He actually replaced our old professor and made the class incredibly interesting. He's great at lecturing, but a harsh grader. I'd definitely take him again given the chance.

Great instructor! He took this class over because the original instructor was unable to continue with the class (not her fault) and he made it his own without changing anything in the syllabus at all. He made the material fun, interesting, educational, enlightening and thought provoking. If you ever get a chance to take a class from him, DO IT!

He's great!!!!

Dr. Vrooman is the type of teacher you want to have. Though he has not in the classroom himself, he is very knowledgable of educating students on the mannerisms of classrooms. He is a tremendous leader and is always willing to lend a helping hand.

Vrooman is an awesome professor! He uses articles instead of a textbook in order for his students to be more interested and it's a lot more up to date than most textbooks. I always left his class with new ideas in my head that I would generally research further. Very interesting class.

Great Professor! Really cares for his students.

I've never had a better teacher. He is NEVER boring and always keeps us up-to-date on things happening. He really cares for his students and will do anything to help us. I love this class, and will continue to take it every semester. I definitely recommend it!

Excellent teacher. You will have a lot of work with a lot of papers, but it is worth it.

I love Doctor V! He care so deeply about education and his students. He's always willing to help and not just with school work. Just go to his office if you need help or just somebody to listen to you rant. He's so funny and has great hair. Vrooman is by far the best professor here at BGSU.

Doctor Vrooman is a great professor. His view on education is eye-opening. His class requires a lot of work, a lot of reading and writing. Overall, I really enjoyed his class. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it. I would recommend him as a professor.

Dr. Vrooman is very helpful, so ask questions if you have them. He wants you to dig deep into material so you can develop your own opinions. Don't skim things- take the opportunity to actually learn from the material he gives you.

He is very opinionated and no matter what you say, he is only one sided. He is on his own side and tries to talk you out of teaching. Good luck.

Dr. Vrooman is absolutely fantastic and really helped me decide what I want to do with my career and future. He will push you hard and give you a lot of work, but only because he knows you can handle it, do it well, and learn so much from it. This course was amazing (though the GAs could be less than helpful sometimes), but Vrooman is phenomenal.

Alot of class work but it really doesn't take long at all. You can talk to him about anything and if you need extensions on the work they don't have a problem with it as long as you talk to them. Classes are more like discussions rather than an actual class. Best part is he doesn't believe in textbooks.

By far my favorite professor I've had here, though I enjoy writing. He'll make you think. His format includes a LOT of writing and class discussion, but his key point is that writing helps you formulate ideas/opinions. He is eccentric enough to make things interesting, yet very accessible and easy to talk to/listen to.

I was disappointed in this class. He is teaching future educators of K-12 classrooms and has never taught in a K-12 classroom himself. Therefore, he really has no idea what he is talking about when it comes to problems in education today. He has a very skewed few of what the real world education is like.

Dr. Vrooman is awesome. The class in general is tough- they do things differently every year, so I can't give specifics, but it is a lot of work and a lot of reading. However, Dr. Vrooman really cares about what we get out of our experience in the class. It appears that he wants us to see everything that education has to offer, and it's great.

The class is pretty work-intensive, but Vrooman makes it worth it. You write formatted summary papers of long articles every other week, but they're all on education theories and styles, so they're very valuable. Vrooman is always willing to give feedback if you ask and his lectures are great and very inspiring. Totally recommend this class.

Dr. Vrooman is a great Professor. He is very intelligent and passionate about what he teaches. He has good humor which makes the less more enjoyable. His class is mandatory and he never lets you out early.

Dr. Vrooman is amazing. I really thought I would hate this class, but he is incredibly knowledgable and inspiring. Read A LOT, wrote A TON, but learned so much more. Be prepared to put in the work - it is absolutely essential to your success. Easy A if you're willing to do your part.

Amazing experience. He actually cares about the thoughts that you're having. And it's not just so that he can argue against them.

Dr. Vrooman has awesome lectures that really inspired me as a future teacher! This class is made to weed people out of the education program so be ready for lots of work and for the final paper (which is your only grade in the class). Any missed class or assignments is 5% off your final grade from your paper so come to class and do the work!

