terrible, it is so boring and hard to keep any interest. All test online, 2 papers and no homework. Doesn't give you a lot of time to do the first paper and all test are based on his thoughts. Do not take this class, he needs to retire
Horrible. Absolutely horrible. He's boring as al hell. He said I could get the online book but yelled at me multiple times for using my tablet. He makes awful jokes that only he laughs at. He's monotone and quiet the entire class. He's completely unclear. 0/10 Would not recommend.
Took his in classroom class and feels like an online class. Everything in class is irreverent to online tests and I failed every test. The two papers I barely passed. Terrible and incredibly boring.
Worst class I have ever taken. Professor West is the most confusing, monotone, and boring professor I have ever had and he never really teaches. He has a lot of thoughts which is what all of tests/quizzes are based off of .HIS THOUGHTS. My recommendation STAY AWAY
Im an honor student&failed both of his test but got an A- on the book report. I read the text&researched online for answers on test and have no idea where he came up with his. Lectures have nothing to do with the text or test. printed out his review test questions only eight of 30 were on it. I sat front and center still struggled to hear him.
Need to listen and take notes to lectures, rarely writes things down on board. Multiple book reports. Tests are online and answers based on his opinion of the best answer. Can't hear you for anything. Likes to think he knows everything and will fight you on everything.
The guy cares about one person in the class and it's himself. the test answers are not fact but his own opinion. Also, he is the biggest liberal and will actually force his views on you. I love history and i struggled o pay attention. Don't do this to yourself.
i feel so bad writing this because he seems like a nice man but this class is so impossible to not fall asleep in. He is monotone and rambles on past when the class ends. It is so boring I barely keep my eyes open the whole time. DO NOT TAAKE HIM. save yourself.
His lectures are a little boring but all his tests are online for you to google, if you fail it's really your own fault.
West gives long lectures and tons of information. You need to write down word for word everything that he says, and when it comes time for the test you can find every answer in your notes. He is willing to answer any question you have. Yes it is a boring class, but if you put in the effort you can pass, I got a B+.
horrible professor. there's no excitement or joy the way he teaches.
Speaks with no enthusiasm. There is no inspiration. Dull class with continued rambling on nothing to do with test. Test online. massive reading every night.
he's a really sweet man. tests online &encourages you look up answers. 2 book summaries. However, the classes are dull. He takes 10 minutes to take attendance through excel; calculating attendance points +/- from your grade. He breezes through heavy topics with the gist of an overheard conversation. if you care, take with a different professor.
You will not learn anything in this class. He is literally so boring. It hurts to listen to him speak. Half my class stopped showing up pretty early into the semester. He should not be teaching anymore.
He is one of the worst professors I have ever had the displeasure of having in my life. I am someone who typically really enjoys history, but this class was an absolute chore to get through. All the tests are online and you have to write 2 book reports. He is incredibly boring and makes you want to fall asleep every class. DONT TAKE HIM!!!
His class was ok however he was like Buzz Killington so boring and at the same time not even funny. He was a super nice guy however.
DO NOT TAKE HIM. He is actually so hard to listen to. All tests are online but don't go by when the syllabus says the tests are going to be because it is wrong. The papers are really easy to get an A if you read the books. Don't bother going to class; you learn nothing. Just do the tests and reports and you'll be fine.
He is very intelligent, but does teach the information well. He is very monotone and him speaking at length is the norm. Where class participation is a rarity. If you don't know script then you wont understand anything he writes. It is obvious he holds and teaches his bias opinions and even grades based upon them. - Modern World History
I currently have him for HIS 107. While he is a nice guy at heart, he shouldn't be a professor. His lectures are difficult to listen to, and he is very confusing. He has decided to take attendance at the beginning and end of class. He likes to treat students like high school students. Stay away from this professor.
I dropped out of his class. He was so boring and not engaging at all. He's a nice guy but he shouldn't be teaching anymore. He takes attendance at the end of class and never notices if people leave. It's a little upsetting.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
60%
Textbook Required
85%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.08 avg changeRatings by Course
HS34
5.0
(1)HS11HS12
5.0
(1)HS11H12
4.0
(1)HS12ONLINE
4.0
(1)HS11
3.2
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102
5.0
MODERNHISTORY
5.0
HISTHS33
5.0
HIST33
5.0
HIST111
5.0