I wanted desperatly to drop out of college for fear every prof would be remotely similar. Frustrating and long-winded.

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This guy can ramble and get off subject for hours!

uses an ancient textbook that is as out of date as he is

Absolutely the worst professor I've had at Western, and yes, I have had Maria Chavez. He doesn't lecture, he rambles. Tests are mostly based on study guides for each chapter that follows the material sentence for sentence. There were a total of like 14 study guides for 2 tests. He micro manages group projects. STAY FAR AWAY!

The single most disappointing professor/teacher I've ever had. Lectures don't relate to assigned readings. Test study guides are several pages long and force you to memorize random facts. He doesn't know how to teach, period. You will learn nothing from him. I feel bad writing this, but people need to be warned for their own good.

don't take this class. just don't.

Avoid this professor at all costs. He is very rude and totally unhelpful when you ask for assistance. His lectures make no sense and are full of totally irrelevant information. Study guides are huge, but most of the questions you'll see word for word on tests. Would NOT recommend this professor. Keep your distance if at all possible.

If you have any other options, do not take this professor! As a senior in college, taking a 200 level course should have been simple, but not with this guy! He rants, goes on tangents, and is disrespectful to his students. Prepare to study a whole lot and basically teach yourself, but remember his random facts- they'll be on the test too. Good luck

This class WOULD be interesting and fun to take if anyone but Buckley taught it. He is so unclear on what he expects its maddening and then the work you turn in is never good enough. He references such an array of authors that he expects you to know off the top of your head like he does. So much reading. So much writing. And then a research project

He is unclear in what he wants, but whatever you turn in it won't be correct. Expect to know the authors of the reading by heart and to know every detail they wrote about. Terrifying driver. He like ice cream from Lynden.

He's pretty awful. It was never really clear what we were going to be tested on. He also often said misguided racist things (I'm probably going to official report him to his department). His lectures are very boring and unorganized. He likes the things he has to say for sure, but i doubt he cares a lot about students learning stuff.

He made an incredibly interesting topic VERY boring. All his assignments were confusing and the tests were pretty hard. Find a different prof to take this interesting class.

Worst professor I've had at Western. I'm sure he's a nice and interesting person outside of the classroom, but he is not fit to be a professor. He's obviously qualified in his field, but he is downright rude to students during lectures, unorganized as heck, and cannot engage a classroom. Do not take a class from him if possible to avoid.

This professor had things so scattered. Due dates didn't line up, he did not respond to my emails. This became a very frustrating quarter. He leaves all comments back as audio responses and he makes you watch so many videos that are very time consuming.

Don't take this class unless you have a lot of spare time and are a freshman. Towards the end of the quarter he swamps you with quiz after quiz and exams barely over a week apart, and the assignments he gives take way too much time to do. Read the text book for every chapter, and this is coming from someone who never has before. Good luck.

Due dates change at random, if you don't go to class you won't know when he randomly assigns homework. Don't ever skip class, but skim the readings before class if you didn't have time to read the whole thing. Go to his office hours frequently to clarify what the expectations are for assignments will help you get higher grades on assignments/tests.

Worst prof, disorganized, doesn't teach but expects you to know minute details of readings or powerpoints he didn't present. Easy until last the 3 weeks when he assigns group essays, projects, powerpoints, and a final exam all at the same time. No in class reminders, no grading on canvas, Avoid this prof at all costs.

The only reason this class was passable is because the assignments are based on external readings and TAs grade them. His lectures are disorganized and his exams are frequent and expect highly detailed information not given in lecture. If you care about your grades, health or happiness, don't take any of Buckley's classes

Ohhh Patty B... his lectures are basically one long hippie rant. His tangents start off, triggered by a word or a thought... not-so-circular. His tests are hard, lecture based... the more into the quarter you go, the more obscure, random facts from the book, will be included. Cool dude though. Not tech savvy at all. super cute, grandpa-esque

Do readings, this is somewhat a discussion based class, READING LOGS DO MATTER. Buckly's lectures are terrible, poor pacing and goes on rants. Will grill the class for specific word for word answers. Will go on field trips, but never returned within the time frame for the class. DON'T TAKE without a basic understanding on Canadian politics/history

This is the worst teacher i've ever had in my whole life. He doesn't understand how to use a computer, he doesn't put grades in on canvas, and his instructions for assignments are all over the place. AVOID THIS "TEACHER" AT ALL COSTS.

