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“Brother Ferguson is by far my favorite religion teacher”
FDREL122 - 5.0 rating“Brother Ferguson's teaching methods were not very good for me”
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He brings up good subjects to discuss, and has great quotes and talks assigned and to aid you in class. He is very unclear about what exactly he wants in his papers, and doesn't seem to be very willing to help or clarify.
Definately unclear in his papers and assignments. Almost comes off as somewhat smugg but seemed like he meant well. He's all business and it was hard to pick out any signs that he genuinely cared about the students growth, more just getting the facts and bringing up an insight better than the next guy. Yet my roommate loved him....go figure.
I loved this class! I could always feel the spirit. I think he is a really good teacher. However, I do think that he could be more willing to help the students and clarify what he wants in the papers. Despite those things, I think you will just love the class and if not for the teacher, I hope that you will enjoy learning the words of the prophets.
I absolutley loved this class. I could always feel the spirit and I learned so many new things. He assigns great talks and the papers help you to understand the coherence of the topics. They are not about what he wants but about what you have learned and synthesized from reading and the discussions. I would recommed him to everyone. Very involved.
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he's cool and very nice
I learned a lot in the class and truly enjoyed the talks and the things read from the prophets. However, he doesn't seem to care very much about his students and he doesn't have the qualtiy of mercy whatsoever. The class is TIME CONSUMING and he doesn't care what else you have going on in your life, he just wants you to work on his class only!
Great teacher. He teachers clear doctrine and has interesting lectures. It may seem like a lot of work, but it's worth it if you really want to get something out of your class.
I HATED this class! I found it merely an excuse for the man to show off how fast he could find scriptures or references to give people. I learned NOTHING and wish I had never taken the class. His assignments are sketchy and I hated it. DO NOT TAKE HIM!
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The worst teacher ever!!! So self-involved and to top it off amazingly smug and couldn't care less about the students he teaches! Don't take from him, he doesn't know what compassion or mercy are. I am a good student and still struggled to appease him
For religion o'l scotty boy knows his stuff but he requires way to much work for the credits and compared to other teachers. Not Recommended
Super smart guy.
Very opinionated
This professor was really knowledgable. He taught well, and I learned a lot. I truly felt the spirit in his class on many occasions.
Great personal insight and enthusiasm
I do not like him. He is very negative.
awesome
Had a really difficult time in his class. It was Teachings of the LIVING prophets and he never once quoted one that was living. All of his quotes were from 100 years ago. He harped everyday about students waiting to have kids and basically said that if you were married and didn't have kids instantly that you were sinning and a horrible person.
I loved this class. I learned so much from Bro. Fergusom. He is an awesome teacher. He is very knowledgeable with the scriptures and can help you learn a lot of stuff.
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This guy is crazy! He is one of the most negative people I have ever met. I have seen him outside of class and he isn't nice or happy. In his class he gave tons of vocab and he never got off his pedestal. Once I asked him how his classes were going and he said that teaching that semester was horrible. I recommend any other teacher.
He is an awesome teacher. He is very knowledgeable about the Gospel and cares for his students. In this class I have learned so much about the scriptures it has made me enjoy reading them each day. I would take more classes from him. My roomate took D&C and she loved it.
I had him for prep for eternal Marriage. He demanded a lot of work for just a 2 credit class! Good teacher, and i learned a lot, but pulled "all-nighters" many times doing HW for his class!
great man. teaches by spirit.
Hard because it was not very organized--notes were hard to follow. Due dates were moved up without any notice and there was absolutely no compassion or sympathy.
I loved this class! It was my favorite class of the whole semester. Brother Ferguson is a great teacher! The work load may be a little more then other religion classes, but that's what makes you learn. You learn from putting effort into your classes!
Opinionated professor and has been teaching way too long. Never felt the spirit in his class and actually was very uncomfortable with some of the subjects talked about. He related JS visit of the Angel Moroni to what sex was like in the next life... makes me wonder what this guy thinks about in his own time. Would not recommend class.
