RIT SG Professor Evaluations ca. 2005

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Ratings for Rick Monikowski

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9520023Good teacher. You have to be a pretty damn stupid not to get a perfect grade in his class. Class reminded me of high school that's how easy it was, and i had him @ 8AM. Class only requires a little but off effort and you're set.
8820012He knows his stuff.
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9920012He is a a great prof, and likes to show more than one point of view on history which is a change of pace from most history classes. A very nice approachable guy that even people who don't enjoy history should like. But be ready to write fast as he11 he goes fast sometimes.
7520012His notes were right off of the website. He was not at all a stimulating professor to have to wake up at 8 am for. If you want a good grade though, show up, take the online practice quizzes, and you will do fine. Like I said, he's a fair teacher and wants you to do well, but he just lacks any type of enthusiasm.
5820012extremely unfair with papers. changes syllabus without letting students know. teaches by putting up an outline that can just be printed offline, no original lecture. not personable or willing help students.
7120012His classes are pretty boring and I think he is an unfair grader.
5320012talks about himself and topics not on tests way too much. doesn't teach a lot of history, he expects you to simply memorize outlines. he talks of being a lawyer and a native american far more than he talks about what we will be tested on. you might as well not even go to class, just memorize the outlines. nice guy, not a good teacher.
9120012overall, he was a great teacher. i had him for 4 hrs a wk, and i dreaded it at times due to the fact that it was 4hrs, but he holds grt discussions. u hafta read the chapters .. a lot cuz the ?'s on tests are really specific, the papers rn't too bad, and he grades pretty easily. check out the online site of the book for practice ?'s.
7520011So far, he doesn't make class fun. There is a lot of reading involved and he doesn't go over the material. We spend five minutes during class talking about the reading, the rest is current events... Too bad he only tests on the reading!
7120011Organized, but I came to learn about Modern American History, not what american indians did in the 1900s... briefly glanced at the major wars of the century and spent way too much time on useless details. you'll do well in his class if you dsid well in high school history.
9520011Awesome guy. Easy class.
4820011Worst teacher I ever had.... nice guy. If you have ADD or any sort of attention problem, dont take him. He talks non stop real fast, so if taking large amount of information for you, this isn't a good teacher. His notes (over head) are long winded. He can't even make his notes consise and to the point. As for the books, you have have to read a lot so if you are like me and start zoneing off for what ever reason everytimeyou try to read, this is not the classyou want.
9520011He makes the four hour class fly by and he keeps me awake he is a great professor.
8520004A good professor and a great guy overall. However the lectures are a bit dull at times and the overheads get quite borring. Also the tests can be quite difficult at times.
9520003Teaches a straight forward class, if you read, you'll do well. Adds Indian history in along the way that keeps it interesting. Very big into legal matters and court cases.
9520003Overall a good experience, compared to last quarter's joy with P. Nazzaro (F-). Although one of the texts is hopelessly childish, and the other hopelessly biased, if you did well in history in high school, you can get away with skipping the reading. Four response papers were required for the course, based on reading, about 125 pages every two weeks. However, once again, you can skim and only read the first couple dozen pages and have more than enough material for a single page. Recommended for Modern American History.
9920002As boring as history is this guy makes it really fun and interesting. Most people here dont care about history here, and only take it because they are forced to, he knows this and makes up for it be making the class fun.