Dr. Vrooman is incredible. I cant thank him enough for the passion he instilled in me. He is brilliant and genuinely wants you to love what you do. If youre passionate about teaching, youll LOVE findings. If you hate them, maybe teaching isnt for you. Take the time to get to know Vrooman. Hes a chill dude.

I absolutely love this course! You get out into the field of teaching, and he gives useful PowerPoint to help you learn more about what you will be doing after you graduate. Has guest speakers very often, and is very relatable. Very funny, and very dad like. Everything is graded by the grad assistants and you final grade is one big paper.

A great professor and an even better man! He loves his job and has great insight into the field of education. He makes you work, but what you learn is so rewarding. He is very student centered and wants to do everything to help you succeed in school and in life. He is a great mentor and advocate and is the best professor I have had at BGSU so far.

You have to buy a $30 book that will be be used for an access code only. Any time you are absent from class or miss an assignment it is 5% knocked off your final grade. Your final grade is based upon a paper and then each X you get is 5% knocked off of the paper. That is how your final grade is determined.

Vrooman is wonderful. He is such an interesting dude who really cares about education and wants to inspire students. That being said, this is a weed out class. Get ready to work. If you don't do the work: you will fail. Simple as that. The final grade is determined by a discernment paper. I believe the ECCO version is much more discussion based.

This professor is amazing and I learned so much from him. His passion for education is contagious and he really gets you thinking about things you'd never thought about before. He is a great person.

This class does not mess around. Deadlines are absolute. One absence or missed assignment is an automatic 5% off of your final grade. No excuses for absences, unfortunately. Assignments are either approved with a checkmark or disapproved with an x. X is incomplete and will also be 5% off of your final grade. You learn a lot. You work A LOT.

This class is a ton of work for only 3 credit hours but it is used to help you decide if the career is really for you. If you want to be a teacher you will get an A and be prepared for the major. However, if you arent willing to try it helps you move on to a different major.

Vrooman is a real gem if you join the ECCO learning community, but if not, you might struggle and fail. He really wants to push you and see if you are content with education after all. My recommendation is to get on his good side, always talk to him, and DO THE READING ASAP.

Vrooman is amzing! He is great at explaining things if you do not understand something. He wll bend over backwards to help you pass. The final paper is a BEAST, but afterwards you honestly have a better understanding of Education as a whole. Would recommend him to anyone going in to education! I would take any class that he teaches.

Although Dr. Vrooman is a very good professor and is passionate about what he does, this class is very laborious. But, I am happy I took it, because I realized I don't want to teach anymore. Not because of the classwork, but because he is so good at what he does, he REALLY makes you sure this is what you want to do. But he doesn't answer emails.

Vrooman is the best don't let other people scare you away.

Vrooman is like the best professor I have ever had and I wish every class I had was taught by him and why?? because I ACTUALLY learned something in his class. You dive into real discussions about the problems in education and he continues to make me passionate about teaching. There's lots of reading, a hard paper (that I got 102% on), all worth it

Vrooman was an amazing teacher overall. Although the class was confusing and unorganized, he was the best teacher ive had so far. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN EFFORT, if not you will fail. Attendance is also mandatory... if you skip your grade will drop 5% each time. Overall amazing teacher!!

I love Prof. Vrooman as a person. He is so funny, so engaging and knows a TON about this subject area. However, this class is very much here to weed people out. You have to want to be there. Each time you don't show up is 5% off of your grade that is already limited to your final paper and the weekly articles you complete. Expect to put in hours.

Good Prof. EDTL 2010 is based on one assignment about concept change throughout the semester. Very eccentric man that clearly cares about his content field.

Dr. Vrooman is a wonderful professor. He truly cares about each and every one of his students. The class is difficult if you are not ready to fully throw yourself into education. You have to be passionate and willing to do the work to get a good grade. Attendance is mandatory or you will not pass. Befriend the TA/GA because they do the grading.