Hands down the worst professor I've ever had. 3rd day of class I was 5 minutes late and he gassed me in front of the entire class saying how terrible of a student I am and I don't deserve to pass his class. Almost entirely based off of group projects, extremely unclear on expectations, constantly off subject, near impossible to get an A assignments

In my time at WWU, I've had three classes with Professor Buckley: ENVS 204 and ENVS 333 in-person, and now ENVS 430 online. He is by far the most difficult professor I've ever dealt with, and I have viewed his classes as obstacles to my academic success. He has gotten my grades mixed up with other students, and his lectures are all a rambling mess.

Buckley is by far the worst professor I have ever had and potentially one of the worst professors at Huxley. The actual texts he uses in his classes are interesting though severely outdated. His lectures are nonsensical seemingly on purpose, he spends min 10mins complaining about zoom. He is terribly disorganized and reveals grades to entire class.

This class should be renamed to "The History of Globalization". Literally everything in the class revolves around the history of globalization and these videos from Jeffrey Sachs. Not a very hard class, but quite literally all of the learning was done through videos and readings. Buckley is not good at teaching and expects students to teach subject

Do not take a class from Buckley. Incredibly disorganized, forgets to tell students about assignments that are due.

Buckley is a nice person *clearly intelligent but he should no longer be a teacher. Our class has found out about assignments from fellow students that Buckley has never mentioned in class & don't exist in the syllabus. Syllabus has not been updated in a long time & is not followed for the class. Very frustrating class as the subject is interesting

Would not reccomend

May as well taken a free online course through Sachs. Class is mandatory however you just sit there and watch videos. Lectures don't make sense, extremely disorganized, outdated, and he makes very insensitive comments. Posts grades for everyone to see. Definitely worst professor I've taken at WWU.

I've never had a more disorganized or unpleasant professor. He's impossible to listen to and doesn't know what's going on in his own course day by day. The quizzes are detail heavy, there is no structure to "lecture", & absolutely no discussion in the course. There's a confusing quarter-long group project. Office hours are held by phone. Don' t.

There are weekly quizzes in 333 where you get about 20 seconds to read and answer each question. To add on, he's extremely unorganized and makes very insensitive remarks to students. I've had Buckley for 3 other classes and his one bright side is that he raises everyone's grade, so if you do the work you won't fail (even though you dont learn much)

Just avoid him and thank me later. That's all I have to say

He has no idea how to use canvas, and because his classes are so large it's as if he also refuses to do anything to help individuals with issues. Most quizzes are multiple choice with less than 1 minute per question. AND HE DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GET WRONG ON ANYTHING. EVER. Good luck learning, maybe he's better irl

Professor Buckley does not know how to use Zoom or Canvas and spent an inappropriate amount of time complaining about their apparent shortcomings during class. This class required copious and diligent note taking and I spent 15 hours per week just taking notes. Disorganized, dense, and inaccessible. Take this class with a different professor.

Dr Buckley has no idea how to use Canvas and my grade suffered because of it. I have straight As and this was the most ridiculously disorganized class Ive ever taken. Grades are posted for everyone in the class to see. We were quizzed on material we hadnt covered yet. I spent so much extra time just trying to track everything I needed down.

Patrick Buckley is a man of assumption. He presumes that everyone knows what he is talking about when he has explained something in such a convoluted manner that no one understands. He rambles to the point of students not knowing whats important to pay attention to and what does not matter. I cannot give him a low enough rating. Do not recommend.

Please take my word and don't take this class. Very repetitive, dry and boring. Always wants exactly the answer that he would give. Repeatedly and rudely interrupts students when they are talking or presenting. Poor communication about assignments, difficult to reach. This was my capstone class and probably the worst class I have taken at Western.

Does not know how to use canvas. Does not know how to record lectures and wastes 10 minutes of class time everyday trying to figure it out. Does not answer questions correctly. Does not listen to student concerns. We don't know what questions we missed on tests. Do not take this class unless you absolutely have to. I could teach the class better.

