Reviews of professor Jacob Dorman

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Dorman clearly cares a lot about and knows all the material he is teaching very well. He gets that a lot of students are just taking his class for gen ed requirements and does his best to make lectures engaging and interesting. Some of the topics he covers are definitely controversial, but he does a great job in remaining neutral.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Before this class I didn't like history but this was of my favorite classes EVER! What we learned can really change your perspective on things and make you into a more well-rounded person. The readings made historical figures and history real to me. I recommend going to every class and keeping up with the readings to do well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor had no interest in actually teaching about the Constitution. As a matter of fact, he verbally stated in one of his lectures that he wanted to skip reading excerpts from the Constitution as if it was useless information. This professor stands on his soapbox and preaches about systemic racism, and doesn't use real facts or Constitution

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took this online fall 2020 during COVID. Avoid at all costs! He is just plain rude if he thinks youre not trying your absolute best on his papers. There are 6 to 8 lengthy readings every week you have to write about and he doesnt even use those for the final grade since he uses a system of ungrading. Hes unorganized with his prompts he gives.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor graded unnecessarily hard on participation assignments and was hard to follow during lectures.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
290History of the Roaring 20s There were no lectures, the class was 100% reading and discussion. Expect 100+ pages of reading for each discussion board (at least 2 a week). He talked about the first essay 2 days before it was due then the submission button was not set up. He is bad with technology and gives confusing directions. Super boring class!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Dorman is the most condescending professor I have ever had. He blames students for his lack of communication, and expects way too much from students who just need this class as a gen ed. He expects you to fit 32+ sources on a 4X6 notecard for the final exam. Even his TA did not like him, and tried very hard to not show us how much he hates him

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very passionate about the subject, and the lectures were quite enjoyable. Very flexible and understanding; is willing to work with you if you talk to him. The class structure is set to one lecture day and one discussion day. Essays weren't overly hard, but do require some work. Exams were definitely tough, but as long as you studied, it's not bad.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Dorman, is an outstanding teacher for CH203. For a standard class that is a pre-requisite for graduating he doesn't drop the ball in care and attention. Dorman chooses historical content that is relevant to modern day issues and challenges his students to formulate opinions. It's engaging and I highly recommend the class.