I loved this class, and I especially love Brother Ferguson. You have to work for your grade in this class, but your work leads to personal growth. I haven't attended a class where the spirit wasn't there. He is humble and teaches by the spirit. He has opened my mind to several new perspectives! I definitely recommend taking a class from him!
This was probably my favorite class out of all of them I have taken in the four years of schooling. If you do the work that is asked and keep on task it is a breeze. If you procrastinate it I can see why you might not like him. He is funny and the spirit is Very strong when he teaches. I would suggest this class to every student.
I really enjoyed taking my classes from Bro. Fergunson. He is an awesome teacher and made many things become clearer to me. I would recommend him to anyone.
This was the only class I could get last minute to fulfill a credit requirement. The teacher singled me out, and embarrassed me in front of the class on two occasions, did not respond when I brought it to his attn. Students with cars were "spoiled brats" and he complained of his lack of income. Overly strict homework rules altered tone in class.
I did everything he told us to do. worked my butt off and he failed one of my projects. i worked hard on it. gave me an F for class participation because i didnt speak up as much as other kids. im not going to say something unless it is valuable.embarassed students multiple times. needs to think before he speaks. dont take his class.
Brother Ferguson brings great ideas to class and leads thoughtful discussions. However, the work load is really heavy and he does not always make requirements clear. Also, he will shoot you down in class if he does not like your comments but also drops your participation grade if you're hesitant to contribute. Tough, but may be worth taking.
This guy is worthless. Dont take online classes from him. Workload is ridiculous for a religion class. If you miss any of the deadlines you wont be able to turn in anything for credit. He is very harsh when he grades your group participation, and gives you bad grades for stupid reasons even if you do exactly as instructed. Wont work with you.
Do not take D & C from this teacher! I have never worked so hard in a religion class before. It was terrible. I am a 4.0 student, but being distracted with all the busy work and huge book due at the end of the semester kept me from actually learning the material. Trust me- don't take any religion class from him!
Great teacher--learn alot and would take him again. Very thoughtful and insightful.
I love how Bro ferguson lets us take rresponsiblity for our own learning. This was a great class. He make the D&C come alive.
Fundamentals of scripture is a very useful class. Bro Ferguson makes the scriptures come alive. You have to work hard but it is worth the effort. I loved the class
Best prep experience for my mission!! He has built my confidence. I am excited to share what I have learned!
Great teacher. He leads a great discussion, really teaches you to think
Lots and lots of busy work. Requirements are very ambiguous. Lots of opinion in lectures. Accepts no late assignments (even just by a couple hours). Would not take this class again.
I did not care for his style of teaching very much. It was a fundamentals of scripture study class and I've never enjoyed studying the scriptures less than I did during this class. He expected a lot of work from us most of which was busy work. This dd not make studying scriptures very enjoyable and spiritually uplifting for me. It was miserable.
He has had an incredible impact on my life. I highly recomend him as a professor. The class does require a lot of work but I am here to learn.
I could not stand this class! Its a religious class and his arrogant manner caused me not to feel the spirit. Seemed like he wanted to show off his scriptural knowledge and his opinion is the only one that mattered. He needs to think before he responds cause he would respond to someones question and leave them feeling dumb. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!
I liked his style of teaching. He was blunt about how he wants things done. I took fundamental scripture study and it was one of my favorite classes. He knows what he is doing and wants to help you get to the same place. Attendance is really important. He puts a lot of trust in us as students. I like him and am taking another class from him.
I couldn't have asked for a better teacher to prepare me for my mission. I ahve taken 4 amazing religion teachers up here and he is by far the best one. He knows the gospel and the scriptures. He teaches true doctrine and helps you get ready for life. If you get the chance, take a class from him.
He has a different teaching style but he is a great teacher! I was having a difficult time at first so I went to his office and asked for help. He is very understanding. I suggest taking fundamentals of scripture study. it has helped with my personal study.
Bro Ferguson was a nice guy, but by the time I took his class I was used to solid, planned-out work. In his class, you decided your own work, and, with my job and other classes, I got a bit lost. He always noticed the days you were absent. You had to do this personal improvement plan that involved working outside of your regular homework.
