Good Teacher.. Although alittle boring for lectures. Easy class

Teaches with HoJo. Didn't read the books TA spoon fed the essays. Interesting.

Nice guy who grades easy. Don't need to read the books at all to get an A. A l

Gives interesting lectures, knows everything about history and very friendly

Very knowledgable, difficult if you don't study, fun class overall

Knows a lot about subject -- no textbook so go to class or get notes

If you go to lectures and read the book the tests aren't hard.He's a fair grader

No Text, but a lot of readings and must go to lectures. Not too hard though.

Pretty nice guy - knows EVERYTHING about history. Definately go to TA discussion

I'd want him to be my grandpa, but wouldn't want to take his tests

All you need are the class notes...Don't need to read books, Discussions helpful

very knowledgeable, must go to class, fair grader

the man knows history like the back of his hand. GO TO DISUSSION SESSIONS!!

great prof,class somewhat like storytelling, essay exams not bad, go to discus.

nice dude. missed the final and he helped me make it up without being a dick.

Lectures can be interesting, knows a ton of history, sucks if you get a bad TA

No text, but many novels. GO TO DISSUCION! discussion covers the test questions

very smart man, knows what he is talking about, easy class, go to discussion

3 essay test, must write fast&lengthy...fair grader. do readings

nice guy, helpful, GO TO DISCUSSION and its easy

What a great man, knows so much and stories are really interesting

great teacher, fair tests

Very nice, easy to follow. Expects alot on essay exams. Very helpful.

Very nice guy and sooo smart. Very soothing voice=sleep. Essay tests are long

Reagan Sem=awesome! Thought provoking and intellectually stimulating.

Do the essay readings, go to class and practice what you want to write on the essays and you'll do fine

Honestly, nicest guy you'll ever meet! Go to discussion and if you are having problems, go see him during office hours. Hard essay exams, but he really cares about your progress!

Such a sweet man!!! He is sort of a strict grader, but the discussion sessions give you lots of test answers - Kevin is a great TA.

Tends to talk about his conservative views alot in class. Harder grader than I am used to in the History department.

Extremely knowledgeable, pleasant and fair. Top-notch professor.

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great teacher; gets sidetracked often but his stories are usually interesting and/or funny; his years of experience make for good lessons

Excellent seminar class,one of the best courses i have ever taken.

Real nice guy. hard grader. Lectures off the top of his head. Very knowledgable about material. Been teaching at the U of D for 30 years. Is a Christian.

It's not that he is a hard grader as much as I did not do as I did not write the proper response to his question on the test.

Extremely conservative and his views dominate the class. But he's a great professor. As a hardcore liberal I still really enjoyed his class. Tends to ramble a bit but focuses the class on important and interesting subjects. No attendence. Two tests, two 1,000 word papers. pretty Easy grader

i'm a hist major and a senior; wolters is my favorite prof. @ UD and in my opinion the best in the hist dept. 4 decades of experience, funny, and about the kindest man you'll ever meet. Even if you aren't a conservative, it is almost impossible not to like him. take the reagan seminar as well!

Incredible knowledge of American Civil Rights and African American History. Will often go on a little too much about stories he feels are interesting, but will nonetheless be entertaining. Get past his obvious neo-conservative banter and you will enjoy him.

Once a week class, had quiz every week on a book we had to read, but they were easy. One 12 page paper due at the end of the semester which is almost your whole grade and u can pick any topic with civil rights. Very generous with grades, gives A if you show interest in class. gr8t teacher, good guy

DR. WOLTERS IS THE BEST! Refreshing to have a conservative professor after the mostly liberal faculty I've experienced at UD. He is extremely intelligent and thoughtful. Be prepared to study your butt off for exams! Lots of details = an A. I will def take him again; he's funny and I learned a lot.

He tells funny stories and gets sidetracked, but he really knows what he's talking about. Reads directly from his notes, though. It's good to have a professor willing to talk about the other side of the issues, and that DOESN'T think Abraham Lincoln is the best man EVER. Study (TRULY), and be ready to head stuff you never have before!

Wolters is just definitely the man. Best history professor I've had so far. Every class is an awesome, complicated story told from different perspectives. I wish I knew all that he knows, but it will never happen. His is truly the "greatest generation," and my generation is probably the worst.

sweet man, super nice. take lecture notes, go to review, TAs will give answers to exam questions.

He is the nicest man, and makes it actually interesting to sit through his lectures. he is finally a republican tecaher and he thanks you for coming to his class and listening to his lectures. He is AWSOME, i wish he was my grandpa! Take this class!

Great teacher!!! Very interesting. Puts a different spin on history. Highly recommend him!

