Reviews of professor Ian Blaustein

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took his PHIL02 class for the English credit expecting to slug through it. Was a breath of fresh air, with interesting readings and class discussions. Very fair grader and was super understanding with going online. You can tell he cares about what he teachers and his students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing Prof - SO intelligent, insightful, understanding. 3 big papers plus 1-sentence canvas posts due before each class based on reading (5-12 pages). Participation isn't necessary but very helpful. Need to go to class to understand readings and key points bc they can be dense or have a lot of takeaways. Very reasonable grader, not harsh.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is one of the best professors I've had in my life. A kind, interesting human being, and absolutely a wonderful lecturer. He respects every students in his class and tries his best to let everyone engaged.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ian is legitimately one of the most incredible teachers I have ever had. If you have the opportunity to take one of his classes, you have to. I went into the class looking to just finish the English credit requirement, and left enrolling in Logic for the following semester and wanting to become a philosophy minor. Best prof. at this entire school!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Ian is very kind. I found his class a bit boring, but overall interesting. It wasn't too difficult to do well, and I liked talking to him. I'm sure this would be an easier class to participate in had I not taken it during social distancing, but there was typically a good amount of awkward silence in my class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Suuuuper cool, knowledgeable professor. Class is all discussion based and he really does care about what you have to say. The readings can get a bit long but for the most part homework/larger assignments are clear and very manageable. I really really enjoyed taking a class with him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This prof had a very laidback approach to class that made it very engaging. Student discussion shined through, and he was great at facilitating discussion without letting his opinion be known. (This taught us to think & question for ourselves, rather than look for the one "right" answer, which was the point of the class.) Memorable, years later.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Blaustein was one of the best professors at Northeastern by far. Take his Philosophy courses!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Blaustein is very intelligent and enticing. However, I haven't grown as a writer this semester at all. His fatal flaw is his return time on papers. Our grade is comprised of a few 1-point responses and 3 essays. No one in our class has been graded on the last 2 essays; therefore, we are unaware of our grade as we approach the final paper.