Reviews of professor Michael Childers

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Every week we had to watch 4 lectures, read 4 primary sources, write a historical parallel for each primary source, and read a chapter from a textbook. We had to take quizzes on ALL of those assignments (except for the historical parallels). We read 3 books throughout the semester too. The workload was just insane

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Every week we had to watch 4 lectures and take a quiz on each, read 4 primary sources and take a quiz on each, write a historical parallel for each primary source, and read a chapter from a textbook and take a quiz on that. That's 8 quizzes a week with 4 response posts. We read 3 books throughout the semester too. The work was super hard for me.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was really fun to take. No tests ever, but a lot of papers and reading so if you prefer to write over tests, this is the class for you. Childers is hilarious and has a great rapport with students. Very reading heavily though, be prepared to read three books and have a review twice a week about the chapters you have read.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Childers was my favorite teacher this semester. He made learning history entertaining and also brought new insights to the American experience. He is extremely knowledgeable about the subject and finds ways to make lectures relevant to Colorado and CSU. Every week there is a set homework schedule that makes it easy to stay on task.