very knowledgeable, laid back, and friendly. good guy and a great teahcer.

interesting class, keeps things upbeat so you don't need to take a nap

Very well versed in subject matter, interesting and fun until test time.

Very interesting class! Teacher is excellent. Lots of memorizing, hard tests.

Very Friendly and knowledgeable, repeats himself for clarity frequently.

great professor! enthusiastic, explains things well... tests are hard though...

good teacher ,tests hard if you don't review previous exams(on his website)

Great prof, very knowledgeable, and fun

good teacher, good lectures

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great prof, very friendly & encouraging, smart but long-winded

Very clear and organized lectures

very knowledgeable, interesting lectures, helpful, challenging

shares my last name, therefore is good.

Very knowledgeable. Will astound you with facts. Nice guy too.

very interesting person; take class if you have a chance; tests are kind of hard

Class is interesting, Roe knows his stuff; test are hard but you will learn

This guy is great. He made anthropology interesting, this was by far the most interesting anthro class I have had. He lectures are good, he knows alot and seems to really enjoy it. He gives you a website with old exams, it really helps.

I've taken 4 classes with him cause he's such a great teacher. Really learned a lot in all the classes but especially enjoyed Technology and Culture and Ethnic Arts

Very Interesting class. Cares about students, always helpful after class and in office hours. Go to lectures = A

Prof Roe is by far the best professor I have ever had. He knows his stuff, loves teaching, loves the students and cares about you're learning. I've taken three classes with him and I consider him a mentor and a fantastic person! You'll be glad you took it

He's an awesome prof! His office is decorated too! Very clear in lecture, but tests are hard. He's so intelligent that he uses huge -- non understandable terms on the exams.

not bad. gets alittle boring at times. would take again. try to go to all classes.

Knows EVERYTHING! Amazing to watch him lecture b/c he never has to refer to notes, just just knows it all. Class is pretty interesting. Two exams (midterm & final) which are okay as long as you look at the practice exam. Readings are a must.

knows a little about everything, which makes it easier to relate to things. real nice guy and makes class interesting... i never looked at the clock

nice guy,cares about students, talked to him many times after class about material, went to office hours for test help,funny,lectures off top of head, brung in artifact,videos,writes on blackboard,uses overhead,did not read textbook, studied notes and tests on website and got a C-. enrichment center

This dude knows everything! He never once looked at notes while lecturing. This is definatly not an easy course but it's a good one if you like anthro. You better study your ass off because your entire grade is 2 pretty tough exams.

AH! HARD EXAMS. study!!! and READ!!! the lectures are amazing though, he never looks at notes, and even brought in visual aides like stuff he has brought back from his field work. really cool... i never dozed off, but the extra credit is prolly a good idea.. 2 exams, 50 mult choice each.

Exams are extremely difficult and the midterm and the final are your entire grade.But,he's a REALLY nice guy,and will help you out if you go to his office hours.One of the smartest professors I've had at UD,his lectures are extremely interesting and he knows everything there is to know about anthro.

Likes to jump from topic to topic, doesn't stick to syllabus. Always willing to answer questions in class, but often winds up on a 30 minute tangent. Exams are mc and not too difficult.

Only took the class for a Group A req, but was my favorite class at UD yet. Tests can be difficult for some, so reading and note taking is a must. Also, do the practice exams and extra credit, he uses the same questions from year-to-year. Teaches by memory, and is a very good and entertaining speaker...never thought Anthro could be interesting

Roe knows what he is talking about because he has experienced the antho field work. A very interesting guy, but the tests are difficult and 2 of them equal your grade. Study.

Soc. and Cult. Anthropology--one of the most boring classes I've ever had to take. Roe is very interesting, though, and very knowledgeable in anthropology because he has experience as an anthropologist. He make the material seem interesting. The two exams are REALLY HARD, and they make up your whole grade. STUDY LIKE CRAZY!

Very interesting teacher who knows his stuff. However, can go off on tangents and end up spending an entire class telling you about tribes he's worked with and how they believe they are killed in the night by horse flatulence. Still a fun class though.

Go off talking about tribes and things he's done which adds to the class. However, there's only 2 tests:midterm and final so STUDY

Awesome class. Awesome teacher. Take it!

Roe is probably one of the most interesting people i have ever met. Has spent a lot of time in various placing living with and studying tribes. Only 3 grades for you entire grade so reading and taking class notes is a MUST. and be sure to take advantage of the easy extra credit!

Very interesting professor. He'll go on tangents, but always finds some way to justify it with what he was saying earlier. He's also very prompt with ending the class, usually ending class a few minutes early. He'll just be giving his lecture, stop and say "...and that's it for today." I'd take his class again anytime.

Goes off on tangents as said before, but he knows his stuff. Had lots of reading to do, most of it isn't necessary. Pay attention in class, do the extra credit assignments and STUDY PAST TESTS! The whole class is based on 2 exams and a research paper, he posts an example midterm and final online. Go over them/your notes and write a good paper.

When you first see him you, he looks like a truck driver…Simply put, this was the most interesting course with the best teacher I ever had at University of Delaware. I would recomend him!