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He was an amazing teacher! Class was fairly easy, but he brought the spirit every time he taught. I learned so much. It really did prepare me for my mission.
I thought the class was amazing. I could feel the spirit in every lesson and was amazed at how much I learned. The work load was simply reading and pondering the scriptures. I would love to take more classes from him.
Great teacher. Knows his religion. Very intelligent. Invites the spirit to class. Class discussion is very open. Little work outside of class. cares about your grade and your success in understanding the scriptures. does not answer your emails, however. to contact, you need to talk to his face.
He makes you grade yourself so it can be easy to forget to do that saturday night.
He keeps you interested so well in class! Even early in the morning!
He was a great teacher! I enjoy his class and the work load is not very much. You grade yourself and follow the honor system when doing hw. I liked it very much.
He makes you do 2 hours of preparation of homework for every hour in class! In my opinion this is WAY TOO MUCH for a religion course. Often he doesn't even have enough material to occupy yourself for 2 hours. He's pretty prideful, and said things about his family that were condescending.
I have never met a more prideful religion teacher. I took Marriage Prep and it was a waste. Majority of what he taught was his opinion, and frankly, who cares. "I do my hometeaching the 2nd week of every month, I use to do it on the 1st but the brethren said no meetings on the 1st week of the month." What does that have to do with anything?!
I thought brother Ferguson was a great teacher! You grade yourself on i-learn and you write alot of doct comps. The doct comps are done outside of class and it just ask questions on the reading you write like 1/2 page. Class is discussion and The final you memorize the prophets in order. I got a A in his class it was pretty simple.
Cool guy! I am not sure as to why previous reviews said that he is prideful or arrogant. This is not the case. Every day is a discussion led by him based on the most interesting subjects in each required section of reading. When he poses questions he is usually looking for a specific answer, so I imagine this is what might bother some people.
He is very fun and has a lot of insight. You do most of your grading. Easy A if you show up to class!
He really is extremely prideful. All he is interested in doing is proving you wrong or offending you. His tests are extremely ridiculous, and the assignments are long. It once took me 5 hours to complete one homework assignment! I would never take a class from him again.
The class isn't too hard, but there is some ambiguity to the assignments and what is expected from them. The class discussions can be pretty interesting, however he does tend to make extreme far-out sorts of comments as well as have radical opinions on issues that make you wonder about their truthfulness and validity, as well as his competence.
Great teacher! He's very familiar with the material, fair, and uses an effective teaching style to help students understand the significance the content can have on their lives. It's unfortunate that students who aught to possess better character have been posted such disparaging remarks on here; it's likely their class time was spent texting.
He says your on the honor code but then doesn't believe you over technology when an assignment doesn't go through on I learn. He posts assignments randomly without warning. He gives ridiculous self evaluations where the only way you can get a good grade is to be better than everyone else in the class. He's arrogant to students. Class time is boring
My favorite teacher by far!!! Every class I leave it feeling the spirit and feeling motivated to do better. He does require you to do a lot of reading, but take his scripture study class and you will know why he believes that. Prideful people? You all must be the "im better then thou, but judge everyone" idiots on campus. He knows his stuff.
Very arrogant, his assignments are vague and his you are forced to constantly do pointless self evaluations. All in all I won't be taking a class from this professor again
He believes in us taking responsibility for our own learning. Everything is on us, and I LOVED it!! He knows how to lead a class discussion! I have never learned and grown so much from a class. Great teacher.
I've had this teacher for two semesters now and will continue to take him as much as I can. He is VERY fair, extremely wise, and spiritual. I never had a teacher like him and am astonished at the negative comments. To those reading these comments, pay no attention to the negative comments. You won't regret taking a class from this wonderful teacher
What an am azing teacher! Really in it to teach you how to be a better person. Many people don't understand his humor and take it in the wrong way. really cares for the students and wants them to be better, and teaches them that they can be better! He's one of the best in my book.
