Reviews of professor Simeon Ehrlich

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is being delivered online. Multiple midterm exams, crazy specific reading quizzes every week, super disorganized lectures sometimes posted up to 4-5 days late, zero indication of what the major takeaways for each lesson are, zero notes in lecture powerpoints. Memorize the textbook or you will fail, the lectures are useless.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
the only prof at concordia teaching classical history in line with modern scholarship. this prof is a stanford grad and his classes present the most updated scholarly views. You will get the c. 1939 version or worse if you take classical history with anyone else at concordia. There are 2 other good classics profs rn, but neither teach history.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the best in the Classics department. Very, very knowledgeable. If you are actually interested in the subject matter of the class, you will love this prof. If you care about your GPA, you will also love this prof, since his evaluations are consistent and expectations are clear and reliable. If you hate reading, don't bother taking his class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have had Professor Ehrlich twice. it is true that he has high expectations for his students, but he is still new at teaching. He can be difficult with grades but he genuinely wants his students to succeed, you just need to ask him for the help. He expects a lot from his students but his tests are formulaic and doable once you know his style.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Ehrlich is probably one of the hardest markers I have yet to come across at Concordia. His grading rubrics are incredibly meticulous. He will take points off for anything, even the misspelling of his name. The lectures are dull, as he is very monotone and does not engage with the class. It seems almost as if he has something to prove.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly he just expects you to work. Do the readings or select based off the lectures what the most relevant readings would be and do them. Take notes in class, study and you will be fine. Don't expect to just be given a mark with no effort. Overall he is a fair professor. If you're not that into history I don't recommend taking the class.