Reviews of professor John Laaman

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His quizzes are absolutely insane to take since they're 6 questions each and you have 5 minutes to take them. I wouldn't take his class again RUN.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Laaman was a fantastic teacher. His classes are challenging but very clear and well organized for you to comprehend everything and if not, he is always available to clarify questions during his office hours. I would definitely take this class again. 

I took US History, online course.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was okay with Dr. Laaman's History course; I was surprised by the Lockdown Browser quizzes and tests but once I got the hang of it, it was okay. Please do your work ahead of time because waiting too long can make it overwhelming. My biggest issue was the textbook as it constantly referred to African Americans as "blacks"; it was jarring to read.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took this class in the summer & it was a living nightmare. He is a HEAVY grader, gave us less than 10 minutes to complete a quiz, & assigned so many assignments. This single class had more work than both my other summer classes combined. If you are planning on taking this class in the summer, it better be your ONLY class or your GPA will suffer.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Laaman is a caring professor who knows his material well. In my opinion, the content reflects his knowledge and his student expectations for material retention and knowledge matches that of his knowledge of history, not that of a 2000 level classes expectations. If you are willing to put 15+ hours per week into this online class, take him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great class! I wasn't interested in history until this class. His videos are informative and he's lowkey hilarious. You have to take notes and study but you don't need to know dates. He uses the textbook but its actually a very easy read because its like mostly letters and newspapers from history. Would take his class again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take him if you want a peaceful life! This is the worst class/teacher I've ever experienced.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There's a quiz every week and a discussion. His quizzes are easy but it is easy to fail if you don't study. Online class is a little time consuming, it'll contain 13-14 lectures that can be up to 8 minutes. You can opt out of 4 quizzes and discussions. Tests are easy as well and have the same questions as quiz and has a written answer part.