Brother Ferguson is certainly among my list of favorite instructors on this campus. What I love about his teaching style is that assignments and class discussions are heavy on application instead of just knowing fun-facts. I feel like my character has improved after taking this course from him. Highly recommended!
Bro Ferguson was awesome.I loved him as a person,He totally makes things relatable. The last couple classes of the semester were by far the best religion classes i have ever had. A lot of people think he is arogant or pridefull.They probrably just got mad cuz he wouldnt pick them when they raised their hands to say something every five seconds.
Brother Ferguson's teaching methods were not very good for me. He had us grade ourselves on if we put in 2 hours of work per class, how much we were feeling the spirit, etc. I feel that it's the teacher's job to grade, not the student's. This class ended up to be my lowest grade of the semester because I was too hard on myself. Not my favorite.
There's deffinately a lot of participation in his class, which is ok, but not what I prefer. Still, he's a good teacher.
Bro. Ferguson is one of those people who have to be right all the time. I felt that especially with a religion class there will be different opinions/views and he asks for them but once you state your views he'll usually correct you or tell you that it's wrong. I wanted my religion class to be spiritual, but it was really hard with him teaching.
Has you write a paper every class, but makes scripture fun and meaningful callenges you to be a better student and follower of christ, he is strict, but fair, follow his guidelines and you will make the A
Brother Ferguson knows his doctrine very well. He's brilliant and I left his class every single day with my mind expanded. If you go to class every day and do all of the work you'll get an A. He doesn't allow make up work. If you want an easy A don't take his class. If you want to learn then do take his class. I will totally take his classes again.
Taught me a life long lesson I'll never forget. I can see how some might say he's prideful, but he's not. His sense of humor is different, but not prideful. He does care for his students. Also, through self-evaluations, he's trying to teach us something, but I don't think most of the minds are open enough to understand - not his problem.
Great teacher, made sure to do every assignment for the semester, ended up missing one due to an ilearn accident and dropped my grade from 98% to an 82%. unfortunately it did not appear on ilearn for me and he didn't mention it in class at all. Even if I perform 100% on every assignment from here on the best grade I can get is an 84%, pretty lame.
would not recomend simply becaus ehe dosent work with his students at all while his class is easy if you miss an assignment there are no make ups plus no matter how close you are to getting a better grade he refuses to raise your grade period
Took his hybrid BOM class. He is a great teacher and really easy if you do the work. The work is really easy, a little tedious, but if you actually try you get a lot out of it. Very good with discussions. Definitely feel the spirit in class. A lot of reading at times but only b/c class was once a week. Received an A. He's been my favorite teacher.
Brother Ferguson is a great teacher. I took his Hybrid BOM class and even though there was a lot of work because the class is once a week if you do all of the work and attend every class you should get an A. His discussions are super spiritual and you really do learn a lot. I would recommend him to anyone.
Brother Ferguson is super easy and each class was filled with insightful comments and he really helped me learn a lot about the gospel that I didn't know. Wonderful teacher, take him for this class!
I can not understand the point of the assignments in this class. They are meaningless and a waste of time. Not sure what I am supposed to be learning by them.
GREAT teacher! I have never learned so much in such a short time about the scriptures! I love his class discussions, and the homework is great because it isn't too hard, but it helps to open my mind about what it is I've been studying. It helps me think about those things and then better apply them to my own life.
Great teacher! I have taken his FDREL 121 class and his Family Foundations course and love the discussions had in class. The work is easy, it's just a matter of doing it. He expects you to be an adult and be responsible, so late work is not often accepted. Love this teacher and would recommend him to anyone. Looking forward to FDREL122 with him!!!
I loved his classes I would so take them again if he was an online teacher, everything flowed and was smooth.
Not real helpful or clear in his assignments. His class demands a lot of time and dedication. Learned a lot though.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! He has high demands for his assignments which are very plentiful and he gives absolutely no feed back. So you will be getting a C and not know why. If you have a good 10 hours to burn every week then by all means take this class if not then avoid it.
I took his hybrid Book of Mormon class. He's a great teacher. He understands the point of a religion class. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND him.
