Nineteenth-Century American History (HIST 152)
Fall 2006
Student Comments
- This instructor pushed being involved in the course by other students and eve graded on it. Then he never was involved form that point. He required the text book and his Fellowship guide but never used the text and the guide was on the web and was not required to purchase. No direction and the entire class is lost. Every aspect of this course was a mess. How about in a history class we read and discuss history. Not in this course.
- Poor teacher. Never knows where we are at in the course. Bought a book we never used. Scheduled quizzes we never did. Discussion groups are not well organized. Seems only interested in the one paper you have to write. Did not learn much, but don’t care not my major.
- I really learned nothing in this class. The teacher was horrible. He was barely available and still has not graded a single thing. I have no idea what my grade is in this class. The assignments were lengthy, unclear, and redundant. It was really a waste of my time and money.
- Dr. Berg has great interest in his students and encourages them to achieve their best. I would select future courses bases on which ones he is teaching. He is far more attentive than most college professors.
- Sometimes I felt this was more of an English class than a history class. I would have liked to learn more about events or people in the 19th century.
- I would never recommend this instructor to any other student. This was my worst experience at this institution. I e-mailed the instructor on several occasions w/ questions regarding my grades etc with no response. The assignments were difficult to follow. Finally, I’m not sure why I spent money on a text book I never used?
- The instructor, quote, unquote, has not acknowledged the class for a period, and although he did cancel some of the assignments due to lack of time, but the instructor also made favorable accommodations due to lack of time, however this course I have found weighted more on teaching research paper assembly and student integrity unites more than history related subjects. Overall the instructor was favorable, and helpful however in the future more emphasis should be placed on historical subjects.
My Comments
On 16 December 2006, I posted "When Teaching With Integrity Means Not Teaching" in which I posted some of my reflections on this course.
The revised version of the course is available on-line.
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