Reviews of professor Tom Springer

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Although this was a distance course, he still managed to stay engaged with the students. He sent weekly reminders about assignment due dates, and tries to make funny comments to show that he's not super hardcore and serious. Since performance attendance was graded, he made sure to inform us plenty of times about the requirements and dates/times.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I had over 175 assignments for this class which is completely ridiculous. Essays, tests, repetitive homework assignments. No problem with Springer just a problem with the class. Way too much work, often felt like I was completing more work for this one elective class than all of my core classes combined. Also must attend 2 concerts for credit.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very easy A for online. Be aware that you will have a lot of assignments (186 to be exact) and it took up my Saturdays.  Would recommend just taking it in person as it would be less work. Class is not difficult but a lot of busy work. Springer emailed multiple times a week and engaged with us which is a rare gem for an online class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
DO NOT take this professor. I had more work in this class than any other class with 200 assignments. When I had the flu for a week it took him hours to decide if I could have an extension for the next day. This class caused more stress, time, and effort than the classes that are dedicated to my MAJOR. I am so excited this class is over.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
LOTS OF WORK. takes a lot of hours every week to get everything done. assignments for the week are all due on one day (usually wednesday or sunday), but do not wait until the last day because they take many many hours to complete them all. Overall, he seems like a nice guy but since I took online I didn't really speak to him.