To keep it short and sweet the classes were great and so was he.3 grades consisting of 2 exams and a paper. He is very helpful and will give you great ideas for the paper. So far I've had 2 classes with him and it has been a great experience.Overall easy if you have an interest in subject and go over his notes and prac. exams.Don't need to read boo

Great guy. one of the most intellegent people ive ever met. talk about a guy that knows his stuff. just fun class. he is easy to take notes with. 2 50question test and a research paper. helps you as much as he can and is just a nice guy. didnt take atendance cuz everybody always came cuz it was fun. great guy dont skip over the class. read book lil

GREAT CLASS, very interesting, great guy, sometimes he repeats himself a lot though. exams are very manageable if you do the readings & go to class. LOVES what he does. ask him about his field experience.

Someone should tell this guy this is a 100 level class. textbook, and 2 other books in their entirety. 2 pretty hard exams. Yeah hes "cool" and "interesting" but id rather just have a class thats easy.

Attendance not mandatory but if you skip then you're screwed. Boring lecture- I fell asleep every class and still got a C. Hard tests but if you stay awake and read then you'll be fine. One major paper that is a big grade boost- make sure you do well on it. The paper saved my grade. Without it I would have probably failed. Showed a lot of videos.

He was an awesome professor. He really cares about what he's teaching and wants his students to get into the topic also. His tests were a little hard, really read the book and the key terms. Use the previous exams on his website and his summaries. I skipped class atleast once a week and still pulled of a B+. Nice guy, learn a lot.

He does know a great deal of info,go to class,nice guy,will help you,the two tests are 50 multiple choice,gives you an assignment for e.c. liked the video on the Yanamamo, Take Him!

you better LOVE anthro or fake it for this class. he knows his stuff...lived in the amazon, so he's not kidding. go to his office hrs bc i really think that boosted my grade. I thought I was getting a C in this class...got an A. HUGE paper due after 2-3 exams, that are not a breeze. know your stuff or you are screweddddd. besides that, real niceguy

He is a very helpful prof. that is very interested in his subject. Loved his way of teaching. A lot of reading, but if you like anth. you will not have any trouble.

i've taken a couple of classes with Roe and he's very good. he's extremely interesting to listen to and very passionate about his subject. he seems to be a very knowledgeable guy, and is very nice. plus his voice sounds like the guy on whyy

Professor Roe is brilliant. Hes really passionate about what he teaches. Even though the things that he is teaching are not familiar to us, the stuff he is teaching is the stuff that directly correlates to the reasons for everything we do today. He is NOT BORING. Everybody who gives him a bad rating is lazy or just not at all interested in anthro.

Awesome professor. Knows his stuff. He is basically indiana jones. Will learn some crazy/amazing things in this class. Pretty easy. Only 2 exams and 2 extra credit papers if you want to do them

just an absolute amazing professor and one of the smartest individuals I've ever met

Peter Roe is the best professor at Delaware hands down. Technology and Culture (222) was the most interesting class I have ever taken at Delaware and I'm a senior (having taken close to 50 courses). He is the smartest person you will ever have the privileged to listen to. Still, I got a C+ in this class due to the amount of memorization required.

Really good teacher. Makes the class interesting

In order to do well you MUST go to class. If you want to have good notes to study from for the test just write down what he says when he's lecturing, not what he writes on the board. He literally tells you a good amount of the stuff you need to know for the test. So LISTEN. Do the reading, go to class, study and you will do well. Loved this class

I cannot stress this enough: DO NOT MISS CLASS!! I missed once and it dropped by grade an entire letter because of the notes I missed. You will fill tons of pages with notes and he puts the info word for word onto the final and midterm. Write down everything he repeats more than once. Otherwise he's a nice and likable guy, and he offers ex credit.

Didn't buy any of the textbooks, skipped a few classes, and still managed a C. DO NOT SKIP CLASS. I would have been fine without the books, but the notes I missed dropped my grade by a lot. Really nice guy, just a bit distant.

Quirky guy who wears cowboy boots and turquoise belt buckles. Definitely knows his stuff! Can't stress enough how important lecture notes are tho.. the entirety of the exams is from class. GO TO CLASS or else you'll miss so much. Probably could get by without books. He talks about them in class anyway.

His classes are interesting, however, the exams are impossible. He is very helpful when it comes to writing the essay though. I went to his office and he literally told me everything I needed to know to write my paper. Good guy, ridiculously hard teacher

Classes are interesting, tests are harder than needed. Says he doesnt ask trivia but questions are in trivia form so its confussing. Offers extra credit that can help. Random questions from the readings that y wouldnt expect which makes studying pretty hard.

Roe is a great guy. Always 100% enthusiast about the subject. This class was nice because there was only 2 exams w study guide and extra credit optional. Study the guide day before and do well. 2 books that aren't so bad, i just read summaries.

Roe is one of my favorite professors at UD, you will learn a lot from his class if you pay attention. Do the extra credit and study hard for the two exams and you will be fine.

It was scary that only the midterm and the final would result in your final grade, but he usually curves the exams grades AND offers 3 extra credit options that can raise your grade so much. The terms he releases on sakai before the exams are a very large portion of what will be tested. Awesome guy who loves what he does and pretty funny too.