Dr. W is great. He is intelligent and kind- just a wonderful person all around. He definitely presents a different perspective on several of the major American movements. This course will make you rethink some of the ideas you were spoonfed in highschool (especially Lincoln). 6 books to read; mostly pretty good. 3 essay exams. Good class!

Wolters class wan't too bad. You don't read any textbooks but instead you have to read novels (which is good or bad with whatever you prefer). Sometimes he can get really boring but he knows what he's talking about. Just pay attention, go to your discussion classes (hope that you have a good discussion TA), and take good notes.

Great Class! The professor knows his stuff. He has a lot of stories to tell. This is a very informative class, even if you are not a History major. Read five books, two essays, two tests. He made this class and subject matter very interesting.

oh i just LOVE him! i only missed 2 lectures, thats dedication!he doesnt have a textbook, just 6 novel-type books.his discussion session TAs are awesome.he makes u read a book he published too.specialty is black prominent figures.really knows his stuff.lectures very informative.and mostly well organized.he likes to go off on tangents sometimes tho.

Really great class. He knows his stuff. No textbook, 6 novels instead. Find a group of ppl and split up the reading so you don't have to do it all. Bluebook exams but you pretty much know what the essays are going to be before. I got an A without too much work, just know the stuff well. Couldn't get over how he ened each class right on time!

I thought I knew US History until i listened to him. He gives an amazing and unique perspective on history. Very good class. Exams are straight foward and all essay(not as bad as it sounds). Every so often he will tell a gem of a story and relate it to history. I highly recommend professor Wolters.

The guy is a fossil, older than dirt, and has been teaching at this institution for a long time. But he's a good man, and I liked his conservative viewpoints. Not a hard grader either. Recommend.

read 6 novels (1 every 2 weeks). tests (blue book) cover the two books at a time. use what he learned in lecture to get most of the points on the essays the rest comes from the books. the final was just a last test (same time length as the other two). he did say mc but mainly short answer and list, but still simple if you study and now some his

great professor, need to attend class to do well but he always makes it interesting and often tells stories which make class even more interesting, not hard to do well if you go to class, make sure you take a class with him before he retires

A very cool professor. I enjoyed the court cases he talked about. And, he also delves into his long experience (no, he doesn't plan to retire anytime soon, as I asked and he told the whole class). His books are wonderful. And, most importantly, he has a historical perspective that will challenge and enlighten your own. A brilliant man. Take him.

Great Professor, no textbook used, just two books per test. Three essay tests make up your grade for the class. Professor Wolters is the best lecturer I have had, you attend class simply because you want to listen to him. The amount of information he knows without looking at notes is incredible. TAKE HIM! I will again before I graduate.

Really nice older man, but very hard grader. Lots of reading to do.. If you like history, it's an interesting class, but not an easy A. 2 big papers, 2 exams

really nice guy, definetly knows his material, has written numerous books, is a Christian, great stories,

One of the easiest classes i've taken. I've never liked history but all you have to do is take notes during his lectures and he tells you the essays on the exam. study the night before and still get an A on every test. whole grade is the 3 exams. EASY A. Just go to class

Longest serving teacher at udel he's really boring and you basically want to die while being in class because he's so dry and old he stands at the front and lectures but really knows his stuff well he's basically a genius class really isn't that hard just very dry and boring but still easy to get an A

Extremely boring. Do not take this class if you fall asleep easily. All he does it stand in the front and lecture. Three essay tests that the TA makes up. Kind of difficult, I never knew exactly what he was looking for. Not the easy A I thought. There are a lot of notes. All he does is talk, talk, talk.

Very interesting class, and the professor really knows his stuff. I don't think he's as easy as some of the people are saying on here, but then again I am not a history buff. I had to study a decent amount, but still got an A. He gives the essay questions in advance for the 2nd and 3rd exams, and is SUPER helpful if you go to office hours!

He is a brilliant man. He digresses a lot to waste time in my opinion because there isn't enough material to cover on the topic in the time that is given and he doesn't want to look bad. The course is very interesting and he practically gives you the test beforehand. Fairly easy grader in my opinion. If you like history, you'll like this class.

very interesting professor with interesting perspectives. lectures sometimes can get boring but it is a history class. only gives 4 grades (mid term & final & 2 papers) so plenty of time to read the books he assigns which are actually interesting. tough grader, but if you try you can easily get a B. would take again

Very smart and very fair professor, lectures make class interesting, and he is very approachable in office hours. If you go to class, do the readings, and can write a decent paper, you can get an A. I don't agree with his conservative politics but loved this class and would take him again.