Brother Ferguson is by far my favorite religion teacher. He is hilarious and the discussions that he brings about in class are so insightful and really bring the Spirit. He is very opinionated but accepts other peoples opinions very well. He's the best!!
He is the best!! No final as long as you show up to class everyday. Plus the homework is super easy. I have taken three classes from him and got all A's in them. He really does teaches from the spirit and makes class interesting. One thing I didn't like was family foundations class, but I think that was mainly because of the material.
This guy is awesome! His class is super easy, yet he really brings the Spirit into class, and he has his students' interests at heart. He's super funny, too. No final if you get 100% attendance. Would definitely take another class from him
Brother Ferguson is an amazing Book of Mormon teacher! He takes things from the stories that I never would have thought about before from a whole new perspective. If you come to every class, you don't have to take a final and there is never a test. In the hybrid course, there is a lot of reading on your own and a few easy homework assignments.
I took the hybrid class and there were a lot of readings and vides, but they were not hard at all and if you go to class you don't have to take the final. This class was the highlight of my semester. I loved going and it was a nice break from my other classes. If you do the work and show up to class you have no need to worry. He kept things real.
Brother Ferguson was an AWESOME teacher! This was a hybrid class so we only met once a week, but I really looked forward to it each friday. He is so good at making sure any hard to understand comments clear to those in the class. The online homework was kind of awful, but going to class was amazing.
Brother Ferguson can be really funny and gives some good insight, but sometimes he can be kind of intense at times. I took the hybrid class and it seemed like a lot of work with each assignment, which kind of took away from the spiritual side of it. But you only have homework twice a week which is nice. 5% grade drop for every missed class.
DO NOT PROCRASTINATE THE HOMEWORK!! You will fail. My grade tanked from a solid A to a C+, luckily it was in the middle of the semester so I could fix it. Don't do that. He is an amazing teacher. He asks you questions that make you think and really ponder why you think what you do. He has a knack for knowing exactly what to say to the students.
Brother Ferguson and I did not have a good experience with each other and I did not like how he treated his students. He did not seem to have a professional attitude and there was not a spirit of learning in the class environment.
This was a hybrid course, so we met once a week. The discussions were great. Lots of reading online.
I had a hard time with this BOM class. I felt like he was trying to prove how knowledgable he was. I took the hybrid class and only had class on Fridays. Discussions went well, but he was boring.
This class basically has all the work outside of class with a lecture one day a week (I took a hybrid). Ferguson really cares about what he's teaching. He's a little odd and most times people would comment, he would interrupt them and restate what they were trying to say which was pretty funny. Attendance police is really strict.
Brother Ferguson is not a good professor. He demands a lot of work and doesn't teach things that help the Spirit enter the class. He doesn't give feedback and I did not learn a lot at all.
Brother Ferguson was a really great teacher for me! He really helps you understand the concepts however, there is just alot of reading.
Brother Ferguson taught much off of personal doctrine and "revelation", which i did not particularly like in a religion class. He is a tough grader and does expect lots from the student. If you are looking for an easy religion class this is not it.
I really love Brother Furgeson because of his lectures. 9/10 times I get more out of his lectures than out of church. However, there is alot of reading and he is strict with attendance.
Very informational class. No complaints. funny and smart teacher.
He's intellectual adept with his material and subject but I found the class devoid of heart. Grading criteria seemed to be less on spiritual content and more on capitalizing "The Church" instead of "the church" (not kidding). Very lackluster class that finds its greatest strength in the reading of the scriptures itself.
Professor Ferguson was one of my least favorite professors. He was arrogant and cerebral, and had a subtle, yet evident negative view of students. There was a lot of judgement in his class, and not a lot of empathy. His grading was nonsensical. A paper that took hours to write could be worth a few points, yet a class quiz could be worth 10x that.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
93%
Textbook Required
72%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
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RELIGION324
5.0
(1)REL221
5.0
(1)REL355
5.0
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5.0
(1)FDREL130
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REL101
5.0
REL110
5.0
REL308
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FDREL325
5.0
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