1. Took far too much time going on personal tangents rather than covering the material. 2. Expected us to know the material and quizzed/tested us on it even though it wasn't covered in class. 3. Was not clear about schedule and then we needed to have assignments done

Outdated information. If you do your own research on the topics he discusses, most often it turns out that what he's teaching is at least a decade or two old and is now considered wrong or incorrect. Wastes a lot of time in class. If you're able to get away without taking his classes, please for the love of god do.

Made us sign up for an online course through Sachs and expected us to teach ourselves about globalization. The lectures weren't very organized and a lot of times were very confusing. Did PowerPoint presentations at the end of the quarter and made insensitive comments during the presentations, making people feel upset, anxious, and overwhelmed.

This class was basically a teach yourself class since the lectures were disorganized and very hard to understand. There was an online quiz every week on canvas and an in person pop quiz every week that was based on the same content and had similar questions which made no sense. Assignments were difficult and confusing.

Lectures are uninteresting and hard to follow. His canvas page is disorganized and it is easy to miss assignments. He is not very accommodating. Classes are small and discussion style which can be painful as there is a lot of awkward silence and slow pacing. Learned very little and would not recommend this professor for any class.

Prof. Buckley's classes are only difficult because of his old style of teaching and not knowing how to use the internet. He is super unclear in what he wants the students to do with the assignments we get, yet grades harshly. If you can - do not take classes with this guy.

Just absolutely awful.

Im sorry but he is just so boring. I had him early in the am and wanted to fall asleep the entire time. Also he is super hard to reach by email. Random attendance taking and pop quizzes. I wouldn't recommend his class at all. If you can take it with someone else do it!!!

How Much Stress and Chaos Can One Person With Tenure Cause? The Answer May Surprise You! No cohesive or easy-to-follow schedule; instructions and expectations are vague. Does not answer important emails. Is not adept at Canvas. Will embarrass students by making comments that should be said in private meetings. An absolutely bizarre experience.

Lots of colonizer mindset and language, and use of a lot of Asian accents. Doesn't do DAC accommodations and is pretty ableist in a lot of ways that add up quickly. Doesn't let you see quiz results, only grade, because the questions are "copyrighted" - same with the Scantron, it's very hard to see what you actually got wrong. Outdated info.

The worst professor I've EVER had at my 3 years at WWU. He spends the first 5-10 minutes of nearly every class struggling with technology. This transitioned into lectures that became irrelevant due to his nature to talk in tangents on unrelated subjects. Attendance was randomly taken and assignments are added the night before they are due.

Not good at all avoid if possible

I have taken a class by nearly every professor in ENVS at this point, so I feel like I can say this with confidence: Patrick Buckley is the worst ENVS professor at WWU. He is disparaging towards his female students and says things that would've gotten him a side-eye even in the 1950's. He does not care about teaching students, only about his tenure

Buckley does not have a grasp on technology that is necessary for teaching in today's age. The lectures are a mess and nearly impossible to go back and review for tests. Random and confusing attendance quizzes. Lectures are boring and at points vaguely racist. He is unapproachable and leaves you more confused than before you asked the question.

Really prone to tangents and long-winded examples that have little to do with the concepts they are meant to illustrate. Some sexism here and there. Lectures about "learning how to learn" but still relies on closed-note exams and rote memorization. The Canvas was poorly organized, and technology was a daily struggle in class.

STOP! Do NOT take this class with this professor (ENVS204)! Go change that CRN right now! This was probably up there with one of the worst classes I have taken at WWU, and I was constantly baffled in class that this was the education I was paying for. Ramblings and Reagan-era politics make this class more of theatrical performance than a class.

So this class was awful and fel

If you're looking to learn nothing about Human Geo and only learn the true stress in college, take this course w/ Buckley! I was an A- average student graduating high school last spring, took this class in my second quarter at WWU, and had to get a partial dean's withdrawal from this course. Now I'm on academic warning. Thanks Dr. Buckley!

Spent half an hour not answering my question, and would publicly shame people for asking questions. Gave me the wrong equation for an algebra question, and when I couldn't answer it, told me in front of the whole class to drop his class because he didn't think I could do “basic algebra” I got an A in algebra