Reviews of professor Paul Kemp

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Scooping my eyes out with a melon ball scooper would be more enjoyable than taking this class. I literally have never been more bored in my life, he never used slides and his lectures were almost impossible to follow. I remained intensely confused throughout the entire quarter. I would rather switch my major to math then take this class again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Class is a little unorganized, so you have to pay attention to the lectures and not just the slides. Overall, really solid though. Dont be worried about taking his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are rough for this class, his teaching style is very unorganized and the notes he writes on the board follows. If you don't read the textbook, you will be lost during lecture. He's very passionate on the subject and is able to clarify anything you speak with him about independently. There are only 2 essays and a final for this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Its his first couple years of teaching so he might seem a little awkward in class. He is very knowledgeable and insightful but you can feel his personality is sort of desperately seeking for students approval. Definitely a chill dude and really down to earth. You will get a good grade if you spend some time talk to him in office hour.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you can take this class with another professor, DO IT. We didnt get our first grade back until week 8, and there are only 3 assignments the whole quarter. He doesnt use PowerPoint, just scribbles random stuff on two whiteboards and its so hard to follow. Also he likes to make his students to random debates that have no real purpose. Awful.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dear god do not take this class online. I took it as a hybrid class and he does not care about the online students. He does not even know how to use zoom. He puts everything in an American context or gives US examples in an international studies class. It was also impossible to pay attention to. He is not a professor to take online or in person.