Dr. Vrooman would literally bend over backwards for any one of his students. If you need any help at all he will be there for you in a heartbeat. He is caring and passionate about what he teaches. You can tell that his heart is in it 100% and that he is excited to be there every single day.

You can tell that he cares about the content he is teaching. He has some good information to share and he sits with students during small group discussions and listens to everyone. There is a lot of reading each week and each class missed is minus 5%. Your grade comes from the final paper. Difficult class but you get some useful information.

This course is a lot of reading. Be ready to read every week and fill out assignments to go along with your homework and annotations. Vrooman gets a bad wrap, in my opinion. He is a realist and will be very genuine in sharing his thoughts and ideas in the field of education. This course is a weeding out class, so they have to be tough on you.

Professor Vrooman is very passionate, and an exciting guy to listen to. In terms of his class, there's lots of reading, and basically your entire grade is based on one paper. However, there are cushions, such as extra credit and corrections. All in all, this is not the class to slack in.

Dr. Patrick Vrooman has been one of my favorite professors. He is hilarious and truly cares for each of his students. Yes, there is a lot of work in this class. But, if you force yourself to do the work, you can easily pass with an A. The discernment paper will sound harder than it truly is.

I loved this class and loved the professor. If taken in a bigger lecture, I have heard it is a harder course because TA's grade differently (harder or easier) based on who it is. But I had a smaller class due to a program I was involved in and I liked the class. Just homework heavy but was interesting depending on the week.

He is a real good dude

He’s a very caring guy and clearly knows his stuff and is enthusiastic about it. Not very accessible over email, but does well with text and meeting in person. Had a lot of fun and definitely recommend this to anyone even slightly interested!

In this class, we learned about these animals called "conceptual critters." We all have them living in our heads pretty much. Some of them are real animals that just look really scary like this one crazy camel thing while others are literally just humans or monsters. One that looks like a monster got angry and attacked me. Otherwise, it was fun!

i really enjoyed vrooman! you could tell he was very passionate about what he was teaching. super energetic, which i think more professors need to be like. it makes the classroom feel more inclusive, and comfortable. there is a lot of reading/assignments due with them. honestly, it was a lot, but not THAT bad. manage your time and its not bad.

Vrooman was really passionate, not only about the material but also about our learning. His dedication was very helpful, and the discussions were extremely valuable. His attitude in class and in feedback was incredible, and I actually looked forward to class a lot. Homework was lengthy, but I found it to be relevant and worthwhile.

For EDFI 2980: I love him, he is such an all over the place guy who is so easy to talk to and genuinely wants to help you out. He definitely is an out there guy but he is so great. This class was a lot of reading and annotating and is only graded on the final paper and attendance (and checks or x's) but there is extra credit. Really enjoyed it.

This professor was VERY kind. Not too sure why I are so many people hating on him. The work was beneficial and honestly very informative.

Vrooman is a nice guy, but his class is not very important. Annotations are not difficult if you stay on top of them. TA's grade the annotations so hopefully you get a kind one. Final Exam isn't too terrible but make sure you take notes on the different topics each week because it will make the exam wayyy easier!

I was worried that others would be a very tough class, but found it to be extremely easy as long as you did not miss class, and did good annotations. The final exam was a lot easier then expected most people I heard got an A on it, missing class would kill your grade however.

Dr. Vrooman is one of the best professors there is. He's funny, engaging, and is super passionate about the topics he teaches and helps relate it to the real world. Class participation is sooo easy because he truly listens and cares about what you have to say. I was surprised to read so many negative reviews on his page. TAKE HIS LEAD1000 CLASS!!!!

Professor Vrooman is a joy to have. He is funny and engaging. In LEAD 1000, participation is very important, but he makes it easy to speak up. He never talks down to us or condescendingly. Also, I never read the book and finished the class with a 100.6% so it's easy to have an A. Overall, a very enjoyable class, and I would 100% take it again.

I loved having Patty! He is fun and engaging. Participation does matter in LEAD 1000, but he makes you want to talk. He's never mean or condescending. I never read any of the textbook material and still got an A; he goes over everything in class. There will be lots of group discussions, so be prepared for that, but would 100% take this course again